When Alyona moves to a new home, everything feels unfamiliar and overwhelming. The world seems big and scary. She struggles to make sense of it all...
So Alyona's mum helps her draw a map of her new world - of her neighbourhood, new friends and special places. But there are important things missing. Like grandma and Joe-Dog. So Alyona makes her map bigger - even though there were whole countries and oceans in-between - so she can share her whole world with her friends.
But then two bad things happen and Alyona's map feels uncertain, her world a little shaky. So her dad shares a story about how their family came together, showing her that things are always changing, growing, moving. Sometime for the better and sometimes for the worse. Through it all, Alyona learns that, even when bad things happen, she has the power to map out her world and make it a better place for everyone.
A powerful picture book about the experience of moving to a different country by award-winning author Nicola Davies.Illustrated by Ukrainian illustrator Olga Shtonda who was shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Award for Henri and the Machine.The perfect book for parents and carers to share with children who left their home country to process their emotions, and to comfort and provide hope in an unfamiliar world. 
