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Zanyar Adami illustrated by Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil
Published by Natur & Kultur
"When it rains, Baran always thinks of his father, the rainmaker. He stayed behind when Baran and his mother were forced to flee after a bombing attack on the camp in the mountains. Now Baran and his mother live in Sweden, in a house so tall it almost touches the clouds, and he has just started preschool. When Baran’s father finally comes, they go to Arlanda to meet him. Soon, his father will hold Baran tightly in his arms, just like before.
The Rainmaker is a timeless story about flight, loss, and longing. But it is also about a child’s ability to find his place in a new, unfamiliar land. Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil's illustrations alternately depict Baran's new everyday life and the strong memories from the mountains that return in his dreams."
