A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she s in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.""

 

This book was recognised by the Charlotte Zolotow Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Leslie Staub's paintings have been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. In addition to picture books, she illustrated Lives: Poems About Famous Americans. She lives just north of New Orleans, Louisiana.