Even the greatest poet was once a child. And so it was with Rumi. When he was young he was enchanted by birds and books. He later became a scholar, but it was the loss of his best friend, Shams, that inspired Rumi to his most important realization: Love is in us and everywhere.
The Persian mystic and poet Rumi is one of the best known and most widely read poets in the world. The renowned illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh herself comes from Iran. With this picture book she creates a touching memorial to Rumi's wisdom and warmth. The strong colors and ornamental details transport us to the Persian Empire in the 13th century. Yet Rumi's story and his poetry are timeless.
Written by award-winning Iranian-American artist Rashin Kheiriyeh,this narrative nonfiction picture book has been published to honor his life and the 750th anniversary of his death.
About the author: Rashin Kheiriyeh is an internationally recognized, award-winning illustrator/author, art director, animator and painter who has 23 years of experience in publication and broadcasting. She has published over Ninety children’s books in countries such as United State, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, South Korea, China, Brazil, India and Iran.She studied painting at School of Visual Art, New York.She has received numerous awards such as 2023 and 2024 Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to children's literature. 2022 Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award, 2021 Sheila Barry Best Canadian picture book of the year, Sendak Fellowship Award, New York,2017, New Horizon Award (RAGAZZ I) from Bologna Book Fair, Italy,2009, Golden Apple Award from Bratislava Illustration Biannual (BIB), Slovakia, and Crystal Roc Award (Simorgh e Bolorin) from 28th FAJR Film Festival, Iran. Rashin is the character artist of the most popular Iranian animation series called Sugarland/ Shekarestan for national TV in Iran.some of her clients are New Yorker, New York Times, Google, Amazon, Penguin Random House, LQ, North South Books, Scholastic, Little brown, Candlewick, Simon and Schuster and so on.
