{"title":"Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Middle East","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sakina-and-the-uninvited-guests-9781547613427","title":"Sakina and the Uninvited Guests","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ezra Jack Keats Award honoree author Zahra Marwan, a picture book about the magic power of art to connect us to the past and to each other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"\u003cb\u003eA powerful story.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"\u003cb\u003eBegs multiple viewings.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"\u003cb\u003eWorth visiting time and time again.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eStunningly illustrated.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a sandstorm descends upon the city, Sakina and her mama forego their plans to visit the beach and head to the local museum instead. While Sakina yawns and scowls at the boring old relics, her mama's eyes keep filling with tears, moved by the details she recognizes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when it's finally time to leave the museum, Sakina returns home with something unexpected . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan three uninvited guests help Sakina see the museum through her mama's eyes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis gorgeous, sweeping picture book illuminates the incredible power of art: it humanizes our ancestors, connects us to the past and to each other, and reflects the essential, universal human need to be understood and remembered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover another deeply moving story from Zahra Marwan, the critically acclaimed creator of the New York Times\/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book \u003ci\u003eWhere Butterflies Fill the Sky. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zahra Marwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 10.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547613427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2025 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZahra Marwan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Butterflies Fill the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, which has received notable acclaim including recognition as one of NPR's Best Books of the Year, the Society of Illustrators' Dilys Evans Founders Award, a New York Times\/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books Award, and an Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Honor Award. 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