Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States

The Testimony of Children A moving picture book for older children and families that introduces a difficult topic, amplifying the voices and experiences of immigrant children detained at the border between Mexico and the US. The children's actual words (from publicly available court documents) are assembled to tell one heartbreaking story, in both English and Spanish (back to back). Each spread i

The moving stories of children in migration in their own words. "In Spanish and in English, a devastating first-person account of children s experiences in detention at the southern U.S. border.... A powerful, critical document only made more heartbreaking in picture-book form." Kirkus Reviews starred review Every day, children in migration are detained at the US-Mexico border. They are scared, alone, and their lives are in limbo. Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz shares the stories of 61 these children, from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Mexico, ranging in age from five to seventeen in their own words from actual sworn testimonies. Befitting the spirit of the project, the book is in English on one side; then flip it over, and there's a complete Spanish version. Illustrated by 17 Latinx artists, including Caldecott Medalist and multiple Pura Belpre Illustrator Award-winning Yuyi Morales and Pura Belpre Illustrator Award-winning Ra?l the Third. Includes information, questions, and action points. Buying this book benefits Project Amplify, an organization that supports children in migration.