Noah's New Home: questions to ask and activities to try
Noah's family arrive in a new country as refugees. Noah's New Home is a sensitive, hopeful story about leaving home, starting again and finding kindness.
What age is it for? Noah's New Home is best for ages 4–8. Good for: Arriving somewhere new as a refugee.
Noah's New Home (Zeshan Akhter and Nabila Adani)
- Age
- 4-8
- Best for
- Arriving somewhere new as a refugee
Read it gently and answer questions simply and honestly. Talk about how we can welcome someone who is new.
What it helps with
- Refugees and leaving home
- Starting at a new school
- Big changes and mixed feelings
- Welcoming others
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why did Noah’s family leave home?”
- “How did Noah feel in the new country?”
- “What was hard for him?”
- “Who helped him?”
- “How did his new home start to feel like home?”
- “How could we welcome someone new?”
5-minute activities to try together
Welcome card
Make a welcome card for an imaginary new child in your class.
Home things
Draw three things that make your home feel like home.
Free printables: Noah's New Home worksheet and activity pack
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If your child liked this, try
I'm Going to Make a Friend (Darren Chetty and Sandhya Prabhat)
- Best for
- Moving somewhere new, and working out how to make a friend
- Age
- 3-6
The Name Jar (Yangsook Choi)
- Best for
- Starting somewhere new and wanting to fit in
- Age
- 4-8
Lost and Found (Oliver Jeffers)
- Best for
- Loneliness, and the friendships we don't expect
- Age
- 3-7
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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