A Trip to Remember’

New Children’s Book Shares the Delights of Traveling to Bangladesh

“A Trip to Remember” (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com), the new illustrated children’s book by Rahima Karim, follows young Rana and his family to a bustling, vivid Bangladesh.

“A Trip to Remember” is based on the true adventures of Karim’s 3-year-old son’s first trip back to Bangladesh from the United States. From the viewpoint of her son, Karim is able to fully capture the tumult of emotions that the boy, Rana, feels about traveling to a foreign country for the first time.

Karim depicts the anticipation and excitement that Rana feels from the start while packing his things and awaiting the day of his trip. In describing the beginnings of Rana’s travels, Karim writes:

Rana did not sleep well the whole night. He was extremely excited and got up very early in the morning. Today was the day he would leave with his family for a long journey to Bangladesh. His parents told him Bangladesh was their homeland. But when they landed there, Rana felt very strange. The train ride from the city to the village was exciting. Both sides of the train showed a picturesque countryside. At his Grandma’s house, he saw farm animals and a world without electricity. He heard interesting stories from her. In three weeks things would seem so different to Rana. This would certainly be a trip to remember!

After a 30-hour plane ride, Rana awakes to the crowded streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. His uncle is there to greet Rana’s family and bring them back to meet the rest of his family. During Rana’s stay in Dhaka, he discovers a variety of new things and experiences, from the elephant rides of Dhaka’s zoos, to the beauty of its mustard fields, to its social structure and rich cultural heritage.

Karim enriches “A Trip to Remember” with educational facts about Bangladesh and world travel, which complement her captivating story for children who are eager to travel and learn about other countries. Take “A Trip to Remember” with Rana and get a glimpse of a world that is only a plane ride away.

Rahima Karim was born in Bangladesh. She received her master’s degree from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She came to the U.S. in 1968 to join her husband. She has previously published four books in Bengali. “A Trip to Remember” is her English-language debut.