Author: Anne Booth
Illustrator: Sam Usher
What does it look like outside?
What does it look like inside?
About the book...
After the stable and the shepherds, Mary and Joseph took Jesus and they fled to Egypt. They were refugees, protecting Jesus from King Herod, who wanted to kill him.
Refuge follows this part of the Christmas story. It reminds us of the millions of people who are refugees today.
I think that the book is true to the biblical story. The words and illustrations speak powerfully of safety in a time of fear, and of hope in a time of darkness.
The book is told from the perspective of the donkey. I was surprised by this choice, but it was well done.
The story of one family can touch us in ways that statistics alone sometimes do not.
Are there any drawbacks?
My copy is a little on the small side - a shame because I would have loved to show everyone the pictures at church. But it would be great for home use.
Where can it be purchased?
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/refuge/9780316361729-item.html?ikwid=refuge&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=1
https://www.amazon.ca/Refuge-Anne-Booth/dp/0316361720/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1575906260&sr=8-1-fkmr0
On Amazon, the Kindle version is only $2.99 (in Dec. 2019). There are also lots of gently used copies available.
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