We are happy about such a positive review of the book by our author Ibtisam Barakat, which was published by Sujet Verlag in 2021!
Here is the review from Congratulations Maca vom EKZ Bibliotheksservice about the children's book 'Purple Girl':
"Feelings cannot always be expressed in words. Some make their inner world visible through music or dance. Tamara, the protagonist, expresses her feelings through her images. Tamara is deeply saddened by her childhood home in Jaffa, where she discovered her talent for painting as a child and from which she and her family were evicted 70 years ago. In her imagination she paints the house and visits it at night. The girl who now lives there refuses her entry. While Tamara draws the house, colorful tears run down her cheeks and the colors of the house follow her. Only Lila remains over the city of Jaffa. The Palestinian-American author tells of flight, expulsion and sadness in a way that is easy for small children to understand, but also poetically about the power and language of colors. Even the German writing of the bilingual book adapts to the coloring of S. Hallak's pictures. He skillfully uses color as a medium, flowing straight from the images into the heart of the viewer, creating an understanding beyond language.”
Happiness Maca
