For all her life, without exception, every morning for Cléo and Mammouth, it's hug time. But today isn't a day like the others.

A strong text that talks about the universal theme of life ending and the grief of a pet, dealt with a lot of softness.

That's when I saw, between my toes, a tiny blue thread. A wool thread of my socks, the ones Mom had gifted me. It calmed me down right away.

A powerful text talking about the absence of a parent from a child's point of view.

Nita has never seen the sea. With her family, she's about to leave her country to start a new life on the other side of the sea. However, this journey doesn't look like the travels from adventure books. The boat is small, and the sea dances dangerously around the fragile craft. But the south wind and her dad's hope push them. Soon, a land appears: fine sand, colored sunshades, and children's cries. Is the sea less terrifying from this side?

This new book from the series Hissez Ho! talks about migration through a child's eyes.