When Tania was six years old, she and her parents fled Ukraine during World War II. For years they were refugees in Europe, displaced and without permanent residence. Finally, they found safe housing in a refugee camp, but what about home? Day by day, they stitched together new lives, but it wasn't until a memory of Tania's babushka and her beloved sunflowers that the family at last began to rebuild a sense of home.
This true account about debut author Beatrice Rendón's grandmother offers a universal story of hope for refugees around the world.
"Little Tania lived in "a beautiful city in Ukraine" with her parents and grandmother. But when World War II broke out, she and her parents fled. Her babushka stayed behind. The family traveled from city to city, eventually ending up in a refugee camp. They were together, but it didn't feel like home. Mama stitched window curtains from flour sacks and painted on them huge, glorious sunflowers - blossoms that reminded them of babushka. This tender debut book is based on stories the Minneapolis author Rendón's grandmother told of her own life. It's a heartwarming, poignant tale of loss and home."
