The Blue Pool of Questions
by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
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Pub Date Sep 12 2017 | Archive Date Jul 18 2019
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Description
"I love this book with all my heart."—Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People's Poet Laureate, 2019-2021
Be curious, always ask questions, dive into the blue pool.
A man who doesn’t quite fit in arrives in a city full of busy people who don’t have much time for him. One day, he asks so many questions that they form a giant pool in the middle of the city. Eventually, the man gathers up the courage to dive into the pool looking for answers, but what will he find? The Blue Pool of Questions underscores the importance of curiosity, the necessity of asking questions, and the courage required to break free from the status quo.
A Note From the Publisher
Keywords: Books in Translation, Arabic, Palestine, Questions, Curiosity, Being Different
Advance Praise
Original Arabic version was winner of a 2016 Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature
“Deliciously confounding and deeply moving, this book is a work of art in pictures and words for adults and children alike.”—Kirkus Reviews
"Manasrah’s richly multilayered illustrations mesh gracefully with Abu-Alhayyat's abstract writing in a haunting meditation on one man’s search for belonging and meaning."—Publishers Weekly
“The Blue Pool of Questions is deep, and the reader has the choice of how far she wants to dive into it. The quest is not for easy answers, it is more to ask the right questions.” –Gita Wolf, children’s book author & founder of Tara Books
"Maya Abu-Alhayyat's haunting, evocative text and Hassan Manasrah's exquisitely gorgeous art combine to make a book worth holding very close. Give it to all your friends, big and little. We meet a man who lives his whole life with questions, then simply dives into them. He reminds us of the people we love most. He is the sea and the sky. He is Palestine and the United States and anywhere else you ever loved that did not quite live up to Best Dreams of Justice and Fairness. Children, who carry the most wonderful questions of all, will not be confounded that this book actually does not ask a single one. It respects that you will have your own. Thank you, Debwania, for your gracious translation. I love this book with all my heart." —Naomi Shihab Nye, acclaimed poet & author of Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winner, Habibi
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780997221985 |
| PRICE | $13.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 40 |
