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The carpet an Afghan family story

A day in the life of an Afghan refugee child and their family, where every moment revolves around love, family, and the carpet that connects them to home.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Azaad, Dezh (Author)
Other Authors:	Cao, Nan (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2023]
Subjects:	Refugees > Juvenile fiction. Carpets > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Afghans > Juvenile fiction. Family life > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	A day in the life of an Afghan refugee child and their family, where every moment revolves around love, family, and the carpet that connects them to home.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Audience:	Ages 4 to 8.
ISBN:	9781419763618 141976361X
Author Notes:	Dezh Azaad is an Afghan writer who's been a refugee his whole life. He lives in Germany, where he teaches Persian to refugee children and leads seminars for teens and young adults on social change, race, and the climate crisis. Azaad loves tinkering with electronics and cooking meals that take five hours to make and five minutes to eat. Visit him online at dezhazaad.com. Nan Cao is a New York-based illustrator. Her work is inspired by surrealistic imagery and her daily life in the big city. When she is not drawing, Cao loves to hang out with the squirrels in the park, daydream under the sun, or get lost in her book collection. She has worked with clients such as Johns Hopkins Magazine , Anorak Magazine , Link NYC, Bulletin Magazine , Spectrum , and Washingtonian magazine. Cao holds an MFA in illustration as visual essay from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, AOI, 3x3, and Creative Quarterly.