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About A Sky-Blue Bench
Product Description It's Afghani schoolgirl Aria's first day back at school since her accident. She's excited, but she's also worried about sitting on the hard floor all day with her new prosthetic "helper-leg." Just as Aria feared, sitting on the floor is so uncomfortable that she can't think about learning at all. She knows that before the war changed many things in Afghanistan, schools like hers had benches for students to sit at. If she had a bench, her leg would not hurt so much. The answer is obvious: she will gather materials, talk to Kaka Najar, the carpenter in the old city, and learn to build a bench for herself. In A Sky-Blue Bench, Bahram Rahman, author of The Library Bus, returns again to the setting of his homeland, Afghanistan, to reveal the resilience and resolve of young children—especially young girls—who face barriers to education. Illustrator Peggy Collins imbues Aria with an infectious spunkiness and grit that make her relatable even to readers with a very different school experience. An author's note gently introduces an age-appropriate discussion of landmines and their impact on the lives of children in many nations, especially Afghanistan, which has the highest concentration of landmines of any country in the world. Don't miss The Library Bus, also by Bahram Rahman Winner of the Middle East Book Award Finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award Finalist for the Florida Literary Association Children's Book Award Finalist for the OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award Winner of the Northern Lights Book Award: Multicultural Category Review Praise for A Sky-Blue Bench 2022 ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book Winner 2023 Indiana Young Hoosier Award Consideration List Selection 2021 The New York Times “What to Read: Four Children’s Books” Selection 2021 Kirkus Reviews "Best Books of 2021 Celebrating Community" Selection 2021 Foreword Reviews Book of The Day (Nov 3rd) 2021 Harvard Book Store “New This Week: Kids & Young Adult” Selection 2021 Quill & Quire “2021 Best of Fall guide: Kids’ books” Selection 2022 49th Shelf Top Grade Winter List Selection 2021 49th Shelf “Books for Back to School” Selection 2022 49th Shelf “Books that Inspire Students to Overcome Adversity” Selection ★ STARRED REVIEW “A timely, eye-opening portrait of resilience, community, and hope.”―Kirkus Reviews Starred Review ★ STARRED REVIEW “This is a touching and timely book that portrays the hardships many children in Afghanistan and other war-torn countries face. The author illustrates this beautifully and adds an informative and heartfelt “Author’s Note” that’ll leave a notable impression on young readers.”―Seattle Book Review Starred Review “Together with her mother and brother, Aria decides to build a bench herself, painting it skyblue: the color of “courage, peace and wisdom.”―Foreword Reviews “[A] heartwarming story about a resilient young girl who faces a barrier to her education.”―Quill & Quire “Illustrator Peggy Collins imbues Aria with an infectious spunkiness and grit that make her relatable even to readers with a very different school experience. An author's note gently introduces an age-appropriate discussion of landmines and their impact on the lives of children in many nations, especially Afghanistan...”―CBC Books “[A] poignant story recognizing the resilience and determination of young children, particularly girls, living in war-torn countries...Aria’s courage, in the face of adversity, will resonate with children, no matter what their background, as will the significance of the colour blue, a symbol of hope.”―Canadian Children’s Book News “How beautiful and heart-breaking to read this lovely picture book about a young girl...who finds a way to be comfortable at school by building her own bench. The ingenuity and determination of Afghani women and girls is explored...”―Youth Services Book Review “A Sky-Blue Bench shares a valuable lesson of resilience and that children, specifi
