The Seasons of Parastoo

Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
When Parastoo’s mother must go away for the winter, the cycles of nature give Parastoo hope that her mother, like the birds, will return in the spring.

Parastoo loves the colors that make up her world, and especially loves the blue swallows in the tree outside her window. She’s sad when they fly south for the winter—and this year is hard because her mom has to go away for a while, too. Fortunately, her grandparents take great care of her, and she continues to find joy in the wonders of each season. But she longs for spring, when her mother will return just like the swallows.

Celebrating the cycles of nature, this warm family story offers a reassuring message about how seasons of nature—and life—come and go, each with their own special beauty.
Rashin Kheiriyeh is the author and/or illustrator of over eighty children's books around the world. Her recent book, The Shape of Home, received three starred reviews and was praised by the New York Times as "a joyful, wildly imaginative book." She received a PhD in illustration and an MFA in graphic design from Alzahra University in Tehran, and was named a Maurice Sendak Fellow in 2017. Born in Khorramshahr, Iran, Rashin now lives in Washington, DC. View titles by Rashin Kheiriyeh

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When Parastoo’s mother must go away for the winter, the cycles of nature give Parastoo hope that her mother, like the birds, will return in the spring.

Parastoo loves the colors that make up her world, and especially loves the blue swallows in the tree outside her window. She’s sad when they fly south for the winter—and this year is hard because her mom has to go away for a while, too. Fortunately, her grandparents take great care of her, and she continues to find joy in the wonders of each season. But she longs for spring, when her mother will return just like the swallows.

Celebrating the cycles of nature, this warm family story offers a reassuring message about how seasons of nature—and life—come and go, each with their own special beauty.

Author

Rashin Kheiriyeh is the author and/or illustrator of over eighty children's books around the world. Her recent book, The Shape of Home, received three starred reviews and was praised by the New York Times as "a joyful, wildly imaginative book." She received a PhD in illustration and an MFA in graphic design from Alzahra University in Tehran, and was named a Maurice Sendak Fellow in 2017. Born in Khorramshahr, Iran, Rashin now lives in Washington, DC. View titles by Rashin Kheiriyeh

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