The purpose of this article is to analyze six picture books thematizing migration that were produced in European countries from 2016 to 2019. The initial assumption that picture books allow for the expression of political sorrow, while simultaneously unsealing the construct of childhood dominant in past decades is confronted with the author’s practice. Another area of interest is the authorial strategies through which their creators attempt to reach a multiplicity of audiences: the child and the adult. Keywords: picture book, migration, children’s literature, multiplicity of audiences, affects