Welcome, Uncle Nowruz!: A Persian New Year's Story - Hardcover

Nowruz arrives the same way it always has -- with saffron ice cream, new clothes, a Haft-Seen table set just so, and the hope that this year, Nane Sarma will finally stay awake to greet Uncle Spring. Multi-award-winning Iranian-American author-illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh brings the Persian New Year to life with warmth, humor, and the kind of detail that feels like a family memory.

• Hardcover, 40 pages, fully illustrated; published February 2026 by Northsouth Books (ISBN 9780735846173)
• Large format: 8.51 x 11.11 in -- ideal for read-aloud and Nowruz celebrations at home or in the classroom
• Juvenile fiction for early readers -- a joyful introduction to Persian holiday tradition and the Haft-Seen