Fall 2024

Under the Red Shawl

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Everyone was leaving town on the day that Salim was born. Mama folded him into her shawl and started walking amid the dust and color.

Starting out in a new place is tough, but friendship, kindness, and imagination help Salim, Mama, and Donkey discover their new world. In this stunning picture book by award-winning creators Vikki Conley and Martina Heiduczek, we journey with Salim as he grows up, creating a new life around him.

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978-1-916790-10-0
$14.24
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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Category Diverse Books: Immigration & Refugees, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2024
Publisher New Frontier Publishing
Imprint New Frontier Publishing
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2024-09-10
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039250, JUV039090
Dewey [E]
Dimensions 11 x 9.5
Features Original artwork

Author: Vikki Conley

Vikki Conley has worked as a professional writer for more than 20 years. She creates stories that celebrate the spirit of wonder, freedom, and adventure that she wishes every child could enjoy.

Illustrator: Martina Heiduczek

Martina Heiduczek has a passion for color and textures and aims to create happy images to evoke emotion and thought in young and old minds alike. Working as a full-time illustrator in Australia, her illustrations are a mixture of digital and traditional media.