A moving and timely story of a young boy separated from his beloved brother and father by a border.
Arturo loves to look at maps and the lines where different countries meet––as if greeting each other with a big hug. But his mother tells him these lines have a different purpose––to keep people from moving freely across the land. Arturo and his mother are separated from his father and his brother Antonio by one of these lines. Will he ever see his brother again? But the sky has no lines, so Arturo dreams of flying with Antonio through the open sky to the moon, free of barriers. Artful, moving watercolor illustrations express a young boy's sorrow at separation and his joyful dreams of a world without lines.
Krystia Basil is Co-Founder & Executive Producer at Poplewaca Productions. She has worked with PBS, BBC, Animal Planet, The History Channel, and other media organizations to create compelling and relevant media content. This is her first book.
Laura Borràs is the illustrator of minedition's Marwan's Journey. She is an internationally acclaimed illustrator who has published numerous books that have won awards in many countries. She studied illustration in Spain and Italy, and her work has been recognized by the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
An Outstanding International Trade Book, USBBY * A National Council of Social Studies Notable Book * A Best Multicultural Children’s Book of 2019, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature
