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Eleven words for love a journey through Arabic expressions of love

"A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey unfolds, the oldest child reflects on the special contents of that suitcase: photo albums that evoke eleven of many names for love in Arabic. From sunshine-warm friendship to t...

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Main Author: Abdel-Fattah, Randa (Author)
Other Authors: Clarke, Maxine Beneba (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Arabic
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Love > Juvenile fiction.
Exiles > Juvenile fiction.
Muslims > Juvenile fiction.
Muslims > Palestine > Juvenile fiction.
Palestine > Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Picture books.
Summary: "A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey unfolds, the oldest child reflects on the special contents of that suitcase: photo albums that evoke eleven of many names for love in Arabic. From sunshine-warm friendship to the love that dissolves all tears; from the love that makes you swoon to the love that leaves you yearning for the heart's homeland--her family has experienced it all. Illustrated in vibrant watercolor pencil and collage on textured card stock, this moving scrapbook shows a family embracing an unknown future even as they honor the past, casting immigration and the refugee experience in the light of universal human connection."--
Item Description: "This lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Audience: 4-8 years.
Grades preschool-3.
ISBN: 9781536230215
1536230219
Author Notes: Randa Abdel-Fattah is a Palestinian-Egyptian-Muslim writer, academic, former lawyer, and the multi-award-winning author of eleven books published in more than twenty countries, including the novel Does My Head Look Big in This? and a graphic novel series. She has been nominated twice for the Astrid Lindgren Award. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian poet and writer of Afro-Caribbean descent. She is the author of five books for children, including The Patchwork Bike , a Boston Globe - Horn Book Award winner and Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year, and the author-illustrator of the critically acclaimed picture book When We Say Black Lives Matter and Fashionista .

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