When We're Under the Same Roof: A Children's Book on Immigration (and Coming Home)

In this children's book on immigration, a Vietnamese American girl looks forward to the special day when "see you again soon" is finally here, and she gets to return to her family in Vietnam for a visit! "This speaks to the many directions in which love flows, across oceans and through time." —Kao Kalia Yang, award-winning author of The Rock in My Throat Family culture shapes so much of who we are. In this kids' book about family love, Châu follows a "train of thoughts" about all her special traditions, relationships, and memories from growing up in Vietnam. She is counting down the days until she and her family are under the same roof. This children's book about family honors culture, memory, and the deep emotional ties we carry with us, no matter where we go. It celebrates the strength of family and the richness of cultural heritage. Ngân Huỳnh is an illustrator and designer who left Vietnam and moved to the United States when she was twelve—leaving one home to build another. She created this Vietnamese children's book as a reminder to immigrant kids like her that they can always hold onto their memories. Just because you are physically apart doesn't mean you lose your memories, heritage, and language. Inside this immigration children's book, discover: a gentle exploration of immigration from a child's perspective reassurance that distance doesn't weaken family bonds a celebration of cultural heritage, language, and memory a focus on reunion and belonging While there are stories in children's literature that focus on the challenges of leaving home, When We're Under the Same Roof tells a different story—one about returning. "A touching story about what it means to come home and how our hearts can stay connected across time and space." —Molly Beth Griffin, author of Ten Beautiful Things