Joining the Our World series for very young readers, this board book with endnotes about daily life in Türkiye was created by a Turkish author and illustrator.
This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting. School Library Journal Günaydin! Come along for a day in Türkiye. Eat fresh simit and plums, play yakantop, and search for stories inside coffee cups. Turkish author Emrah Güler and illustrator Deniz Üçbasaran draw on their lived experiences to create this playful board book, which features educational endnotes, as part of the Our World series for very young readers.
AGES: 0 to 4
AUTHOR:
Emrah Güler is a writer and journalist from Türkiye who has been writing professionally for 25 years. He is the founding partner of a digital media agency, creating strategy and tailoring content to cultural institutions, film industry, and civil society.
Netsanet (Net) Tesfay is an illustrator and a graphic designer who lives with her husband and two young children in northern California, USA. She is a native of Ethiopia. Her colorful and whimsical art is influenced by her heritage and rich Ethiopian culture. Emrah has worked closely with disadvantaged groups including refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, and minorities. He graduated from the Children's Book Academy, is a member of SCBWI, and is also one of the authors of UN Women's recent initiative Awake Not Sleeping, a collection of 25 stories reimagining fairy tales. Born in Istanbul, Türkiye, Deniz Üçbasaran moved to Izmir after completing her university education. She has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years and has dozens of children's books, some of which have won awards. Deniz shares life with a garden, trees, flowers, books, and cats. In recent years, she has also embarked on new artistic adventures in her ceramics workshop.
POINTS:
• SERIES: Part of the Our World series of global board books for very young readers.
• GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: Bold artwork, engaging text and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers
• AVOIDS STEREOTYPES: A focus on daily life in Ethiopia, rather than landmarks, offers real insights into this culture that will resonate with children from all over the world
• AUTHENTIC: Author Fitsum Tesfaye Habtemariam and illustrator Netsanet Tesfay draw on their lived experience of life in Ethiopia to create this book
Author: Emrah Güler
Format: Board Book
Publication date: 01/04/2025
Pages: 20
Dimension: 17.02 x 1.7 x 16.51 cm
Imprint: Barefoot Books