{"id":7081,"date":"2025-01-08T22:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-story-behind-my-home-is-in-my-backpack\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:07:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:07:28","slug":"the-story-behind-my-home-is-in-my-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7081","title":{"rendered":"The story behind My Home is in my Backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cWe have left our house behind,\u201d Papa explains, \u201cbut our home is special: it is made from the people we love and the things we love doing.\u201d
\u201cYes,\u201d says Mama. \u201cWe all carry our special homes with us \u2013 in our backpacks and pockets, and in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

by Eugenia Perrella and Angela Salerna
Publishing March 2025!<\/p>\n

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Every day Clara and her family walk a long way. Sometimes they chat and joke, sometimes they must hide and keep silent. At night, in their village of tents, Clara visits her new friends to hear about their special homes: the things that light up the darkness for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For Clara, home is Mam\u00e1 and Pap\u00e1, her brother Pedro, Coco the dog, and drawing in her notebook. But she hopes that someday soon their journey will end, and she can put down her backpack and find a safe place for her special home to stay.<\/p>\n

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Today there are many children around the world who have to walk long distances in search of a safe place to live. These children leave behind the homes they know and carry only what they need. But their few belongings are not all they have. There are also things that can\u2019t be seen \u2013 a song sung by heart, a story heard a thousand times, the hug of a parent, feelings of anger and fear \u2013 but also of hope.<\/p>\n

When the journey seems endless, it\u2019s the things that are kept in your heart, rather than your backpack, that endure.<\/p>\n

While the reality of forced migration is obviously very hard, in this book we wanted to show that play, friendship and love are also present, and that the magic and innocence of childhood can remain.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eugenia Perrella and Angela Salerno<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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One of the sources of inspiration for Clara\u2019s story came from seeing renowned photographer Gregg Segal\u2019s Undaily Bread Project with the United Nations Refugee Agency, which shone a light on the crisis of refugees fleeing Venezuela. Migrating children and families were photographed surrounded by their few belongings: bottles of water, cookies, books, toys and bread. The portraits show both vulnerability and strength, and have a powerful message: that what they carry in their backpacks is not all they have; that these brave people carry a home with them, their special home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My Home is in my Backpack<\/a> <\/em>is a poignant but hopeful view of forced migration and displacement told through the eyes of a child. Inspired by real-life refugee stories from Venezuela, Eugenia Perrella\u2019s lyrical and affecting text and Angela Salerno\u2019s striking illustrations gently offer children a glimpse of this important and timely subject, encouraging empathy and understanding.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have left our house behind,\u201d Papa explains, \u201cbut our home is special: it is made from the people we love and the things we love doing.\u201d\u201cYes,\u201d says Mama. \u201cWe all carry our special homes with us \u2013 in our backpacks and pockets, and in our hearts.\u201d by Eugenia Perrella and Angela SalernaPublishing March 2025! 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