Pamela Bitterman
Writer / Author / Adventurer / Wife / Mother/Grandmother
When This Is Over, I Will Go To School, And I Will Learn To Read
“When This Is Over, I Will Go To School,And I Will Learn To Read” – A Story of Hope and Friendship for One Young Kenyan Orphan
Nonfiction/Childrens Book
ISBN: 9781456603229
Told in the voice of one small boy, and illustrated by the orphans with whom the author worked while in Africa.
Photos and Illustrations-to-Music Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/w6sI2hj-v5w
EDITOR: Lisa Bruhn
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER: Ian Lesser
COVER DESIGN: Katie Rogers
BOOK TRAILER: D.U.S.E. MEDIA
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Hallie Bitterman
No one knows the story of Kenya better than the children who live it.
I had the opportunity to travel to this country and become immersed with the families there. The result is a 1500-word nonfiction children’s picture book containing over 70 unique and original color images, titled, “When This Is Over, I Will Go To School, And I Will Learn To Read: A Story of Hope and Friendship for One Young Kenyan Orphan.”
This true story of one little boy is told in his own words.
While there are many books about Africa on the market, none are told from a child’s point of view like this one.
The children from the village created the book’s illustrations. I asked these students to draw what represented family, love, happiness, sadness, fear and hope for them. I have also included powerful photographs of the children, the school, the village and the countryside, the hospital, the mobile clinic and orphan program.
It is this truth that is certain to nudge the hearts and minds of parents, teachers and children everywhere.
I have promised all proceeds from the sale of this book to the children of the tiny village school where the illustrations were created. They trust me. And they wait.
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CBC GOLD SEAL FIRST PLACE AWARD WINNER
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FINALIST, SMARTWRIT BOOK AWARD
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FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE CHILDREN’S BOOK CATEGORY OF THE SMART WRIT BOOK AWARDS!
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2011 WINNERS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrGrGVWKCg
An audio version of this book has also been produced. Both the audio version and the book are now available for purchase at (https://www.ebookit.com). Link: