Traveling Companions
Survival Stories
Author
Tuula Pere
Illustrator
Catty Flores
Themes
Survival
Traveling Companions by Tuula Pere is a beautiful children’s book about working together and realizing each person’s strengths and values in life.
Traveling Companions is a heartwarming picturebook for classrooms and families that teaches children about diversity and acceptance and that everyone has value in society.
The message of teamwork and persistence shines, though, and kids will see that when they work together, they can accomplish things they would not be able to on their own.
— Literary Titan
And here lies the beauty of the book: the emphasis on teamwork and complementary partnerships/relationships. In the ways that one person might be weak, vulnerable, or failing, another member of the team may be strong, capable, and successful.
We say this so often that it has become like a broken record, but author Tuula Pere continually finds new ways to think outside the box and present us with children's books that are so different and unconventional.
When you look at this book in concept, it's actually beautiful, powerful, and brilliant. It is slightly held back by the wordiness, illustration style, and the somewhat confusing way in which the events are initially portrayed.
— Outstanding Creator
It is a well-written story that teaches children about having the courage to do what is necessary to reach their goals. It’s a story about supporting one another, sharing, and working together, regardless of personal circumstances, and overcoming the odds to get to the place you need to be.
The premise for this book is strong: the need to get to safety under threat of harm. Yet the outcome is even stronger: how three strangers risk everything they have to help each other reach safety.
Tuula Pere's story teaches children about natural disasters and situations where families have had to evacuate. However, this is formatted similar to a fable with the little boy unable to go with his parents and having to work with two others left behind to get down the mountain. This style of storytelling pairs well with the illustrations which capture the trials undergone by the characters.
— Anne-Marie Reynolds, Readers’ Favorite
Traveling Companions by Tuula Pere is a beautiful children’s book about working together and realizing each person’s strengths and values in life.
Traveling Companions is a heartwarming picturebook for classrooms and families that teaches children about diversity and acceptance and that everyone has value in society.
The message of teamwork and persistence shines, though, and kids will see that when they work together, they can accomplish things they would not be able to on their own.
— Literary Titan
And here lies the beauty of the book: the emphasis on teamwork and complementary partnerships/relationships. In the ways that one person might be weak, vulnerable, or failing, another member of the team may be strong, capable, and successful.
We say this so often that it has become like a broken record, but author Tuula Pere continually finds new ways to think outside the box and present us with children's books that are so different and unconventional.
When you look at this book in concept, it's actually beautiful, powerful, and brilliant. It is slightly held back by the wordiness, illustration style, and the somewhat confusing way in which the events are initially portrayed.
— Outstanding Creator
It is a well-written story that teaches children about having the courage to do what is necessary to reach their goals. It’s a story about supporting one another, sharing, and working together, regardless of personal circumstances, and overcoming the odds to get to the place you need to be.
The premise for this book is strong: the need to get to safety under threat of harm. Yet the outcome is even stronger: how three strangers risk everything they have to help each other reach safety.
Tuula Pere's story teaches children about natural disasters and situations where families have had to evacuate. However, this is formatted similar to a fable with the little boy unable to go with his parents and having to work with two others left behind to get down the mountain. This style of storytelling pairs well with the illustrations which capture the trials undergone by the characters.
— Anne-Marie Reynolds, Readers’ Favorite
Traveling Companions by Tuula Pere is a beautiful children’s book about working together and realizing each person’s strengths and values in life.
— Literary Titan
Traveling Companions is a heartwarming picturebook for classrooms and families that teaches children about diversity and acceptance and that everyone has value in society.
— Literary Titan
The message of teamwork and persistence shines, though, and kids will see that when they work together, they can accomplish things they would not be able to on their own.
— Literary Titan
And here lies the beauty of the book: the emphasis on teamwork and complementary partnerships/relationships. In the ways that one person might be weak, vulnerable, or failing, another member of the team may be strong, capable, and successful.
— Outstanding Creator
We say this so often that it has become like a broken record, but author Tuula Pere continually finds new ways to think outside the box and present us with children's books that are so different and unconventional.
— Outstanding Creator
When you look at this book in concept, it's actually beautiful, powerful, and brilliant. It is slightly held back by the wordiness, illustration style, and the somewhat confusing way in which the events are initially portrayed.
— Outstanding Creator
It is a well-written story that teaches children about having the courage to do what is necessary to reach their goals. It’s a story about supporting one another, sharing, and working together, regardless of personal circumstances, and overcoming the odds to get to the place you need to be.
— Anne-Marie Reynolds, Readers’ Favorite
The premise for this book is strong: the need to get to safety under threat of harm. Yet the outcome is even stronger: how three strangers risk everything they have to help each other reach safety.
— Bruce Arrington, Readers’ Favorite
Tuula Pere's story teaches children about natural disasters and situations where families have had to evacuate. However, this is formatted similar to a fable with the little boy unable to go with his parents and having to work with two others left behind to get down the mountain. This style of storytelling pairs well with the illustrations which capture the trials undergone by the characters.
— Liz Konkel, Readers’ Favorite
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