{"product_id":"many-things-at-once-isbn-9780593643914","title":"Many Things At Once","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant picture book about family and belonging, the child of a Jewish mother and a South Asian father hears stories about her family history. Sometimes she doesn't feel Jewish enough or South Asian enough, but comes to realize you can feel--and be--many things at once.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD WINNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the author's own family history, here is a moving story about a young girl from two different backgrounds. The girl’s mother tells her stories about \u003ci\u003eher \u003c\/i\u003emother, a Jewish seamstress in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a tiny two-bedroom apartment and sewed wedding dresses shimmering in satin and lace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer father tells stories of \u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e mother, the girl’s other grandmother, who liked to cook bubbling dal on a coal stove in Pakistan. They tell stories about how both sides came to America, and how, eventually, her parents met on a warm summer evening in Poughkeepsie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe girl sometimes feels as if she's the “only one like me.” One day, when she spots a butterfly in her yard, she realizes it’s okay to be different—no two butterflies are alike, after all. It’s okay to feel alone sometimes, but also happy and proud. It’s okay to feel-- and be-- many things at once.\"This thoughtful portrait explores the doubt that many interfaith and biracial children feel about not fully belonging....\u003cb\u003eA quiet reflection on belonging and acceptance.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA tender personal story\u003c\/b\u003e with universal themes of plurality that young readers will enjoy.\"\u003ci\u003e —Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"This picture book is \u003cb\u003ea gentle, age-appropriate acknowledgement\u003c\/b\u003e of how feeling “many things at once” is part of belonging to multiple cultures while still celebrating the rich histories and traditions of each.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeera Hiranandani\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Newbery Honor–winning \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary,\u003c\/i\u003e earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Story of Half a Girl,\u003c\/i\u003e a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Find What You're Not Looking For,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the New York Historical   Society Children's History Book Prize. A former editor at Simon \u0026amp;   Schuster, she now teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults   MFA Program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNadia Alam is a second-generation Bangladeshi Canadian illustrator. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAwake, Asleep \u003c\/i\u003eby Kyle Lukoff, which received three starred reviews, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Machine \u003c\/i\u003eby Jonathan Hillman, called \"beautifully heartbreaking and heartening\" in a starred review from \u003ci\u003eBooklist.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Toronto with her husband, daughter, son, and dog named Momo.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299912306917,"sku":"NP9780593643914","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593643914.jpg?v=1767732239","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/many-things-at-once-isbn-9780593643914","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}