{"product_id":"many-things-at-once-9780593643907","title":"Many Things at Once","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant picture book about family and belonging, the child of a Jewish mother and a South Asian father hears stories about her family history. Sometimes she doesn't feel Jewish enough or South Asian enough, but comes to realize you can feel--and be--many things at once.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the author's own family history, here is a moving story about a young girl from two different backgrounds. The girl's mother tells her stories about \u003ci\u003eher \u003c\/i\u003emother, a Jewish seamstress in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a tiny two-bedroom apartment and sewed wedding dresses shimmering in satin and lace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer father tells stories of \u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e mother, the girl's other grandmother, who liked to cook bubbling dal on a coal stove in Pakistan. They tell stories about how both sides came to America, and how, eventually, her parents met on a warm summer evening in Poughkeepsie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe girl sometimes feels as if she's the \"only one like me.\" One day, when she spots a butterfly in her yard, she realizes it's okay to be different--no two butterflies are alike, after all. It's okay to feel alone sometimes, but also happy and proud. It's okay to feel-- and be-- many things at once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeera Hiranandani\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary, \u003c\/i\u003e earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Story of Half a Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Find What You're Not Looking For, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the New York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize. A former editor at Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, she now teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA Program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNadia Alam is a second-generation Bangladeshi Canadian illustrator. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAwake, Asleep \u003c\/i\u003eby Kyle Lukoff, which received three starred reviews, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Machine \u003c\/i\u003eby Jonathan Hillman, called \"beautifully heartbreaking and heartening\" in a starred review from \u003ci\u003eBooklist.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Toronto with her husband, daughter, son, and dog named Momo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187325042962,"sku":"9780593643907","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7edd25c-317a-4ad4-b974-16b872ffa508.jpg?v=1744640300","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/many-things-at-once-9780593643907","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}