For young Ali, a former refugee from Afghanistan, home is where his family is together.
A story of family togetherness that redefines the meaning of home..
Award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard incorporates rich and varied colour palettes to capture Ali\'s two worlds.
In If You See a Bluebird , Bahram Rahman, author of ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book A Sky-Blue Bench , reflects on the experience of former refugees as they learn to adapt and embrace a new country and a new home.
Home is the love his family has for each other.
Ali wishes to go home, but, as he comes to learn, home is not a place.
When Ali and Nana spot a bluebird, she tells him to make a wish.
He recalls their nighttime flight and the crowded buses and airplane that took him to this beautiful but unfamiliar place.
A day spent picking blackberries with Nana reminds him of their old house with the mulberry tree he loved, and the day the soldiers came.
Although his family is safe in their new country, Ali finds himself wishing he could go back to Afghanistan.
For young Ali, a former refugee from Afghanistan, home is where his family is together
