When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada.She describes the frustration of not understanding the teacher when she started school, not knowing how to ask to go to the bathroom, and being terrified of a Hallowe'en skeleton. This is the perfect book to help kids empathize with immigrant children whose experiences are very similar to Saoussan's.
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Irene N. Watts is an award-winning playwright and children's novelist and educator. Watts is a life member of the Playwrights Guild. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Robert Munsch is one of North America's best-selling children's authors. His books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen langu
More about Robert MunschRoslyn Schwartz has lived in many places, including London, Paris, and San Francisco; she currently resides in Montreal. Roslyn is the author and illustrator of the first six popular "Mole Sisters" books as well as a new picture book for toddlers, "Yo Baby!." She has also worked on animated films.
More about Saoussan AskarRebecca Green is an illustrator, painter and self-proclaimed make-believe maker. She is the illustrator of The Unicorn in the Barn, From Far Away and The Glass Town Game. She works mainly in guache, pencil and ink, as an illustrator for children's and young adult books, magazines and galleries. Some of her clients include HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harc
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