AMAH FARAWAY
Written by Margaret Chiu Greanias
Release Date : January 25, 2022
Publisher : Bloomsbury Press
ISBN (Hardcover) : 9781547607211
Ages : 4-8
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2023 Bank Street Best Children’s Books Of The Year
2022 CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Finalist for Mirrors & Windows: Excellence in Children's Literature
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2023 Crystal Kite Finalist (California)
“Margaret Chiu Greanias's inviting Amah Faraway is a heartfelt homage to her Taiwanese heritage that binds multiple generations on either side of the globe. Tracy Subisak (illustrator of Shawn Loves Sharks) elevates the familiar bicultural narrative with vivacious multimedia illustrations.” Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
“Subisak’s watercolor, pencil, and ink illustrations lovingly show details from Taiwanese life and culture. Ranging from multiple vignettes per page to full spreads, they possess an almost cinematic storyboard quality while supporting the mirrored narrative symmetry that has the hot spring visit as its midpoint… this is a poignantly emotional and highly relatable story for children whose grandparents or other family members might live far away, but also one that teaches universal lessons about overcoming fears of the unfamiliar.” SLJ, Starred Review
"An au courant portrayal of a transnational childhood." Kirkus
"Approachable, warmly colored doodle-style art by Subisak (Jenny Mei Is Sad)—rendered in ink, watercolor, pastel, and colored pencil—invitingly traces Kylie, her mother, and her grandmother’s time in Taipei, including its restaurants, parks, and night market, appended with speech bubbles of English and Chinese with pinyin. Encouraging openness toward new experiences amid a centering of one child’s diasporic shift in cultural perception, this contemporary tale tenderly spotlights the strengthening of an intergenerational relationship." Publisher’s Weekly
“Created with ink, watercolors, pastels, and colored pencils, the illustrations offer colorful, bustling scenes set in Taipei, while sensitively depicting the characters. Both Greanias and Subisak grew up in the U.S. with grandmothers in Taiwan. A sympathetic portrayal of long-distance family ties.” Booklist
PRESS
Cut Fruit Collective Interview
Hearts In Taiwan Interview, Seeing Taiwan Through Our Mother’s Eyes
MOCAkids Virtual Book Reading and Activity
Taiwanese American, “Amah Faraway” celebrates the joys of bravery and gathering at last
Mochi Magazine, “Amah Faraway” Bring Closer Memories of Going to Taiwan
Taiwanese American Literature for Children
GUIDES + ACTIVITIES
Teacher Guide for Grades 1 through 3