Many Things At Once

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Synopsis
In 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.Based 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 her mother, a Jewish seamstress in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a tiny two-bedroom apartment and sewed wedding dresses shimmering in satin and lace.Her father tells stories of his 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.The 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.
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
40 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780593643921
Related ISBNs:
9780593643907, 9780593643914, 9798217066292, 9798217066308
Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Veera Hiranandani
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten
Reading Age:
4–8
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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