Picture Books
Climate Change Told Him to Move
"For Rahim, the sea is no longer a friend."
Rahim lives in a small coastal village. Each morning the waves creep closer to his doorstep, swallowing his yard and taking away his father's livelihood. His family leaves behind their home, their friends, and everything they cannot carry, and becomes climate refugees.
Beyond the environmental story, this book asks what displacement costs a child: a home, a school, and the right to stay.
Winner, 2026 NYC Big Book Award — Childrens Environment
"In the sugarcane fields where shade has disappeared, children's days grow longer than the sun."
Arjun does not go to a classroom. He goes out under the sun, into the sugarcane. Behind the sweetness of sugar is work with no shade in it, and days long enough to take his breath. His shadow gets shorter as the day gets hotter, and his right to be safe gets shorter with it.
Beyond the environmental story, this book asks what heat costs a child: shade, schooling, and the right to be safe.
There is No Shade in the Sugarcane Field
"When the rain stopped coming, Hawa's days began to change."
The fields have dried up for lack of rain. One morning Hawa sets out, but not for school. There is no bag on her shoulders. The path was chosen by adults. As the rainless days stretch on, the things that once felt certain — learning, and the promise of a future — drift out of reach.
Beyond the environmental story, this book asks what drought costs a child: her classroom, her choices, and the future she was promised.
They Say We’re Not Going to School Today