Nana, Nenek & Nina

Liza Ferneyhough makes her author/illustrator debut with the delightfully clever Nana, Nenek & Nina. "Nina has two grandmothers who live on opposite sides of the world." A bisected spread shows England (Big Ben) and Malaysia (Petronas Twin Towers), with speech bubbles capturing greetings in British English and Malay. When visits commence, Ferneyhough keeps Nana on the left page, Nenek on the right, deftly revealing similarities and differences with each spread. Contrasts are artfully plenty, but Ferneyhough brilliantly connects similarities through text that reads across the top of both pages. Details differ, yes, but the familiar routines lovingly bind everyone. Ferneyhough was born in Kuala Lumpur and grew up visiting Nana Irene in her village and Nenek Jariah in her kampung. Those beloved memories clearly inspire her whimsical, heartwarming debut, dazzlingly enhanced by her ingenious presentation. --Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon

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