Home Away from Home
In this comforting picture book about embracing one’s family culture, Nuha arrives in Oman to visit her grandmother after years apart. The visit starts out on a melancholy note: Nuha accidentally left her favorite doll behind. But as she acclimates to her “home away from home” and gets lost in the rhythms of the souk, she finds both familiar points of reference to soothe her and new experiences to delight in. Folk art touches in the illustrations, which favor bright pinks, blues, and yellows, evoke the warmth of Oman and of Nuha’s family’s love.
Reviewed by
Michelle Anne Schingler
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