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Windrush Child: The Tale of a Caribbean Child Who Faced a New Horizon
John Agard
Illustrator: Sophie Bass
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-2853-3
Keywords: journeys, intergenerational, weather, letters, British
Vibrant gouache and pen illustrations and lyrical text evoke a child's personal experience of a challenging period in mid-20th century history, evoking the universal hope that stories of immigration can bring.