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Candlewick
April 2011
On Sale: April 12, 2011
48 pages
ISBN: 0763645702
EAN: 9780763645700
Hardcover
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Childrens
From Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Obama, comes a
lyrical story relaying the loving wisdom of their late
mother to a young granddaughter she never met. Little Suhaila wishes she could have known her grandma, who
would wrap her arms around the whole world if she could,
Mama says. And one night, Suhaila gets her wish when a
golden ladder appears at her window, and Grandma Annie
invites the girl to come along with her on a magical
journey. In a rich and deeply personal narrative, Maya
Soetoro-Ng draws inspiration from her mother’s love for
family, her empathy for others, and her ethic of service to
imagine this remarkable meeting. Evoking fantasy and
folklore, the story touches on events that have affected
people across the world in our time and reaffirms our common
humanity. Yuyi Morales’s breathtaking artwork illuminates
the dreamlike tale, reminding us that loved ones lost are
always with us, and that sometimes we need only look at the
moon and remember.
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