At the risk of repeating myself yet again, picture books are for everyone. They are most certainly appropriate for young adults, especially when they are bold, daring, and splashed with a bit of danger. Published by Enchanted Lion Books' new picture book imprint Unruly, You Can't Kill Snow White is both a new interpretation and … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: You Can’t Kill Snow White
Noor Al Owais here. Grandma Moudi is a Fashionista is a picture book by author/illustrator Maitha Al Khayat about a grandma who likes to travel around the world and go on adventures. Grandma Moudi is a Fashionista Author: Maitha Al Khayat Illustrator: Vanina Starkoff Published by: Kalimat (2017) ISBN: 9789948181484 Languages: Arabic and Italian Noura tells us about her … Continue reading #UAEReads – #WorldKidLit Wednesday with Emirati Kid Reviewers: A Spotlight On My Favorite Stories by Beloved Emirati Author Maitha Al Khayat
Mona Aljanahi here. The Wink Of The Mona Lisa And Other Stories From The Gulf Written by: H. E. Mohammad Al Murr Translated from the Arabic by Jack Briggs Published by: Motivate Publishing (1998, first published 1994) ISBN: 1860630766 ISBN13: 9781860630767 The Wink of the Mona Lisa, and Other Stories from the Gulf by H. E. Mohammad … Continue reading #UAEReads: Celebrating Classic Stories from the Gulf
Myra Garces-Bacsal here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers (new host of Monday reading: Kathryn T at Book Date). I have always known that books find me at the perfect time - and these books are perfect examples of titles calling out to me during the recently … Continue reading #UAEReads – Monday Reading: A Vibrant Comics Community in the Emirates
Fajer Bin Rashed here. “Read me the book about Sheikha, please,” my 6-year-old niece would say whenever we decided to read a picturebook in Arabic. Whether she related to the young female protagonist, the story itself, or the illustrations, من أنا؟ [Who Am I?] always captivated her attention and interest. In fact, it always took … Continue reading #UAEReads – An Interview with Omani Artist Ibtihaj Al Harthi: A Whimsical Journey Into Freedom Through Art
Najla Al Owais and Fajer Bin Rashed here. The College of Education held a month-long reading festival in 2023 in time for UAE’s reading month - March. During this festive month for book lovers, various events took place in our college such as writing and illustrating workshops; panel sessions with authors, illustrators and poets; author … Continue reading #UAEReads: A Panel Celebrating Avid Young Readers from the Emirates at the House of Wisdom
Najla Al Owais and Eqlima Ali Dinar here. Inaugurated in 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the House of Wisdom (HOW) rapidly emerged as a favored destination for students in Sharjah to study, socialise, dine, and expand their knowledge. The construction of the HOW was initiated to honour the recognition … Continue reading #UAEReads – Library Feature: House Of Wisdom, Sharjah
Eqlima Ali Dinar and Mariam Aljaberi here. Poetry Friday consists of wonderful people (teachers, librarians, authors, poets, book lovers) from the blogosphere who are committed to sharing life-nourishing poems every Friday. It is hosted voluntarily by various people every week. As explained by Mary Lee Hahn here, it serves as "a gathering of links to posts … Continue reading #UAEReads – Poetry Friday: Classical and Nabati Poetry from the Emirates – An Emirati Royal Family Special
Najla Al Owais and Myra Garces-Bacsal here. The College of Education at UAEU held a university-wide reading challenge as part of the month-long reading festival held in March of last year - 2023 (see here for our #UAEReads post on this). We also thought that it would be good to open the challenge to participants … Continue reading #UAEReads: Forming A Reading Community through A Reading Challenge in the Emirates
Fajer Bin Rashed Here. The image of one escaping into the pages of a book by their own lonesome often describes reading for pleasure. This is because reading for pleasure is commonly perceived as an individual act. Even when performed publicly, it usually imitates the characteristics of individuality, like reading a book in a café … Continue reading #UAEReads: A Kuwaiti’s Book Clubbing Adventures in the UAE
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