E.G. Alaraj
January 05th, 2026
Growing up in a homeschool family as the youngest of six sisters, E.G. Alaraj learned early that imagination and trouble often go hand in hand. Now based in Vancouver, Alaraj brings that playful, inquisitive spirit to the page in My Language Is a Garden (Orca $21.95), a lyrical picture book that explores how heritage language connects children to culture, land and family. Written as a parent’s invitation to a child, the poem moves through deserts, plains, roads and galaxies, celebrating language as a living force that carries memory, medicine and belonging. Illustrated by Rachel Wada, My Language Is a Garden encourages parents and caregivers to nurture language as something grown together—tended, shared and passed on with care. 9781459840652
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