Rashin Kheiriyeh – författare

Parastoo loves the colours that make up her world, and especially loves the blue swallows in the tree outside her window. She’s sad when they fly south for the winter - and this year is hard because her mom has to go away for a while, too. Fortunately, her grandparents take great care of her, and she continues to find joy in the wonders of each season. But she longs for spring, when her mother will return just like the swallows.Celebrating the cycles of nature, this warm family story offers a reassuring message about how seasons of nature - and life - come and go, each with their own special beauty.

Join Rashin on her first day of school in America as her class imagines the shape of their homes on a map! This sensitive portrait of an immigrant in a welcoming classroom is now available in paperback and includes a discussion guide.“A joyful, wildly imaginative book” —The New York TimesIt’s Rashin’s first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she’s used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over!  The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she’ll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say?What about the country YOUR family is originally from? Is it shaped like an apple? A boot? A torch?Open this book to join Rashin in discovering the true things that shape a place called home.ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH!P R A I S E★ “A creative, child-centered picture book about finding a new home after immigration. Ebulliently illustrated.”—Kirkus (starred)★ “It’s hard to find a more joyful take on the first day of school in a new country than that found in Kheiriyeh’s new work.”—School Library Journal (starred)★  “Exuberant...A warm and welcoming story about a group of children who may have come from other places but have found a classroom that is ‘shaped like a home.’”—Booklist (starred)