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Eli and the uncles

Young Eli's eight adoring uncles, each bigger and taller than the last, have a unique personality and beard, each elegant to behold, as Eli says good-nights one by one, in a countdown to bedtime book.

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Main Author:	Madhani, Jehan (Author)
Other Authors:	Kheiriyeh, Rashin (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Nephews > Juvenile fiction. Uncles > Juvenile fiction. Beards > Juvenile fiction. Personality > Juvenile fiction. South Asian Americans > Juvenile fiction. Asian Americans > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	Young Eli's eight adoring uncles, each bigger and taller than the last, have a unique personality and beard, each elegant to behold, as Eli says good-nights one by one, in a countdown to bedtime book.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
ISBN:	9781536228113 1536228117
Author Notes:	Jehan Madhani is a South Asian-American writer and cartoonist for audiences big and small. She was the recipient of the Lee & Low 2020 New Voices Honor for an original picture book manuscript and was a fellow in the inaugural class of the Sesame Workshop Writers' Room. As a TV writer, she has been Emmy-nominated for her work on Karma's World on Netflix. Her work can be seen across a number of shows, including Deepa & Anoop , Get Rolling with Otis , and Charlie's Colorforms City . Jehan Madhani lives in Brooklyn with a family of unappreciative cats whom she repatriated from her parents' Houston, Texas, garage. Rashin Kheiriyeh is an award-winning author-illustrator, animator, and painter who has more than ninety children's books to her credit. Her books have been published in at least twelve countries, and she was nominated for the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to children's literature. She was a 2017 Maurice Sendak Fellow and is the recipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Honorable Mention. She is also the character artist for the most popular animation series on national television in Iran, called Shekarestan ( Sugarland ). A native of Iran, Rashin Kheiriyeh now lives in Washington, DC. You can learn more about her at www.rashinart.com.