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librarianryan's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Wow. This powerful story is about a child who has the ability to move across the bridge between Mexico and the US, and how they help the families stuck on the bridge. These families cannot enter the US but also can’t enter Mexico. Each country says we don’t have room. But our young child narrator wishes for the day when his friends can travel the way they do, even if it is just a few miles back-and-forth. This book is fantastic and looks at a border town in a different light. It still has a happy feel to it even though it’s about a very heavy topic. It’s a great start to teach children about some of the issues with modern immigration.
alex_acelibrarian's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
the_lobrarian's review
- Illustrations are gouache, watercolor, pencil, and digital gimmicks
heisereads's review
5.0
My Two Border Towns is an absolutely beautiful story...in sentiment, prose, & art. A must-have picture book to talk about family, community, kindness, empathy, helping others, & yes, policies, using a lens of humanity to see what's really happening with immigration in border towns from the perspective of a child with community on both sides of the map line. Teachers & Librarians: Pre-order this now!
mirandabetz's review
5.0
This picture book is so relevant and so important. In a time with so much fear mongering regarding the Mexican border and immigration, this book does such an excellent job to show what the reality is to those that live in the bordering towns. It also shows how unfair it is for the refugees at the border, waiting in a purgatory space. These are big issues, but this book does a fantastic job of scaling it down to a kid’s level without watering it down either.
Excellent picture book!
Excellent picture book!
abigailbat's review
This is a striking picture book about a boy and his father traveling from the US to Mexico to a border town to make purchases and visit family. Most striking to me is the ending, in which they stop to share some of their purchases with a family living on the bridge between countries, refugees not accepted by either nation and waiting for a chance to immigrate. This is definitely a book to start conversations about borders, immigration, and being kind to others who live in our world.