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This is where the stories live.
The books of Lind & Lore are shaped by memory, movement, lived experience, resilience, imagination, and the search for belonging.
Some are already here.
Others are still unfolding.
Featured Book
Babou’s Kingdom
An adventure for young readers about courage, displacement, resilience, friendship, and hope.
Through Babou’s journey, readers are invited into a deeply human story about what it means to lose the familiar, navigate uncertainty, and keep moving forward.
Read, reflect, connect
Resources for Schools & Families
Adventure first, with space for compassion and conversation.
Babou’s Kingdom offers a story-led way to talk with children about war, forced displacement, migration, courage, welcome, and hope—without beginning with statistics or news footage.
The free 12-page Classroom & Family Pack is available now for teachers, librarians, parents, carers and reading groups working with children aged 8–12. It follows five connected themes and includes sensitive guidance for adults.
- 01HomeWhat makes somewhere feel like home?
- 02LeavingWhy might a family have no choice but to leave?
- 03JourneyHow do courage, kindness, and friendship help?
- 04BelongingWhat helps someone new feel welcome?
- 05HopeHow do people imagine and build a future?
Free to download
Babou’s Kingdom Classroom Resource Pack
Use the ready-made discussion prompts, creative activities and lesson ideas after reading the whole book or alongside selected parts of the story. The pack includes What Would You Take?, My Map of Home, The Welcome Kit, a suggested 60-minute class session and an extended five-session project.
The pack is openly available—no email sign-up is required. Choose the print-ready PDF or the editable Word version.
What comes next
Babou’s journey continues
Babou’s Kingdom is the first part of a four-part short-story journey through displacement, migration, belonging and hope.
Discover the full series arc—from the moment Babou loses home to the challenge of understanding what home can become.