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Mishka by Edward van de Vendel and Anoush Elman (2024, Hardcover)

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Mishka by Edward van de Vendel and Anoush Elman (2024, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLevine Querido

ISBN-101646144589

ISBN-139781646144587

eBay Product ID (ePID)11066151106

Product Key Features

Book TitleMishka

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnimals / Rabbits, General, Readers / Chapter Books, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

Publication Year2024

IllustratorSchaap, Annet

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Fiction

AuthorEdward Van De Vendel, Anoush Elman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Reviews"In this moving novel about home and belonging, a beloved bunny helps a refugee family tap into their collective stories." - Foreword, [STAR] "Van de Vendel and Elman's touching narrative (inspired by Elman's own experiences fleeing Afghanistan as a child) gets to the emotional heart of Roya's circumstances... This is a story with deftly drawn characters and clearly demonstrated familial love. Schaap's full-page color portraits of various characters with Mishka add elegance to this evocative and memorable presentation." - Booklist (starred), [STAR] "This tender novel, narrated in a simple, affecting voice by nine-year-old Roya, gently illuminates the disorienting effects of the refugee experience on a child... sensitively written and poignant." - Publishers Weekly (starred), [STAR] "Deftly weaving in moments of humor, joy, and sadness, the authors offer a gentle, child's-eye view of the dangers the family faces... Profoundly and charmingly moving." - Kirkus (starred)

Grade FromSecond Grade

Grade ToFifth Grade

SynopsisBest of the Year: Publishers Weekly - NYPL - Booklist Winner of the national book award for children's literature in the Netherlands -- a sweet and tender story of a girl refugee finding a new home! Roya, her three brothers, and their parents have a new family member -- Mishka, a bunny rabbit. He soon becomes a beloved part of their new home and gradually, the rabbit -- and also Roya -- get to hear the story of the family's journey from Afghanistan to the Netherlands. Told from different perspectives every time: big Bashir, gentle Hamayun, tough Navid, and sometimes Mom and Dad. Mishka and Roya listen. Anoush Elman and Edward van de Vendel became friends upon Elman's arrival in the Netherlands, and fifteen years later, they decided to write a story for younger readers about his family's experience. This gorgeous chapter book -- illustrated throughout in full color -- is a tender, lyrical story of a young girl processing a new country, new school, and new friends -- and a bunny escape! -- in a story readers and parents will treasure., Winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature in the Netherlands! A tender, lyrical story of an Afghani girl finding a new home, new friends, and refuge--with the help of a very special bunny. Meet Roya, her three brothers, and their parents. They've just welcomed a new family member: Mishka, a fluffy bunny rabbit! Mishka quickly becomes the beloved heart of their new home in the Netherlands. As Mishka settles in, he (and Roya!) gradually learn the incredible story of their family's journey from Afghanistan, told from the unique perspectives of big Bashir, gentle Hamayun, tough Navid, and sometimes Mom and Dad. Inspired by co-author Anoush Elman's own experiences fleeing Afghanistan as a child, this gorgeous, full-color illustrated chapter book by Anoush Elman and Edward van de Vendel is a story readers and parents will treasure. It's a heartwarming tale of a young girl navigating a new country, a new school, and the joys (and challenges!) of making new friends--and yes, even a bunny escape! P R A I S E "Deftly weaving in moments of humor, joy, and sadness, the authors offer a gentle, child's-eye view of the dangers the family faces... Profoundly and charmingly moving." -- Kirkus (starred review) "Van de Vendel and Elman's touching narrative... gets to the emotional heart of Roya's circumstances... This is a story with deftly drawn characters and clearly demonstrated familial love. Schaap's full-page color portraits of various characters with Mishka add elegance to this evocative and memorable presentation." -- Booklist (starred review) "This tender novel, narrated in a simple, affecting voice by nine-year-old Roya, gently illuminates the disorienting effects of the refugee experience on a child... sensitively written and poignant." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) BEST OF THE YEAR Publishers Weekly - NYPL - Booklist