Sam and His Amazing Flying Crib

I wrote this story for my own grandson as a way to introduce him, in a gentle way, to the existence of displaced children, no longer able to remain in their own country. It is my intent to encourage questions from children about the world we all share, and also include fantastical elements for good storytelling.

Sam flies his crib out the window in search of the Unicorn and Dragon in his bedtime story. He is given magic moon dust by angels as he passes by the moon that transports him to the island inside his book. There he meets two children, a brother and sister, that take him to their home in a camp of travelers, consisting of families of various backgrounds and dress that welcome him and introduce him to their way of life. The two children help Sam find the magical creatures from his bedtime story by discovering their identity through interaction with two pesky beasts that plague the encampment.