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40 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine
| May, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-338-15052-0$17.99
(2)
K-3
Kheiriyeh bases her entertaining, heartfelt story on memories of family outings to the beach. Narrator Rashin compares the (sex-segregated) beach in her birthplace of Iran to her new beach in Brooklyn; she especially misses her best friend and saffron ice cream. A sensory text evokes the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes experienced along the journey from each home to the beach. The textured oil and acrylic illustrations are bright and colorful, with context-setting touches.
24 pp.
| North-South
| August, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-7358-4183-3$17.95
(3)
K-3
The familiar song is illustrated with Rashin's richly colored, thickly textured paintings. This old lady swallows the cat just as it suggests "Eat the dog!," and off she goes chasing each animal across the wide double-page spreads. Rashin has thrown much silliness into her version (e.g., look for a small bottle of antacids).
32 pp.
| North-South
| May, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7358-4171-0$17.95
(3)
K-3
Though he lives in a golden cage and is well cared for, a pet parrot longs to be free. After the parrot escapes, his owner, a rich merchant, realizes that "Freedom is more important than food and water and all the wealth in the world." The Rumi-inspired story is well translated, and Iranian artist Rashin's illustrations are bold, lusciously textured, and, at times, comical.