I'll Love You from Afar - Going Global!

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A loving missive for anyone missing friends and family.

Beginning with an illustration of a child atop a lighthouse searching  the seas through a spyglass and ending with the lighthouse’s beacon of  love shining out into the night, this rhyming text sends an optimistic  message of patient and enduring love. “Sorry I can’t see you. / You’re  oh so far away! / But don’t you worry, / I’m in no hurry, / My love is  here to stay.” 

Befitting the universal theme, different children and  situations are depicted with each stanza, with no clearly identified  speaker or recipient maintained consistently throughout. The sentiment  is voiced from the shore, the playground, the city. Wherever the speaker  is—the depths of the ocean, the limits of space, the isolation of one  of the poles —they will  miss their loved one. 

The illustrations, done in an appropriately calm  palette, show a wide range of racial and gender presentations as the  scenes change. To a troubled friend across the alley, a kid in a  wheelchair offers, “You can blow all your troubles / Into some bubbles, /  And I’ll pop them at no extra charge.” The timing suggests yet another  Covid-19 picture-book response, but the sentiment is evergreen.

-Kirkus Review

A book that will definitely become part of my top ten list. My attention was caught right at the beginning and couldn’t drop it until I read it all. The twist in every story brightened up my day with laughs to last for a while.

-Priscilla, Amazon Review

I devoured this book in one sitting. It's like eating a box of chocolates. Each very short story is clever, well written, kooky and funny and leave thoughts lingering long after reading.

- Ms. V, Amazon Review

This microfiction collection was brilliantly written and a pleasure to read! I'm already thinking of ways I can incorporate it into a lesson to demonstrate to my students that imaginative writing needn't be lengthy or a full blown narrative. Well done Racha!

-Paige, Goodreads Review

It sends a loud and clear message to our children that they have to DREAM BIG, and that they can be whatever they want to be!! Their options aren't only your typical professions: teacher, artist or doctor!! Instead, there are many unique and futuristic professions that many of our children do not read about in Arabic, like being an astronaut, a gamer or even a beekeeper!

- Instagram Book Blogger @oh.the.books.that.youll.read

What an engaging and visually distinctive book! My niece and nephew loved it. The big, bold illustrations complement a simple and informative text that even had me learning new things about how animals move. The choices of animals are interesting, too, and not your typical run-of-the-mill. A fun and educational read. I highly recommend it!

- Rami, Amazon Review

What a wonderful book! Super informative and really fun, the book made my daughter (and myself!) think about how animals can move about in different ways. Even though the book is aimed for older kids my 3 year old thoroughly enjoyed it, and learned loads of new things too. Definitely on our list of everyday reads.

- Huda, Goodreads Review