Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story -- Adib Khorram, Hardcover

A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram

Kian can't wait for Persian New Year His family has already made a haft-seen, and Kian's baba and maman told him that all the things on it start with S and will bring them joy in the new year. Kian wonders if he could add just one more S, to make his family even happier. Hmm . . . Sonny the cat's name starts with S--but Sonny knocks the whole table over Can Kian find seven special somethings to make a new haft seen before his family arrives for their Nowruz celebration?

Author: Adib Khorram
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 02/16/2021
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780593108260
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511861 / Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2020
Booklist 02/01/2021 pg. 56
School Library Journal 03/01/2021 pg. 75
Shelf Awareness 03/05/2021

About the Author
Adib Khorram lives in Kansas City, Missouri. When he isn't writing (or at his day job as a graphic designer), you can probably find him trying to get his hundred-yard freestyle under a minute, learning to do a Lutz jump, or steeping a cup of oolong. His debut novel, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, earned several awards, including the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. The sequel, Darius the Great Deserves Better, comes out in August 2020.

Zainab Faidhi is a conceptrual artist, illustrator, animator, and architect. Her work includes the feature film The Breadwinner, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Seven Special Somethings is her first picture book to be published in the United States.