Seven Special Somethings: a Nowruz Story
Hardcover – Picture Book, February 16, 2021
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · February 16, 2021
A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram Kian can't wait for Persian New Year!
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- Who it’s for
- A playful celebration of Persian New Year, with a clever thread of S-words.
- Themes
- Persian New Year traditions, Family joy, Making a new haft-seen
- Genres
- Middle Eastern & Arab American Stories, Holiday & Celebration Stories, Diversity & Multicultural
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A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram Kian can't wait for Persian New Year! His family has already made a haft-seen, and Kian's baba and maman told him that all the things on it start with S and will bring them joy in the new year. Kian wonders if he could add just one more S, to make his family even happier. Hmm . . . Sonny the cat's name starts with S--but Sonny knocks the whole table over!
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Can Kian find seven special somethings to make a new haft seen before his family arrives for their Nowruz celebration?
A Nowruz Wordplay
A playful celebration of Persian New Year, with a clever thread of S-words.
Come here for
- A warm introduction to the haft-seen tradition
- Wordplay woven into a family celebration
Expect
- A child’s hopeful search for seven special somethings
- A lighthearted picture-book read
Where it sits
| Holiday & Celebration Stories | 42% |
|---|---|
| Diversity & Multicultural | 29% |
| Middle Eastern & Arab American Stories | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Seasons
- Multigenerational Families
- Nonreligious Celebrations
- Authors
- Adib Khorram
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- February 16, 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Persian New Year traditions · Family joy · Making a new haft-seen
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