MY THINGS AT ONCE
In this poignant picture book about family and belonging, the child of a Jewish mother and a South Asian father hears stories about her family history. Sometimes she doesn't feel Jewish enough or South Asian enough, but comes to realize you can feel--and be--many things at once.
AN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD WINNER
Based on the author's own family history, here is a moving story about a young girl from two different backgrounds. The girl's mother tells her stories about her mother, a Jewish seamstress in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a tiny two-bedroom apartment and sewed wedding dresses shimmering in satin and lace.
Her father tells stories of his mother, the girl's other grandmother, who liked to cook bubbling dal on a coal stove in Pakistan. They tell stories about how both sides came to America, and how, eventually, her parents met on a warm summer evening in Poughkeepsie.
The girl sometimes feels as if she's the "only one like me." One day, when she spots a butterfly in her yard, she realizes it's okay to be different-no two butterflies are alike, after all. It's okay to feel alone sometimes, but also happy and proud. It's okay to feel-- and be-- many things at once.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 6 años.
HIRANANDANI VEERA
Veera Hiranandani es una autora estadounidense de literatura infantil y juvenil. Nació en Nueva York y tiene ascendencia india y judía, lo que influye en sus obras. Es conocida por su novela The Night Diary, que recibió múltiples premios y fue finalista del National Book Award. El libro narra la partición de la India en 1947 desde la perspectiva de una niña. También ha escrito The Whole Story of Half a Girl y How to Find What You're Not Looking For. Antes de dedicarse a la escritura, trabajó como editora en Penguin. Sus libros abordan temas como la identidad, el cambio y la pertenencia.
