E. G. Alaraj
E.G. Alaraj grew up in the magical place that every child knows, where ideas look like pictures drawn from crayons, paint or ink and sound like stories from long ago and far away. The youngest of six girls in a homeschool family, she spent her childhood with her nose in storybooks, art books, music books, notebooks and trouble—especially trouble. In fact, she thinks trouble and imagination are best friends. E.G. lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Books by EG Alaraj
★ “Captures a language’s ability to connect one to places, ancestry, and cultural heritage through the sharing of stories, family recipes, and so much more. An inspiring addition to any collection.” — Booklist, starred review
★ “Alaraj uses gentle but exact rhyme to convey a shared past, present, and future. Wada’s digital illustrations use jewel tones and watercolor textures to build specific landscapes and poetic phrasing. This celebration of language successfully imparts the sense of it as a living, breathing expression of love and belonging.”—Shelf Awareness, starred review
“In a heartfelt tribute to the roots, rhythms, and reasons behind learning and speaking one’s heritage language, this uplifting text addresses the work of raising a child connected to their family’s culture.”—Publisher’s Weekly
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★“A stunning marriage of text and art that will linger with listeners as they slip into sleep...This melodic lullaby is warm and tender perfection.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“What a satisfying circularity from this team, providing reassurance for toddlers and preschoolers while offering parents or educators a natural path to explain how bedtime is bigger than one person’s wishes, but actually a rhythm of the universe...A sweet lullaby for story hour that could also kick off a discussion of diurnal and nocturnal rhythms.” —School Library Journal
