Kids & Teens

The Gift (Part 1)

Introduction to the Story: The Gift – Part 1The Gift – Part 1 is part of the "Akhlaqy" Series, a meaningful collection of stories that aim to nurture good character in Muslim children through engaging and heartfelt storytelling. These...

Be Kind to Me

Introduction to the Story: Be Kind to MeBe Kind to Me is a meaningful story from the Akhlaqy Series, created to teach Muslim children important values like kindness and respect for the feelings of others — whether people or animals. In this story,...

At the Clothing Store

Introduction to the Story: At the Clothing StoreAt the Clothing Store is a meaningful story from the Akhlaqy Series — a collection designed to guide Muslim children toward good manners and everyday values rooted in our faith. Each story offers...

I Am Beautiful

Introduction to the Story: I Am BeautifulI Am Beautiful is a great story from the Akhlaqy Series, a collection of stories designed to help Muslim children grow up with strong values and a healthy sense of self. This particular story gently teaches the...

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 — and she loved and respected them in return. She...

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 strong Islamic values. Each story is told in a...

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 values and beautiful manners. In an easy language and...

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 us on a journey as we read about people...

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 July War in 2006, the novel’s unnamed...

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 of cloth. Will you turn it into the sail of a...

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 offers to show the children the wonders of the world...

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 it. The monster doesn’t look...

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  This is the story of two parallel journeys in cities far apart. A...

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 and oral historians, through songs and a rich...

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 artist, Malak Mattar, reflecting...

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 timeline, perfect for wall display • For...

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, place, voice, and belonging. Every time...

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 explore their passion for heavy metal music after...

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 Bible as the home to frankincense and myrrh, which was...

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 Bible as the home to frankincense and myrrh, which was...