My Two Blankets resonates in a special way with people who are seeking asylum. It is a story of the pain associated with being dislocated from home and the familiar. But also of friendship, hope and new beginnings.
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing will donate $2 from the original sale of this new hardback Dari/English edition to Australia for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency's national partner, to support its global humanitarian operations of displaced people.
My Two Blankets English and Dari edition
- Irena Kobald
- Freya Blackwood (illustrator)
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ISBN:
9781761210976
Format:
Hardback
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
25cm x 21cm
Weight:
340g
RRP:
$24.99
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Published:
04 May 2022
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Irena Kobald
Irena Kobald is a multi-lingual Austrian immigrant to Australia, who teaches aboriginal children in Australian outback communities (the closest shop is 250 kms away!). She has a Master’s degree in Russian.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Freya Blackwood
Freya Blackwood was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Orange in NSW, Australia where she now lives with her daughter Ivy. After graduating from UTS in Visual Communications, Freya worked in the film industry as a production assistant, runner and effects technician. She began illustrating picture books in 2002 and has since been shortlisted for, and won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2010. Award-winning titles