Why am I Here?

Author(s): Constance Orbeck-Nilssen

3-5 yrs Picture Books (Hardback)

A remarkable book for encouraging self-reflection In this empathetic book, a young boy wonders what life would be like if he lived somewhere else. What if he lived in a city with millions of people? What would it be like to be a refugee from a war-torn country? Is he meant to be in a different place? Or is he right where he's supposed to be? Stirring and impactful, this book will cause readers to ponder life's big questions and have a better understanding of their place in the world.


Product Information

Constance Orbeck-Nilssen studied at the Norwegian Journalist Academy in Oslo and completed the writing program at the Norwegian Children's Literature Institute. She now works as a freelance journalist and children's author, and she has written a number of picture books, including I'm Right Here. Akin Duzakin is a Turkish-Norwegian illustrator and children's author. In 2006 he won the Bokkunstprisen award for illustration, and he was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2007 and 2008.

General Fields

  • : 9780802854773
  • : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
  • : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
  • : 0.522
  • : 30 November 2016
  • : 299mm X 216mm X 10mm
  • : United States
  • : 17 March 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Constance Orbeck-Nilssen
  • : Hardback
  • : Akin Duzakin
  • : English
  • : [E]
  • : 2015046684
  • : 32
  • : illustrations