Author Dezh Azaadand illustrator Nan Cao’s picture bookSour Cherriesis a moving, personal story about an Afghan refugee child and the fruit that connects him to family and home.
My favorite day is in the summer, picking cherries with my mother.
Sour Cherriesfollows a summer day as an Afghan child learns to make sour cherry jam, stew, and tea with his mother, just like she learned from her mother. Pull the stem, pop the seed—together, they carefully prep their family dishes while sharing stories of his grandmother and the place they come from.
Inspired by the author’s life, this warmhearted companion toThe Carpet: An Afghan Family Storycelebrates the taste of home.
