Amina woke with a start.
A lot of noise was coming from outside: whistling, thunder, screaming. Lightning blazed in the window, and the smell of dust filled her nostrils.
She was afraid, and clutched her blue teddy bear to her tightly--the one she had carried with everywhere since she was a child.
His name was Kissou. And so a long voyage began.
Everything about this book is pitch-perfect, from the author's well-chosen words to the artist's spare illustrations, overflowing with empathy and humanity.