The Suitcase
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- Create Date：2021-04-08 11:59:19
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
- ISBN：0358329604
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Summary
A powerful story about immigration， trust， and new beginnings， full of heart and humanity， for anyone who has ever felt unwelcome or out of place。 Perfect for fans of Allen Say， Francesca Sanna， and Yuyi Morales。
When a weary stranger arrives one day， with only a suitcase， everyone is full of questions:
Why is he here？
Where has he come from？
And just what is in that suitcase？
To learn the answers， they can either trust the newcomer or discover what they risk by not believing him。
A story about hope and kindness， truth and perception—and most importantly， about how we treat those in need。
"At a time when over 65 million people are forcibly displaced around the world， this beautifully illustrated and wise， gentle tale of tolerance and kindness for fellow humans resonates deeply。 I hope all parents share The Suitcase with their children。" - Khaled Hosseini， author of The Kite Runner
"A simple， powerful way to introduce the idea of kindness to strangers to young children" - Axel Scheffler， illustrator of The Gruffalo
When a weary stranger arrives one day， with only a suitcase， everyone is full of questions:
Why is he here？
Where has he come from？
And just what is in that suitcase？
To learn the answers， they can either trust the newcomer or discover what they risk by not believing him。
A story about hope and kindness， truth and perception—and most importantly， about how we treat those in need。
"At a time when over 65 million people are forcibly displaced around the world， this beautifully illustrated and wise， gentle tale of tolerance and kindness for fellow humans resonates deeply。 I hope all parents share The Suitcase with their children。" - Khaled Hosseini， author of The Kite Runner
"A simple， powerful way to introduce the idea of kindness to strangers to young children" - Axel Scheffler， illustrator of The Gruffalo
Reviews
Mascha
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La valise est un album qui aborde les thématiques des personnes réfugiées， de la méfiance envers elles et de l'accueil que l'on peut leur faire。Il y a quatre personnages en tout， représentés sous la forme d'animaux， possédant chacun une couleur， une personnalité et une réaction différente， ce qui aide l'enfant-lecteur à s'y retrouver。 Il est à noter que l'animal réfugié est inidentifiable， accentuant son côté "étranger" qui produit le rejet chez les autres。Les symboles sont simples， mais fort : La valise est un album qui aborde les thématiques des personnes réfugiées， de la méfiance envers elles et de l'accueil que l'on peut leur faire。Il y a quatre personnages en tout， représentés sous la forme d'animaux， possédant chacun une couleur， une personnalité et une réaction différente， ce qui aide l'enfant-lecteur à s'y retrouver。 Il est à noter que l'animal réfugié est inidentifiable， accentuant son côté "étranger" qui produit le rejet chez les autres。Les symboles sont simples， mais fort : une tasse brisée puis réparés， une maison de la même couleur que les animaux， une valise mystérieuse， des rêves de fuite， des photographies évocatrices。。。Certains passages de l'histoire sont manquants， laissant à l'enfant le soin de compléter ces parties par lui-même， ce qui en approfondi sa lecture。Un livre pour les enfants du premier cycle du primaire。 。。。more
Shaye Miller
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Enjoyed this as a virtual read aloud by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros on the Nosy Crow。 Looking forward to our library getting a print copy！
Lisa Lee Furness
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My new favorite picture book。 I just think it's a brilliant look at friendship and understanding what's important。 I can't wait to read it to my kindergarten friends。 My new favorite picture book。 I just think it's a brilliant look at friendship and understanding what's important。 I can't wait to read it to my kindergarten friends。 。。。more
Melissa
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Drawn in by the cover， I stopped to read this in the aisle。 A simple but moving story that left me standing teary-eyed， in the aisle。
AMY
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This is an interesting picture book。 The main character is dragging a suitcase along and meets some animals。 They are curious about what is in the suitcase and he begins telling them。 They don't believe him and the story gets very interesting after that。 I would say it shows some realistic responses and how curiosity can get you into trouble。 It will definitely spark some conversation about the situation and how it was handled。 I think kids need to hear this one。 Great for a read-aloud。 Highly r This is an interesting picture book。 The main character is dragging a suitcase along and meets some animals。 They are curious about what is in the suitcase and he begins telling them。 They don't believe him and the story gets very interesting after that。 I would say it shows some realistic responses and how curiosity can get you into trouble。 It will definitely spark some conversation about the situation and how it was handled。 I think kids need to hear this one。 Great for a read-aloud。 Highly recommended for Grades K-3。 。。。more
Andrea Librarian
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Not my favorite story。 I see what the author is getting at - someone different comes and no one knows what to think or do （besides break into the titular suitcase because they didn't BELIEVE that the stranger had what he said he had）。 There's no real reason for the animals to do what they did besides not wanting the stranger to think badly of them。 There's something about kindness here， but overall this didn't hold much appeal for me。 Not my favorite story。 I see what the author is getting at - someone different comes and no one knows what to think or do （besides break into the titular suitcase because they didn't BELIEVE that the stranger had what he said he had）。 There's no real reason for the animals to do what they did besides not wanting the stranger to think badly of them。 There's something about kindness here， but overall this didn't hold much appeal for me。 。。。more
Cheriee Weichel
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This is an allegory about refugees and how we respond to them。 It will wow you。 A strange creature arrives in the forest with a suitcase。 It has gone through a traumatic journey to get here。 The animals living there are suspicious and don't believe his fantastical story of what's in the suitcase。 When the exhausted animal falls asleep， they break it open， only to discover that a version of the creatures truth is in there。 They discover that it is not that different from them， and go out of their This is an allegory about refugees and how we respond to them。 It will wow you。 A strange creature arrives in the forest with a suitcase。 It has gone through a traumatic journey to get here。 The animals living there are suspicious and don't believe his fantastical story of what's in the suitcase。 When the exhausted animal falls asleep， they break it open， only to discover that a version of the creatures truth is in there。 They discover that it is not that different from them， and go out of their way to fix what what was broken。 This kindness at the end almost made my eyes water。I only wish more adults would read picture books like this。 。。。more
Rosie
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I really like these illustrations and the use of colour， and an interesting play on the white saviour trope。
MeganRuth - Alohamora Open a Book
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All the happy feelings with this one。 Loved the simplicity。 Loved the story。 Loved the illustrations。 Loved it。 Absolutely beautiful！
kim
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eh， didn't work for me eh， didn't work for me 。。。more
Samantha
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A moving story about someone who has traveled a long way to another country， and the way the people treat them when they get there and fall asleep。 Good for starting conversations。
One more， please！
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Simple yet emotionally endearing story。 Illustrations complimented the text beautifully。
Aidan
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This book is everything I want in a picture book！ Heartfelt， unexpected。 Simple。 Perfect！
Ingrid
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This is the kind of book that stays with you。
PottWab Regional Library
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Nicole Finch
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There's something to be said for keeping it simple。 This is a simple message， and it doesn't need to be dressed up with outlandish extras。 I really liked the art。 There's something to be said for keeping it simple。 This is a simple message， and it doesn't need to be dressed up with outlandish extras。 I really liked the art。 。。。more
Ms。Gaye
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A touching and worthy story， leading readers through a sequence of events that offer a range of emotional mindsets， ending with a pleasing conclusion。 Ages 3-6
Brandon Khan
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3。8
Linda
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I now know why I had to wait so long to get this from the library。 It's a special story of someone new and different， showing up and being questioned， someone with a mysterious suitcase that couldn't possibly hold all that he said it held。 There is a problem that caused sadness， even shame but it was fixed， thank goodness， with extra thoughtfulness。 You truly need to see this one and then share it widely！ With the simplest of words， Naylor-Ballesteros creates illustrations that do most of the t I now know why I had to wait so long to get this from the library。 It's a special story of someone new and different， showing up and being questioned， someone with a mysterious suitcase that couldn't possibly hold all that he said it held。 There is a problem that caused sadness， even shame but it was fixed， thank goodness， with extra thoughtfulness。 You truly need to see this one and then share it widely！ With the simplest of words， Naylor-Ballesteros creates illustrations that do most of the talking as pages turn and curiosity grows and grows。 。。。more
Sharie
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so， so many layers that can be explored with this story
Carol Ekster
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Such a sweet picture book！ Love it。
Gabrielle Stoller
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OH。 What a sweet story。 I'd argue it is the story of refugees and the skepticism others feel about the stranger。 There is no way that what they say is true。。。。the others say。 So they have to prove it。 They refuse to believe。 But then the ending。。。。oh I got teary eyed！！！！ A story of forgiveness， acceptance， and making new friends。 I encourage this one being read！ OH。 What a sweet story。 I'd argue it is the story of refugees and the skepticism others feel about the stranger。 There is no way that what they say is true。。。。the others say。 So they have to prove it。 They refuse to believe。 But then the ending。。。。oh I got teary eyed！！！！ A story of forgiveness， acceptance， and making new friends。 I encourage this one being read！ 。。。more
Ruth Anne
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A clever and gentle story about being kind to strangers with an unexpected ending。
MT
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Bellísimo。
Thomas Bell
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I was not expecting it to be this good。 I was quite impressed。 I like to think of it as an immigration story。 :-）
DaNae
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This book urges me to create a tag for Kindness。 It matters， it really does。
Heshot MeDown
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Ένα εξαιρετικό βιβλίο για την διαφορετικότητα， την αποδοχή και την υποδοχή της από την κυρίαρχη ομάδα。Με ελάχιστα λόγια και εξαιρετικά μινιμαλιστικά σχέδια καταφέρνει να ακουμπήσει τον αναγνώστη πάσας ηλικίας。 Ο συγγραφέας καταφεύγει στον κόσμο των ζώων για να προσεγγίσει το ακανθώδες ζήτημα της μετανάστευσης και να παρουσιάσει τις αντιδράσεις της ομάδας υποδοχής με ένα πολύ γλυκό τέλος μετά από μία τραγωδία。
Erin
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Incredibly simple， but with lovely depth。 A creature arrives with a suitcase。 The other animals want their story， and the stranger tells them a bit about what’s inside the suitcase。 The animals are suspicious and doubt the stranger’s tale， so they break into the suitcase and look at all the things。 I’m not sure I forgive them for that， really。 No one owes us their story。 But there are opportunities to discuss what you would pack in your suitcase， as well as brainstorming better ways to offer a w Incredibly simple， but with lovely depth。 A creature arrives with a suitcase。 The other animals want their story， and the stranger tells them a bit about what’s inside the suitcase。 The animals are suspicious and doubt the stranger’s tale， so they break into the suitcase and look at all the things。 I’m not sure I forgive them for that， really。 No one owes us their story。 But there are opportunities to discuss what you would pack in your suitcase， as well as brainstorming better ways to offer a welcome。 The animals tried to recover from being such jerks， and they don’t do a terrible job， but still。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Lovely and such a great， simple way to discuss immigration with young children。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Suitcase
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Suitcase&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Suitcase&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0