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My Home Is in My Backpack

by Eugenia Perrella

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A child’s idea of home amid forced migration

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book of 2025

    Named a Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book of 2025.

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A child’s idea of home amid forced migration

Clara’s family is displaced from their home and travels together, sometimes talking and joking, sometimes hiding in silence. At night, in a village of tents, Clara listens to other children describe the things that make their homes special. Their stories give the book a child-centered way to explore what home can mean when a family has had to leave familiar surroundings behind. The narrative holds the uncertainty of an unfinished journey alongside Clara’s hope of finding a safe place where her family can settle.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring themes of home, migration, and refuge.
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book that opens conversation about displacement through a child’s perspective.

Themes

Forced migration and refugeHome and belongingFamilyHope and safety

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Book overview

A Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book of 2025

Clara and her family are forced to leave everything behind in this poignant but hopeful story of forced migration, told through the eyes of a young refugee.

"We all carry our special homes with us - in our backpacks and pockets, and in our hearts."

Every day Clara and her family walk a long way. Sometimes they talk and joke, sometimes they must hide and keep silent. At night, in their village of tents, Clara visits her new friends to hear about their special homes: the things that light up the darkness for them.

But Clara hopes someday soon their journey will end, and she can put down her backpack and find a safe place for her special home to stay.

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