{"product_id":"sugar-in-milk","title":"Sugar in Milk","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px; display: flex;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; height: 70%; text-align: left; width: 90%; overflow: hidden auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author Thrity Umrigar and illustrator Khoa Le comes a story of a young girl who felt alone in her community after recently immigrating to America to live with her Auntie and Uncle—where she finds solace and joy through her Auntie's retelling of a classic Persian myth of acceptance and compassion between strangers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis timely and timeless story about immigration, refugees, and tolerance is now in paperback for the first time!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I first came to this country, I felt so alone. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eISBN\/EAN: 9798894143767\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Running Press Kids\u003cbr\u003ePublish Date:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSeptember 1, 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 48\u003cbr\u003eTarget Age: 6-8\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brown Babies Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52609026490670,"sku":"9798894143767","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1795\/4669\/files\/SugarinMilk.jpg?v=1788924343","url":"https:\/\/brownbabiesbooks.com\/products\/sugar-in-milk","provider":"Brown Babies Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}