A Story About Afiya
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Written by JAMES BERRY | Illustrated by ANNA CUNHA
Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl’s childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry OBE.
Ages: 3-6
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Picture book
'A book to treasure' – Books for Keeps, 5 STARS
'A wonderful weaving together of two imaginations' – Myra Barrs
'A unique and beautiful combination of poetic story and expressive art' – Kirkus Reviews
'Lyrical and evocative' – Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl’s childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry OBE.
Ages: 3-6
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Picture book
'A book to treasure' – Books for Keeps, 5 STARS
'A wonderful weaving together of two imaginations' – Myra Barrs
'A unique and beautiful combination of poetic story and expressive art' – Kirkus Reviews
'Lyrical and evocative' – Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast