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Khan, Rukhsana

The Roses in My Carpets

32 pp. | Holiday | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1399-3 $$15.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Ronald Himler. This somber story describes life for a young Afghani refugee, who weaves brightly colored flowered rugs that help him temporarily escape the ugliness of the refugee camp. Himler's restrained watercolor paintings show the pain on the characters' faces but also leave room for hope, as does the text, which recounts grim circumstances without rendering them utterly defeating.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

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