The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home. The poems mythologi

In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, "The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth year

In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, “The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth ye

Rhymed text and illustrations describe characteristics of babies born in each month of the year.

Michael Schofield’s daughter January is at the mercy of her imaginary friends, except they aren’t the imaginary friends that most young children have; they