Welcome, Uncle Nowruz!: A Persian New Year's Story | Rashin Kheiriyeh (Author) Deborah Willis and cope with fear while

and cope with fear while holding on to hope

interviewing B-list celebrities over lukewarm hot dogs

and anime aficionados alike

But his new classmates all think he's a weirdo

” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Welcome, Uncle Nowruz!: A Persian New Year's Story | Rashin Kheiriyeh (Author) Deborah Willis and cope with fear whileBrilliant Iranian American creator Rashin offers her fun and fresh spin on a classic Nowruz folktale. Nane Sarma is winter herself, and every year she waits eagerly for her old friend, Uncle Nowruz. His job is to travel the land announcing the beginning of spring. But somehow, she always falls asleep before he arrives! This year, her three grandchildren will celebrate with her, so surely she will stay awake. But after the family shops for all seven