Sour Cherries

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor Dezh Azaadand illustrator Nan Cao’s picture book Sour Cherries is a moving, personal story about an Afghan refugee child and the fruit that connects him to family and home.\nMy favorite day is in the summer,picking cherries with my mother.\nSour Cherries follows a summer day as an Afghan child learns to make sour cherry jam, stew, and tea with his mother, just like she learned from her mother. Pull the stem, pop the seed—together, they carefully prep their family dishes while sharing stories of his grandmother and the place they come from.\nInspired by the author’s life, this warmhearted companion to The Carpet: An Afghan Family Story celebrates the taste of home.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nISBN-13: 9781419763625\nPublisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers\n\n\n\nPublication Date: May 21, 2024\nPages: 32\nAges: 4-8\n\n\n\n