A boy wonders if the blossoms that fall from trees will ever return. When there is no rain, will it rain again? If no wheat grows, will it grow again? And if no one goes on a journey, will there be new journeys? When spring comes, the boy’s father points out new blossoms, fresh rain, and born-again wheat. And tomorrow will be a day for a new journey. Striking collage artwork enhances this simple story about trust and understanding that will leave readers asking similar questions. mjw |
Title: Alive Again
Author: Ahmadreza Ahmadi
Illustrator: Nahid Kazemi
Publisher: Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd. England
Copyright: 2015
Original Language: Persian
Translator: Azita Rassi
Original Publisher: Salis Publisher. Tehran, Iran
Original Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 978-1-910328-05-7
Hardcover pages: 24
Age range: 4-9
Genre: Picture Book
Author’s ethnicity: Iranian
Author’s residence: Iran
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Iranian
Illustrator’s residence: Montreal, Canada
Awards: Author was shortlisted for the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Subjects: Blossoms, Flowers, Journeys, Questions, Rain, Trust, Understanding, Wheat |