Written by: Sophia N. Lee. Illustrated by: Christine Almeda. A little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather’s sari-sari store close while adjusting to a new home in this sweet picture book…
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Written by: Alma Fullerton. Illustrated by: Renné Benoit. Who says girls can’t fish? When Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat, his answer…
Written and illustrated by: Lynnor Bontigao. In this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a…
Written by: Amahl Bishara. Illustrated by: Youth from the Lajee Center, Aida Refugee Camp. The writers and illustrators of this English/Arabic bilingual picture book are Palestinian refugee children in the Aida…
Written by: Rifk Ebeid. Illustrated by: Noor Alshalabi. After a frightening expulsion from his homeland, Thaer’s world is suddenly filled with a lot of darkness. YOU ARE THE COLOR is an…
Written by: Sahar Khader Ali. Illustrated by: Noor Alshalabi. When Amal’s grandmother, Sitti, comes to stay, she unpacks an old key and hangs it on her wall. Amal is curious about…
Written by: Rifk Ebeid. Illustrated by: Lamaa Jawhari. When Saamidah, a young Palestinian refugee, is asked by her friends what her name means, she isn’t quite sure what to say. She…
Written and illustrated by: Malak Mattar. 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…
Written and illustrated by: Aya Ghanameh. The story of a Palestinian family’s ties to the land, and how one young girl finds a way to care for her home, even as…