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Every day, Afiya wakes to a brand new day and a clean white dress, ready for her adventures to begin…
Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl’s childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry.
WINNER of the Northern Lights Book Awards Picture Book of the Year. USBBY Outstanding International Book 2021. New York Times, 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020. A Guardian Children’s Book of the Month.
“A joyous celebration of childhood, culture and place”―The New York Times, 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020
“A unique and beautiful combination of poetic story and expressive art”―Kirkus Reviews
“An exquisite celebration of the simple magic of childhood”―Shelf Awareness
“Gorgeous”―School Library Journal
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“[A] joyous celebration of childhood, culture and place . . . “―The New York Times
” [A] joyous celebration of childhood, culture and place. . .”―The New York Times
“James Berry’s ‘A Story About Afiya’ makes its debut in this visually spectacular edition illustrated by Brazilian artist Anna Cunha.”―Shelf Awareness
“A unique and beautiful combination of poetic story and expressive art.”―Kirkus Reviews
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About the Author
James Berry was a celebrated Jamaican poet, living in the UK. James received a Coretta Scott King Book Award and the Smarties Grand Prix, and was awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to poetry. He passed away in 2017.
Anna Cunha is an award-winning Brazilian artist who has illustrated more than 20 books for Brazilian and international publishers. She is the illustrator of bestselling titles A Story About Afiya and Anita and the Dragons.
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