{"product_id":"im-from-here-and-there-paperback","title":"I'm From Here and There - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Carol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJo Fernihough\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lyrical picture book about belonging to two places at once - and not having to choose between them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery child who has ever left one place for another carries a \"there\" inside them. In \u003ci\u003eI'm From Here and There\u003c\/i\u003e, a young child born in one country and raised in another learns to hold both as part of who they are. Though they don't remember \"there,\" they carry its language, its stories, and its love in their heart - alongside the everyday joys of \"here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeason by season, the child notices how the two worlds tilt against each other: fall there, spring here; a Christmas that is cold and cozy in one place and full of sunshine and music in the other; bedtime on one clock while morning is already arriving on the other. There are folktales from here and folktales from there, both wrapped in the same wonder. And in the noticing, something settles - the two halves were never a question to be answered. They are simply the shape of this child's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in warm, rhythmic verse for ages 3 to 8, \u003ci\u003eI'm From Here and There\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to any child living between a here and a there - whether that's two countries, two languages, two houses, or the town they left and the one they live in now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside the book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gentle, read-aloud story in free verse, about 440 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack matter introducing \"there\" as Brazil, with Portuguese words and simple pronunciation guides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn introduction to Brazilian traditions including Festa Junina and Carnaval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide-by-side animals of two countries: jaguar and cougar, sloth and bear, toucan and bald eagle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA tender read-aloud for families in the middle of a move, for children finding their footing somewhere new, for Brazilian and bicultural families raising children between two languages, and for classrooms and libraries where every child's story starts somewhere different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.09 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68370342150365,"sku":"9798993548104","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/PcLiIW2QoG9798993548104.webp?v=1793458256","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/im-from-here-and-there-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}