'Hannah Moushabeck has written a marvelous, utterly transporting story describing the gentle power of precious transmitted memory and the wistfulness of immigrants, particularly those in exile from an occupied or altered place. INTERGENERATIONAL STORIES: This sweet father-daughter story celebrates the bedtime ritual of storytelling, promoting intergenerational sharing and modeling learning about family trees and family histories. This story will resonate with immigrant families and refugees of all ethnicities and origins, as well as anyone who yearns for home. UNIVERSAL MESSAGE: There are so many people who long to return to their homelands but are unable to. With heartfelt illustrations by Reem Madooh, this story is a love letter to home, to family, and to the persisting hope of people that transcends borders. These daughters of the diaspora feel love for a place they have never been, a home they cannot visit. But, as their father’s story comes to an end, they know that through his memories, they will always return.Ī Palestinian family celebrates the stories of their homeland in this moving autobiographical picture book debut by Hannah Moushabeck. but they can celebrate stories of their homeland!Īs bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway homeland-Palestine. Through their father's memories, the Old City of Jerusalem comes to life: the sounds of juice vendors beating rhythms with brass cups, the smell of argileh drifting through windows, and the sight of doves flapping their wings toward home.

A father and his daughters may not be able to return home.

Eeny Up Above by Jane Yolen