I’M YOUR NEIGHBOR BOOKS: NEW SITE & NEW TOOLS

Best Users: School Librarians, Public Librarians, Educators, ESOL/ELL Educators, Community Organizations, Social Studies Teachers, Families
Best Audience: Children Grades 00-Adult

WHAT IS “I’M YOUR NEIGHBOR BOOKS”?

I’m Your Neighbor Books, a 501c3 nonprofit, builds welcoming communities for New Arrivals and New Americans—using children’s literature.

What happens when we read and share immigration children’s literature?
Long-Term Citizens & Children develop empathy, cultural competency, and a willingness to welcome.

Immigrants — 3rd Generation Children and Adults develop a crucial sense of belonging in our schools and communities.

WHAT DOES “I’M YOUR NEIGHBOR BOOKS” OFFER?

Maine City Councilwoman Deqa Dhalac

New Arrival / New American Children’s Books are uniquely catalogued by I’m Your Neighbor Books. Schools, libraries, community groups, and readers can locate books based on the communities they represent or their theme. We also help curate book collections based on a community’s populations and needs.

Welcoming Libraries are touring collections of New Arrival and New American picture books. Highlighted in a pop-up display unit, the books have embedded discussion questions written by I’m Your Neighbor Books. These questions help people of all ages and backgrounds have conversations on immigration, welcoming, and belonging.

Welcoming Editions are individual New Arrival and New American books with our unique discussion materials accompanying the book. These can be purchased for library collections, community reads, events, or memorial gifts.

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If you have trusted me here to bring you book engagement materials (thank you!!), I hope you also trust me to bring you new books and new materials in this crucial diversity category. As a subscriber, you will get a monthly downloadable catalog of new books. Join the Mailing List.

If you were already a subscriber at I’m Your Neighbor Books, sign-up afresh! New system and new offerings!

BOOK GIVEAWAY

New in Paperback
I’m Your Neighbor Books is delighted to announce that Katherine Marsh’s acclaimed Syrian refugee novel Nowhere Boy (MacKids) is now available in paperback. Many educators and community groups have been eager to use the book in community-wide, school-wide, and full classroom reads to create conversations on immigration and allyship. The release of this award-winning paperback makes all of these conversations possible!

“This well-crafted and suspenseful novel touches on the topics of refugees and immigrant integration, terrorism, Islam, Islamophobia, and the Syrian war with sensitivity and grace.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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“A hopeful story about recovery, empathy, and the bravery of young people.” —Booklist
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“A resistance novel for our time.” —The New York Times

Book Giveaway
US immigrant service organizations, educators, librarians, and community groups are invited to enter to win! 50 readers will win a single copy of the novel thanks to a generous donation of MacKids. ENTER TO WIN!

Reader and Educator Guide
I’m Your Neighbor Books and DiversifiED Consulting created an extensive guide to exploring the novel with readers (ages 10+). View & Download the Free Guide

“If a global crisis is a collection of thousands of personal stories, what do we all gain from knowing those stories and one another?” —Guiding Question in Reader and Educator Guide