Watermelons Are Not Strawberries

Watermelons Are Not Strawberries is a photographic memoir that explores parenting, acceptance, and healing through the experiences of Sandra Bacchi, a mother of a five-year-old girl with severe multiple food allergies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Yoffy Press

What can be more inspiring and resilient than listening to a five-year-old girl who spent her life until then struggling with severe multiple food allergies, saying that when she couldn't eat strawberries, she pretended that watermelons were strawberries?


Moments like this kept Sandra Bacchi strong and positive while facing the shadows that came to the surface when she became a mother.


Watermelons Are Not Strawberries is a photographic memoir about the ups and downs of parenting and the surprising lessons about acceptance and healing we can learn from our children.


The visual experience of moving from chaos to clarity is both vulnerable and relatable, giving the viewer a window into what it means to find peace and a little bit of hope.


Sandra Bacchi's journey is a testament to the power of resilience and the ability to find joy in the face of adversity. Her book offers a powerful message of hope and inspiration for parents and caregivers alike, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, there is always a glimmer of light to be found.

Dimension: 254 x 203 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781949608212