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Mishka

Mishka - Hardcover

by Edward Van De Vendel, Anoush Elman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Edward Van De Vendel, Anoush Elman, Annet Schaap (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2024-11-12Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Levine QueridoISBN-13:9781646144587ISBN-10:1646144589UPC:9781646144587Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Animals, ReadersBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Rabbits, Chapter BooksSize:7.60 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCQ4DC1TN1
Winner of the national book award for children's literature in the Netherlands -- a sweet and tender story of a girl refugee finding a new home!

Roya, her three brothers, and their parents have a new family member -- Mishka, a bunny rabbit. He soon becomes a beloved part of their new home and gradually, the rabbit -- and also Roya -- get to hear the story of the family's journey from Afghanistan to the Netherlands. Told from different perspectives every time: big Bashir, gentle Hamayun, tough Navid, and sometimes Mom and Dad. Mishka and Roya listen.

Anoush Elman and Edward van de Vendel became friends upon Elman's arrival in the Netherlands, and fifteen years later, they decided to write a story for younger readers about his family's experience. This gorgeous chapter book -- illustrated throughout in full color -- is a tender, lyrical story of a young girl processing a new country, new school, and new friends -- and a bunny escape! -- in a story readers and parents will treasure.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Levine QueridoISBN-13:9781646144587ISBN-10:1646144589UPC:9781646144587Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Animals, ReadersBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Rabbits, Chapter BooksSize:7.60 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCQ4DC1TN1

Edward van de Vendel has been a school principal, founder, and teacher. He has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and received the German Jugendliteratur Prize; in 2023, he received the highest honor for children's books in the Netherlands: the Gouden Griffel, for Mishka. Edward lives in Amersfoort, and travels widely.

Author residence: Netherlands

Anoush Elman was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. When he was twelve he came to live in the Netherlands with his parents, brothers and sister, where the family had to wait seven years before receiving their residence permit. After high school he studied applied psychology, took a job as senior researcher at Pharos, the Dutch Center of Expertise On Health Disparities, and obtained his doctorate in 2022.

Author residence: Netherlands

Annet Schaap is a children's book illustrator and in 2017 made her debut as both writer and illustrator for Lampje, which won the Gouden Griffel, the British Carnegie Medal, and the Premio Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi, and has been translated into 22 languages.

Illustratorresidence: Netherlands

Nancy Forest-Flier is an American-born translator and editor living and working in the Netherlands. She has translated several adult and children's novels from Dutch to English as well as books of historical non-fiction. She has also translated for numerous Dutch museums and institutes including the Anne Frank House. She has six children and ten grandchildren.

Translator residence: Netherlands
Publisher: Levine Querido

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Edward Van De Vendel, Anoush Elman, Annet Schaap (Illustrator)

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Edward Van De Vendel, Anoush Elman

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