{"product_id":"always-sisters-a-story-of-loss-and-love-hardcover","title":"Always Sisters: A Story of Loss and Love - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaira Mir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShahrzad Maydani\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis much-needed picture book about navigating the difficult experience of pregnancy loss meets young readers at their level to offer a tender look at grieving someone who never entered the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaya can't wait for her baby sister to arrive. She's already got a name--Nura--and Raya is certain they'll be best friends. She's got all kinds of plans for things they'll do together like run through the sprinklers, play dress-up, and give piggyback rides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one day, Mama returns from the doctor with tears in her eyes. Nura won't be coming home after all. Raya feels confused and sad, like all the love she has for Nura is trapped inside her. With the help of family, friends, and her school counselor, though, Raya finds a way to grieve this loss and to share the love she'll always feel for her sister.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaira Mir is a physician and author of the award-winning picture book \u003ci\u003eMuslim Girls Rise\u003c\/i\u003e, which she wrote for her daughter and other children to have Muslim feminist role models. As an OB-GYN, she has cared for many families through pregnancy loss, but could not find the book she needed to help support her daughter through grief over her own family's loss, which inspired her to write \u003ci\u003eAlways Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the DC area with her kids and is always on the hunt for the next best playground and bubble tea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShahrzad Maydani is an illustrator and storyteller based in Maui, Hawaii, where she lives with her family. She was raised in Africa by an Iranian mother and an English father, and she spent her childhood collecting and telling stories. Shahrzad is the illustrator of the picture books \u003ci\u003ePoetree\u003c\/i\u003e by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eAlways Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e by Saira Mir, and \u003ci\u003eSourgrass\u003c\/i\u003e by Hope Lim.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 10.27 x 10.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752581431584,"sku":"9781665901567","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e36d7d47533edd1b58f2465d49f996a9.webp?v=1779999283","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/always-sisters-a-story-of-loss-and-love-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}