My Beautiful Birds
My Beautiful Birds | by Suzanne Del Rizzo
Ideal for: International Day of Peace Sept. 21, Human Rights Day Dec. 10, International Migrants Day December 18, International Day of Education Jan. 24, International Women's Day and United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace March 8, World Refugee Day June 20, Canadian Multiculturalism Day June 27.
Biblical and Theological Themes: war and conflict, peace, exile, homelessness, grief and lament, the experience of being a refugee, relationship with the natural world, kindness, safety, refuge, shelter, freedom, hope, peace, promise, compassion, welcome, hospital
Encounter
Encounter | by Brittany Luby | illustrated by Michaela Goade
Ideal for: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, National Indigenous History Month June, National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21.
Biblical and Theological Themes: peacemaking, creation, welcoming the stranger