Our Shared World Book Bundle. Refugees, Migration & Global Citizenship Books for EYFS–KS4
Perfect for school leaders, MATs, literacy leads, inclusion leads, librarians, geography and PSHE teams, EAL leads, Virtual Schools and educators looking to help children understand migration, culture, belonging and the wider world through powerful children's literature.
Every child is growing up in a connected world. Their library should help them understand it.
Children encounter different cultures, languages, countries, identities and life experiences every day.
Some children may have direct experience of migration, displacement or seeking refuge. Others may have friends, classmates or family members whose lives have been shaped by migration.
And for many children, books may be their first opportunity to encounter experiences far beyond their own.
Also, every child deserves a story of hope, belonging and home. For children who have experienced displacement, migration or seeking refuge, finding a sense of belonging can be especially important.
For others, books offer an opportunity to understand experiences beyond their own and develop empathy, curiosity and respect.
Stories can open that door.
The Our Shared World Book Bundle is a carefully curated collection of children's books exploring refugees, migration, culture, belonging, identity, community, human rights and global citizenship.
It helps schools move beyond teaching children about the world to helping them understand the people who live in it.
What's Included?
Each collection contains 10–100 brand-new, publisher-sourced books, expertly curated by the Happier Every Chapter team.
Titles vary according to availability, but every book is selected for quality, relevance, representation and impact, including bestselling and highly regarded titles.
Collections include a mixture of hardback and paperback books, with predominantly fiction alongside relevant non-fiction where appropriate.
Accessibility is considered throughout, with dyslexia-friendly and accessibility-conscious titles included where suitable.
Children may explore:
- Refugee experiences
- Migration and displacement
- Home and belonging
- Different cultures and communities
- Identity and heritage
- Friendship and empathy
- Family and community
- Human rights
- Global citizenship
- Hope and resilience
- New beginnings
- Understanding different life experiences
- Living in an interconnected world
Why Your School Needs This Collection
A library can be a child's first window into the wider world.
Children do not all have the same experiences. Some have travelled widely. Some have never left their local community.
Some have grown up across different countries and cultures. Others may know very little about the experiences of people who have migrated or sought refuge. Books can help bridge those gaps.
They provide children with opportunities to encounter different perspectives, ask questions, develop empathy and understand experiences beyond their immediate surroundings.
For children from refugee and migrant backgrounds, representation can also send an important message:
Your experiences belong here. Your culture belongs here. Your story belongs here.
This collection helps make those stories part of the everyday reading environment, rather than limiting them to Refugee Week or a particular awareness day
From Refugee Stories to Global Citizenship
The Our Shared World Book Bundle deliberately goes beyond refugee representation.
It creates a broader reading collection around how people move, live, belong and contribute within an interconnected world.
That makes it useful across multiple areas of school life, including:
- English and reading enrichment
- Reading for pleasure
- Geography
- PSHE
- Citizenship
- History
- Inclusion
- EAL provision
- Pastoral support
- Global learning
- Human rights education
- Classroom discussion
Perfect For
- Primary and secondary schools
- MATs
- School libraries
- Literacy leads
- Reading leads
- Inclusion leads
- Geography leads
- PSHE teams
- EAL leads
- Virtual Schools
- Local authorities
- Refugee and migrant support programmes
- International schools
- Community organisations
- Corporate social value and CSR programmes
Ideal For
- Refugee Week: Create a collection that can support Refugee Week while remaining valuable throughout the year.
- World Refugee Day: Use stories to explore displacement, belonging, hope and human experiences.
- International Migrants Day: Introduce age-appropriate stories that help children explore migration and identity.
- Human Rights Day: Use literature as a starting point for conversations about dignity, rights and belonging.
- World Book Day: Give children opportunities to discover stories from different cultures, communities and experiences.
- EAL & New Arrival Support: Provide accessible opportunities for children to encounter stories that may reflect aspects of their own experiences.
- Everyday Reading: Most importantly, make global representation part of the everyday library rather than an occasional theme.
The Impact
A thoughtfully curated library can help children:
- See: experiences and identities beyond their own.
- Understand: migration, belonging, culture and community.
- Question: assumptions and simplified narratives.
- Connect: with people whose experiences may be different from theirs.
- Belong: by seeing their own experiences represented in books.
- Imagine: a world in which difference and diversity are part of ordinary life.
This is where reading becomes more than literacy. It becomes a route into understanding, empathy and opportunity.
The LIFT Connection. Use this bundle as a lever to our L.I.F.T Framework
L | Literacy
Develop reading engagement through compelling fiction and relevant non-fiction.
I | Inclusion
Ensure refugee, migrant and culturally diverse experiences have a place within the everyday school library.
F | Future Opportunity
Help children develop curiosity, global awareness and the ability to understand an increasingly interconnected world.
T | Transformation
Use intentional book curation to strengthen a culture of belonging, empathy and inclusion.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Our Shared World Book Bundle? The Our Shared World Book Bundle is a curated collection of children's books exploring refugees, migration, culture, belonging, identity and global citizenship. The bundle contains 10–100 brand-new, publisher-sourced children's books, carefully curated by the Happier Every Chapter team. The collection includes a mixture of hardback and paperback titles, with predominantly fiction alongside relevant non-fiction where appropriate.
- Is this the same as the Refugee Tales of Hope and Home collection? Our Shared World replaces and broadens the original Refugee Tales of Hope and Home positioning. The original collection focused strongly on refugee experiences, home, hope and belonging. The new collection retains those themes while expanding into migration, culture, global communities and global citizenship.
- What age range is the collection suitable for? The collection can support readers from EYFS through Key Stage 4, with age-appropriate titles selected according to the required age range. This gives schools opportunity to explore themes of home, hope, migration, refuge and belonging across different ages and stages. Individual titles vary according to availability, so the exact selection should be confirmed against the final bundle contents.
- How many books are included? Collections contain 10–100 books, depending on the school's requirements.
- Does the collection include books about refugees? Yes. Refugee experiences remain an important part of the collection, alongside broader themes of migration, belonging, culture and global citizenship.
- What themes can children explore through the Refugee Tales of Hope and Home collection? The collection explores home and belonging, migration and displacement, refugee experiences, hope and resilience, new beginnings, family, friendship, community and different life experiences. These themes provide opportunities for children to encounter stories that reflect experiences within and beyond their own communities.
- Does it include books about different cultures? Yes. Where suitable titles are available, the collection can include stories representing different cultures, communities, identities and life experiences.
- Can these books support EAL pupils? Yes. The collection can complement EAL and new-arrival support by providing opportunities for children to encounter stories, identities and experiences connected to migration and belonging.
- Can the collection support the curriculum? Yes. It can complement English, reading for pleasure, geography, history, PSHE, citizenship, inclusion and global learning.
- Can the Refugee Tales of Hope and Home Book Bundle support Refugee Week and other school initiatives? Yes. The collection can be used alongside Refugee Week, World Refugee Day, International Migrants Day, Human Rights Day and World Book Day, as well as wider belonging and inclusion programmes and EAL and new-arrival support. The books can also form part of everyday reading rather than being limited to specific awareness events.
- Is this only for Refugee Week? No. Although the collection is particularly relevant to Refugee Week and World Refugee Day, it is designed as an everyday school library collection.
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How can refugee and migration books support an inclusive school library?
The collection can help schools build a more inclusive and representative reading environment by providing opportunities for children from refugee and migrant backgrounds to encounter stories that reflect aspects of their experiences. It also gives other children opportunities to learn about experiences of migration, displacement and belonging beyond their own. - How can schools use these books to support English, PSHE and classroom discussion? The collection can support English and reading enrichment, PSHE and pastoral work, inclusion, EAL support, refugee and migrant support programmes, and classroom reading and discussion. Stories can provide starting points for exploring belonging, migration, hope, family, community and different life experiences.
- 7. Does the Refugee Tales of Hope and Home Book Bundle consider accessibility and different reading needs? Yes. The collections support readers from EYFS to Key Stage 4, with accessibility considered throughout and dyslexia-friendly titles included in every bundle wherever suitable. The bundle also includes predominantly fiction alongside relevant non-fiction where appropriate, supporting a range of learning and reading needs.
- Are the books fiction or non-fiction? Collections are predominantly fiction, with relevant non-fiction included where appropriate to meet different learning and reading needs.
- Are the books brand new? Yes. All books are brand new and publisher sourced.
- Are dyslexia-friendly books included? Dyslexia-friendly and accessibility-conscious titles are incorporated where suitable.
- Can schools order multiple bundles? Yes. If you are ordering multiple book bundles for different key stages, email accounts@happiereverychapter.com to request an invoice. We may be able to help you save on shipping costs.
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