Kids & Teens

Grandma Fatimah and Her Neighbors

Introduction to the Story: Grandma Fatimah and Her NeighborsIn Grandma Fatimah and Her Neighbors, we get to know a kind and caring grandmother who lived among neighbors that loved and respected her...

The Cheerful Grandfather

Introduction to the Story: The Cheerful GrandfatherThis story is part of the "Akhlaqy" Series — a collection of meaningful stories created to help Muslim children grow up with good character and...

Saved by Honesty

Introduction to the Story: Saved by Honesty This story is part of the "Akhlaqy" series — a collection of meaningful and engaging stories designed to help Muslim children grow up with strong v

Flying Carpets Short Stories

A charming and captivating voyage through time and space.  Flying Carpets is a story collection in the grand tradition of Arab storytelling. In it, Habra masterfully waves her writing wand and takes...

Ali and His Russian Mother

A fresh, daring voice in arabic literature today. Alexandra Chreiteh’s Ali and his Russian Mother is at once an ordinary and extraordinary story of two young people in Lebanon. At the outbreak of the...

What Shall We Play Now?

A fun picture book about the power of imagination from an award-winning female author and pioneer of children’s literature in the Arab world. Just imagine all the things you can do with a green piece...

The Storyteller of Damascus

An authentic taste of the old Damascene tradition of storytelling that will inspire children’s imagination. An old storyteller roams through the old quarter of Damascus. For only one piaster, he...

The Ghoul

A story about facing your fears and accepting differences, inspired by Arabic folk tales. The villagers are afraid of the “Ghoul.” For years, they’ve tiptoed around the village for fear of disturbing...

The Ferris Wheel

A powerful and heartwarming story for children about displacement from Turkey’s most prolific children’s book author.  A 2024 Middle East Book Award Winner 

The Clever Sheikh of the Butanand Other Stories: Sudanese Folk Tales (International Folk Tales Series) Paperback

Sudan, the largest country on the vast African continent, barely hovers on the edges of Western awareness. But hidden away is a sonorous ancient culture, passed on through generations of storytellers...

Sitti's Bird

A sensitive and heart warming story of how a little girl in Gaza finds strength and hope through her painting. Sitti’s Bird is a unique children’s picture book, written and illustrated by Palestinian...

Pocket Timeline of Islamic Civilizations

A handy pocket-sized reference to the distinctive artistic, scientific and political achievements of Islamic cultures from approximately the 7th to the 20th centuries AD • 12-page detachable foldout...

Ida in the Middle

Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents’ village near Jerusalem. An important coming of age story that explores identity,...

Girls Rock Indonesia

Three young Muslim girls in Indonesia discover their passion for heavy metal music in this empowering new picture book.  In a small village in Java, Indonesia, three young Muslim girls begin to...

From the Land of Sheba

Although Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian Penisula, is one of the oldest inhabited regions of the world, in the West, it is one of the least known places. Ancient Yemen is mentioned in the...

From the Land of Sheba Yemeni Folk Tales

Although Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian Penisula, is one of the oldest inhabited regions of the world, in the West, it is one of the least known places. Ancient Yemen is mentioned in the...

A World For Me and You

A delightful picture book about the incredible diversity in our world, perfect for starting conversations with little ones about inclusion, acceptance, and kindness. In this uplifting picture book,...

Abu Jmeel's Daughter

These 27 traditional folk stories were written down, shortly before her death, by Jamal Sleem Nuweihed, who had recounted them to the children of her extended family over many years. Authentically...

A Child Like You

An empowering picture book that encourages children to feel that they can have a positive impact on the future in a troubled world, inspired by real-life activists and campaigners. “Somewhere, out...

War and Conflict الحرب و الصراع (Slightly Damaged)

تؤثر الحرب والصراع على الأفراد من عدة أوجه، بدءًا من أعمال المشاغبة التي تقع في المدارس، وصولاً إلى الصراعات المسلحة. يقدم هذا الكتاب قصصا شخصية تلقى الضوء على تلك القضية، وتثير أسئلة تمنحنا الفرصة...