Children's Books (ages 8-12) • Novels

Benim Babam Ömür Adam
My Dad Is Hilarious

Ömer Açık

Editor: Müren Beykan

After his debut novel A Station Called Violet, Ömer Açık continues with another heartwarming neighbourhood story where nostalgic features such as a bakery and a bookshop with cats play an important role. It’s a fascinating story of a strong childhood imagination.

Overview

Daydreamer Memo finds a friend just like him: Uncle Poet. Uncle Poet and Memo dream together and meet under a mulberry tree. Memo’s ultimate dream is to have a bicycle. For that dream, he needs to carry the violet belt that his baker father gave him for a week without losing it. Excited and nervous, Memo faces another surprise from his family…

AUTHOR

Ömer Açık

Born in Adana in 1980, Ömer Açık graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Classroom Teaching. He worked as a teacher first in a village of Adana, then in Mardin and İstanbul. In his first novel for children A Station Called Violet (Menekşe İstasyonu, 2015) he tells the story of solidarity in a neighbourhood. In My Dad’s Hilarious (Benim Babam Ömür Adam, 2015) Açık tells the story of a child with unlimited imagination who wants to wander with the winds. His novel Blazerless (Montsuzlar, 2017) questions the concept of […]
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