Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander recounts how growing up as a tomboy in a multicultural home in Pakistan inspired her to become an artist
“I would everyone to check it out
which she then scans and edits by computer
the child discovers that she too is a cowboy—strong and confident in who she is
nothing can prevent the survivors from killing each other until the last one standing
Before You Foreword by Dominique Browning Pakistani American artist Shahzia SikanderA picture book celebrating the ways any new addition to a family brings joyful chaos and makes everyday experiences that much sweeter, warmer, better! Before you, there was a bath, a book, and a comfy bed. Then you came and now the bath is sudsier, the book is sillier, and the bed is bouncier! When a new child is introduced into a householdwhether they are being fostered, adopted or being welcomed as a newbornthere is always a before and an after.