Her Right Foot

Her Right Foot is a beautiful children's book by Dave Eggers, one of our favorite authors, but this book is not for the little ones. Today, not a festive book about the July 4th celebration, but a book that tells a lot about America and what it stands for.

In this book, Dave Eggers explains where the American Statue of Liberty came from, how it came into being and what it means. In particular what it means to many Americans as well as to refugees and other immigrants. So this is a non-fiction book.

Shawn Harris' cartoon like illustrations in different techniques match the story very well. A very topical story about refugees (including lots and lots of children) who are looking for a safe place in the world. He shows the upheaval and sadness really well, without it becoming too heavy for children. We are glad it ends happily, at least in the book.

This beautiful book addresses a very important subject with children. Younger children are exactly the right audience for this book, because they have no prejudices from themselves. Hopefully in the futureour children will be able to deal with these problems better than the world has so far. A pity this book has not been translated into Dutch!

3 hopeful shining stars for Her Right Foot, from our young listenetrs and their out-loud readers!