When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be inside that suitcase? A teacup? Maybe. A table and chair? Perhaps. A whole home and hillside with trees? This stranger must be fibbing! But when the animals break into the suitcase and discover a very special photograph, they begin to understand what the strange creature has been through, and together they create a very special welcome present . . .
A simple, powerful way to introduce the idea of kindness to strangers to young children. School librarian Tanya says, “The Suitcase had an immediate impact on pupils in our library, who were moved to perform it, as the various characters, to classes throughout the school. This empathy-building story of the arrival of a refugee is beautiful and accessible. Chris Naylor-Ballesteros’ illustrations have the simplicity to appeal to a young audience, but tell a deeper tale in their detail, which the older children recognised and respected.”
A resource pack provided by the publisher to accompany the book The Suitcase.
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