Mexique

A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War

2020 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, Picture Books, Early Reader (Children's)
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This fictionalized firsthand account of the passage of the "Mexique", which carried 456 Spanish children to the safety of Mexico during the Spanish Civil War, is a potent reminder of an echoing historical crisis. The welcoming flowers of a mother’s dress contrast with harsh, scratchy lines of... Read More