Our World: Türkiye - Board Book

by Emrah Güler (Author), Deniz Üçbasaran (Illustrator)

★ "Authentically crafted by a Turkish writer and illustrator, this title exudes cultural accuracy and care... A must-have for library collections everywhere" - School Library Journal, starred review

Günaydin! Let's spend a day in Türkiye. Eat fresh simit and plums, play yakantop, and read stories inside coffee cups. Even learn words in Turkish with pronunciation guides throughout the story.

• Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series
• Written by Turkish author and illustrator Emrah Güler and Deniz Üçbaşaran
• Extended endmatter offers a further glimpse into life in Türkiye

Back Jacket

G?naydın! Spend a day in T?rkiye eating fresh simit and plums, playing yakantop, and reading stories inside coffee cups.

Author Biography

Emrah Güler is a writer and journalist from Türkiye who has been writing professionally for 25 years. He is the founding partner of a digital media agency, creating strategy and tailoring content to cultural institutions, film industry, and civil society. Emrah has worked closely with disadvantaged groups including refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, and minorities. He graduated from the Children's Book Academy, is a member of SCBWI, and is also one of the authors of UN Women's recent initiative Awake Not Sleeping, a collection of 25 stories reimagining fairy tales.

Born in Istanbul, Türkiye, Deniz Üçbaşaran moved to İzmir after completing her university education. She has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years and has dozens of children's books, some of which have won awards. Deniz shares life with a garden, trees, flowers, books, and cats. In recent years, she has also embarked on new artistic adventures in her ceramics workshop.