she has introduced her method of “tai chi storytelling” to more than 60 schools and libraries around the country

Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother

in her debut as author-illustrator

and Record-Breaking Horses

But making the wilds your home isn’t easy

The Flavors of Iraq: Impressions of My Vanished Homeland Evolution she has introduced her method1989. My first trip to Iraq. The taste of apricot. Never say Saddams name. The Western media largely glossed over the immense human suffering that occurred in Iraq during the embargo of the 1990s and the Iraq War. With this innovative and award winning graphic novel, French Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani sets that record straight. The Flavors of Iraq unfolds as a series of one thousand tweets. In them, Alani describes his experiences in Iraq from 1989,