The Rice Bag Hammock

by Shaeeza Haniff, Swafeha Khan (Illustrator)

Overview

The Rice Bag Hammock is a book that takes its readers on the journey of an ordinary burlap bag. It makes its way from holding freshly harvested rice to becoming the center of playground, family life, community and everyday activities.
Told in a lyrical voice and filled with vibrant detailed illustrations of scenic Guyana countryside, The Rice Bag Hammock is a picture book for all ages.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012361714
Publisher:	Shaeeza Haniff
Publication date:	04/15/2011
Series:	The Aja Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	465,843
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Shaeeza Haniff is a Kindergarten Teacher in Binghamton, New York.

First born to the former Chief Education Officer of Guyana and his wife, Shaeeza grew up in the coastal region of tropical Guyana, South America. Her childhood was filled with memories of large family gatherings, dozens of cousins, aunts, uncles and many song filled hammock swings. Aja (northern Indian word for paternal grandfather) was prominent in her life until his death in 1987. His gift for storytelling seems to have passed down to Shaeeza as she has been writing and making up stories since she was ten years old.
She followed her father's footsteps and became a Nursery School teacher at the age of 20, graduating top of her class. She gets inspiration for her books from her family, memories of her childhood and her many students.
Shaeeza now lives in Binghamton, New York with her husband, five children, three cats and one beta fish.
This is her first published book.


Swafeha Khan, an artist living in Coconut Creek , Florida is Shaeeza's youngest sister.

Sharing many of the same experiences as her big sister, Swafeha grew up as an artist, investigating, noticing, sketching, drawing, coloring her days away. Graduating from the Burrowes' School of Art and the University of Guyana with an art degree, Swafeha continued with her love of art as an art teacher. She attended a Disney/UNICEF animation workshop hosted by Carimac University of West Indies, Jamaica.
She gets her inspiration from nature and from her kids.
She now lives in Coconut Creek with her husband, four kids and three cats. This is her first illustrated book.