Swirly

by Sara Saunders

Genre: Picture Book

Published: 2012

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Summary:
Lila and her parents are from Blue Country, where the citizens are blue. They move to Yellow Country and then to Red Country. Lila realizes that she is beginning to look different than her parents, but also different than those living around her. When she finally meets another “swirly” kid, things begin to make sense.

This is a good book for young children to obtain vocabulary for this journey of a TCK. The central theme of “Where do I belong?” is highlighted by the main character, Lila, as she realizes she is not like her parents. It is a Christian book, so the ending may surprise a few with where Lila does find her identity. Overall, I think you will like this book if you are a Christian. If you are not, you might not agree with the ending, or it might make you wonder. Either way, I recommend it for younger children as a simple way of starting a discussion about this topic that TCKs deal with often.