Don't Eat Me: The Almost True Story of Belladonna Poetry Anthologies award-winning author of Habibi and

award-winning author of Habibi and Sitti's Secrets"Like many picture books about immigration

A boy says farewell to a loved one as he imagines her walking on into her next journey

Includes endnotes about oak trees

to save his family

separated by duty and distance

Don't Eat Me: The Almost True Story of Belladonna Poetry Anthologies award-winning author of Habibi andFrom award winning illustrator Esm Shapiro and debut talent Kate Finney comes the unforgettable story of Belladonna, a spunky, beautiful plant who must learn to survive even though she can't flee from those who want to devour her! Everyone in the forest knows about Belladonna that tall, beautiful plant whose berries are so delicious that they're forever being gobbled up. Day after day, poor Belladonna is nibbled at until there's almost nothing left of