Description
"This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting" - School Library Journal
Gunaydin! Let's spend a day in Turkiye. Eat fresh simit and plums, play yakantop, and read stories inside coffee cups. Even learn words in Turkish with pronunciation guides throughout the story.
About the Author
Emrah Guler is a writer and journalist from Turkiye who has been writing professionally for 25 years. He is the founding partner of a digital media agency, creating strategy and tailoring content to cultural institutions, film industry, and civil society. Emrah has worked closely with disadvantaged groups including refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, and minorities. He graduated from the Children's Book Academy, is a member of SCBWI, and is also one of the authors of UN Women's recent initiative Awake Not Sleeping, a collection of 25 stories reimagining fairy tales.
Born in Istanbul, Turkiye, Deniz UEcbasaran moved to Izmir after completing her university education. She has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years and has dozens of children's books, some of which have won awards. Deniz shares life with a garden, trees, flowers, books, and cats. In recent years, she has also embarked on new artistic adventures in her ceramics workshop.
Book Information
ISBN 9798888593790
Author Emrah Guler
Page Count 20
Imprint Barefoot Books Ltd
Publisher Barefoot Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 445g
Dimensions(mm) 165mm * 170mm * 17mm
Gunaydin! Let's spend a day in Turkiye. Eat fresh simit and plums, play yakantop, and read stories inside coffee cups. Even learn words in Turkish with pronunciation guides throughout the story.
- Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series
- Written by Turkish author and illustrator Emrah Guler and Deniz UEcbasaran
- Extended endmatter offers a further glimpse into life in Turkiye
About the Author
Emrah Guler is a writer and journalist from Turkiye who has been writing professionally for 25 years. He is the founding partner of a digital media agency, creating strategy and tailoring content to cultural institutions, film industry, and civil society. Emrah has worked closely with disadvantaged groups including refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, and minorities. He graduated from the Children's Book Academy, is a member of SCBWI, and is also one of the authors of UN Women's recent initiative Awake Not Sleeping, a collection of 25 stories reimagining fairy tales.
Born in Istanbul, Turkiye, Deniz UEcbasaran moved to Izmir after completing her university education. She has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years and has dozens of children's books, some of which have won awards. Deniz shares life with a garden, trees, flowers, books, and cats. In recent years, she has also embarked on new artistic adventures in her ceramics workshop.
Book Information
ISBN 9798888593790
Author Emrah Guler
Page Count 20
Imprint Barefoot Books Ltd
Publisher Barefoot Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 445g
Dimensions(mm) 165mm * 170mm * 17mm
