2024 South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Award Winners The Carpet: An Afghan Family Story by Dezh Azaad; illustrated by Nan Cao (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2023). The illustrations beautifully capture Dezh Azaad’s story about an Afghan refugee child, her innocence and uncertainty when she remembers the role the carpet has played in her family’s history and memories. This picture book …