Sugar in milk /
Umrigar, Thrity N.,
Sugar in milk / by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland" --Amazon.com.
9780762495191 0762495197
Running Pr Book Pub, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 SAN 200-2205
2019934248
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Homesickness--Juvenile fiction.
Refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness--Juvenile fiction.
Aunts--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Iranian Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Iranians--India--Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrant children--Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness in children--Juvenile fiction.
Folk tales.
Picture books.
Social problem fiction.
Sugar in milk / by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland" --Amazon.com.
9780762495191 0762495197
Running Pr Book Pub, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 SAN 200-2205
2019934248
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Homesickness--Juvenile fiction.
Refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness--Juvenile fiction.
Aunts--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Iranian Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Iranians--India--Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrant children--Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness in children--Juvenile fiction.
Folk tales.
Picture books.
Social problem fiction.