My Favorite Memories

Sepideh Sarihi, Julie Vlk, Elisabeth Lauffer

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Blue Dot Kids Press
01 November 2020

"Age range 5 to 9
*Winner of BolognaRagazzi Award 2020 (German edition)
*

A beautifully simple story about moving to a new home, exploring themes of change and permanence and told with warm illustrations from an award-winning illustrator.

A young girl is moving to a new country, and there's so much that she wants to bring: an aquarium, a pear tree, her best friend, the ocean. As she moves through the list of the things she loves, she comes to understand that while we cannot always carry things with us physically-maybe they can travel with us in other ways. Told with warm illustrations by an award-winning picture book illustrator, My Favorite Memories offers parents and educators a gentle but impactful way to discuss the idea of resilience along with complex life events like immigration and moving to a new home.

'A gentle story about change, home, and the hope life hands us when we open our hearts to receive it."" - Amina Chaudhri, Booklist, starred review

'A globally collaborative trio present lucky audiences My Favorite Memories, a poignant, hopeful journey of transition and relocation. Sarihi's spare story, translated from the German by Lauffer and enhanced by IBBY-Honored Vlk's magnificent illustrations, will undoubtedly resonate with audiences around the world.' - Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon + Shelf Awareness

'Volk brings Sarihi's simple but heartening story to life through beautiful...illustrations...

Staying true to its childlike perspective, this book offers the opportunity to explore and discuss themes of change, resilience, permanence, and connection.' - Weileen Wang, The Horn Book

'Sarihi's simple, heartfelt story is equally matched by Vlk's unfussy yet evocative illustrations....

A charming tale exploring themes of change, migration, and resilience told from a child's point of view.' - Kirkus Reviews

'A gentle, empathetic story about acclimating to big change, not to mention a story about creative problem-solving, and about a child's understanding that some things are carried in one's heart or mind.' - Julie Danielson, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast"

By: Sepideh Sarihi
Illustrated by: Julie Vlk
Translated by: Elisabeth Lauffer
Imprint: Blue Dot Kids Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781733121248
ISBN 10: 1733121242
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 November 2020
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sepideh Sarihi was born in 1988 in Iran. She studied screenwriting and dramaturgy in Tehran, where she later worked for various magazines and in children's television. She has lived in Germany since 2012 and is studying fine art at the Bauhaus University, Weimar. Julie Voelk was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied illustration at the University of Applied Sciences. Her clear, delicate style combines realism with fantasy, which gives her illustrations a highly original atmosphere. She now lives and works just outside Vienna. Her picture books have won many awards, including a White Raven Award. In 2018, she was named an IBBY Honored Illustrator.

Reviews for My Favorite Memories

A gentle story about change, home, and the hope life hands us when we open our hearts to receive it. - Amina Chaudhri, Booklist, starred review Sarihi's simple, heartfelt story is equally matched by Voelk's unfussy yet evocative illustrations....A charming tale exploring themes of change, migration, and resilience told from a child's point of view. - Kirkus Reviews 2020 winner of the prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award It's a gentle, empathetic story about acclimating to big change, not to mention a story about creative problem-solving, and about a child's understanding that some things are carried in one's heart or mind. - Julie Danielson, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast A globally collaborative trio present lucky audiences My Favorite Memories, a poignant, hopeful journey of transition and relocation. Sarihi's spare story, translated from the German by Lauffer and enhanced by IBBY-Honored Voelk's magnificent illustrations, will undoubtedly resonate with audiences around the world. - Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon + Shelf Awareness Volk brings Sarihi's simple but heartening story to life through beautiful ... illustrations.... Staying true to its childlike perspective, this book offers the opportunity to explore and discuss themes of change, resilience, permanence, and connection. - Weileen Wang, The Horn Book