Illustrated by Sonja Wimmer
2012 FSC, (all proceeds to Cometa Fdtn., wwww.fundacioncometa.org)
24 pages
$15.95
TPPL
Goodreads rating: 3.60
My rating: 4
Endpapers: fluffy clouds on a brown paper-baggy paper showing fibers
Title Page: one kite, flying
Dedication: "To the children who live in conflict zones, so that they can see their kite of PEACE flying high in the sky."
Illustrations: Beautiful. They include subtle bits and pieces of Afghanistan - clothing - terrain - faces - children in daily life - simple drawings. They are done in browns with touches of color and fill the entire page - all are two-page spreads with the words in a cool font incorporated into the illustrations somewhere.
1st line's: "I look at the sky, I close my eyes, and my imagination begins to soar....
I fly between the clouds of the country i love: Afghanistan."
Ending: "A place where harmony reigns, a place of togetherness...A place - please forgive me if my eyes fill with tears -- that leads us towards PEACE."
My Goodreads review: "The sky can be full of kites, I think to myself, but it can also be full of dreams..." This book is about the dreams a young Afghani girls has for peace in the country she loves. It's more a piece of writing about hopes and dreams than a story, but that's more-than okay. It's really a simple wish, eh? (And, I love the author's use of elipses!)
Goodreads summary: Beautifully illustrated and undeniably moving, this is the story of a little Afghan girl’s dreams of peace. As her country is wracked by war, a girl’s imagination drifts toward the idea of peace for her people and for her country. Her powerful dreams soon take wing and fill the homes and hearts of those around her, uniting a people in their common desire for peace.
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