The Sky of Afghanistan - by Ana Eulate (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards</b> <p/>This Afghan girl doesn't stop dreaming and her dreams flies towards all the regions, entering homes, families and hearts. <p/>Guided Reading Level: O, Lexile Level: 1160L<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Gold Medal at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, <i>The Sky of Afghanistan</i> offers a moving ode to dreamers, to peace, and to finding hope for ending war once and for all.</b></p><p>In a country ravaged by war, a girl looks up at the sky, closes her eyes and her imagination begins to soar, far away from hatred, from sadness. She flies up high, high above into the sky, until she envisions that long-awaited dream in which we all hold hands. She invites us to dream with her so that in her country, Afghanistan, peace may reign forever. Her dream is directed to all regions, she enters homes, homes, families, hearts.</p><p><b>An ode to peace that reminds us of the need to be supportive and tolerant.</b></p><p><b>Don't miss the book trailer!</b></p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Ardent advocacy for Afghan peace. <b>--Kirkus Reviews</b></p><br><br><p>In this glowing picture book translated from Spanish, a small Afghan girl dreams of peace. (...) True to a child's experience, the story's power is in the contrasts, and young children will recognize that the basic things they take for granted are missing in others' daily lives. <b>--Booklist</b></p> Powerful images of dancing kites, ascending doves, women in burqas, a child playing with toys made from trash and flowers sprouting from tanks juxtapose the real and the aspirational. Ardent advocacy for Afghan peace. --Kirkus Reviews (September 2012) <br> Ana A. de Eulate's prose is poignantly lyrical. Her sophisticated style is warm and welcoming, as are Sonja Winter's illustrations. Her eye-catching lines and stylized depictions are masterfully rendered. Her use of light--stunning. --www.CrackingTheCover.com<br> "To move from dreams to making a new reality, never underestimate the power of a determined little girl. She dreams of a time when "the sound of war has truly gone forever." Surely that must be a birthright for all children? Her unwavering convictions are testimony that she "can make this dream come true, / a wonderful dream in which we all hold hands, / and we are all given a new opportunity / to leave our footprints for all eternity." How impossible not to be touched by the book's final thought, the longing for "A place - please forgive me if my eyes fill with / tears - that leads us towards PEACE. <br> (...)Beyond de Eulate's inspiring words, Wimmer's illustrations - from the smallest details to swirling, sweeping scenes -- surely add volumes: a caged dove flying to freedom; the children's various smiles, from the uncertain to the bursting; the women's heavy blue burqas drawn over grid paper as if to show them to be the cages they are, and the daring few who momentary lift their veils to witness the little girl being lifted up (and away) by her high-flying kite before she, too, is caged; the (vibrantly colorful) intricate toys as the little girl plays on top of (dingy monotone) garbage and rubble, the bright lily bursting forth larger than life from a shrinking tank's gun, the young girls at their desks with books and pencils in hand, various pieces of Afghan maps as if waiting to be reassembled back together, the cancelled Afghan stamps as reminders of the need for communication near and far. www.Smithsonianapa.org<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Ana Eulate</b> is the founder and CEO of Cuento de Luz, a Children's Picture Book Publishing Company created in 2010. A strong engagement with NGOs together with the use of sustainable materials in the book production (especially the exclusive use of Stone Paper in all books), resulted in a B Corp certification in 2015. She has been featured as a Top 100 Woman Impact Leader 2021 due to her work in creating a positive social and environmental impact for over a decade. Eulate has a strong international background having worked at the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Madrid, being appointed Commercial Attachée to the Spanish Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, and assigned to the General Directorate for External Relations of the European Commission in Brussels.</p><p><b>Sonja Wimmer</b> loves painting pictures and telling stories. After studying and working for some years as a graphic designer in her hometown of Munich and Brussels, she decided to pack her suitcase and move to Barcelona to study Illustration at the Llotja Arts and Crafts School. Since then, she lives between brushes and stories, working as an illustrator and freelance for publishers and other customers worldwide. She has received many awards for her work in the United States, most notably Gold Medal for Best Illustrator for <i>The Word Collector</i>.</p>
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