He has mad cap hilarity in all his stories so I was not expecting this serious story that had something important to say. It was written in 1995, but new art was done for it in 2017. It’s like her memoir that Robert helped her write. This is interesting as it is the story of Saoussan when she immigrated to Canada. Buy a Coffee for nat (bookspoils) with /bookspoils If you're interested in buying From Far Away, just click on the image below to go through my link. Plus, the whole book is just very well curated, where everything, from the art to the accompanying text, flows together wonderfully.Īnd as always, here are some of my favorite illustrations:ĪRC kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I couldn't stop spinning it over and over in my head. One section in particular that had me gripped was about Saoussan’s fear of the skeletons hanging up in school for Halloween. Though it's a relatively quick read, From Far Away leaves an everlasting impression. We have here a vitally important picture book, sharing the message of inclusivity and belonging, combined with art and color pallets that are undeniable in their beauty. This is the perfect book to help kids empathize with immigrant children whose experiences are very similar to Saoussan’s. She describes the frustration of not understanding the teacher when she started school, not knowing how to ask to go to the bathroom, and being terrified of a Halloween skeleton. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada. When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. He has recovered enough that he is able to perform live, but has put his writing career on hold until he is fully recovered. In August 2008, Munsch suffered a stroke that affected his ability to speak in normal sentences. Munsch has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has also suffered from manic depression. The Munsches have since become adoptive parents of Julie, Andrew and Tyya (see them all in Something Good!) This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 19. In Guelph he was encouraged to publish the many stories he made up for the children he worked with. He also taught in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph as a lecturer and as an assistant professor. In 1975 he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after jobs at orphanages and daycare centers. He graduated from Fordham University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and from Boston University in 1971 with a Master of Arts degree in anthropology. Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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