Birds on Wishbone Street by Suzanne Del Rizzo

Birds on Wishbone Street by Suzanne Del Rizzo Pajama Press From the author of New York Times Notable picture book My Beautiful Birds, former Syrian refugee Sami finds a sense of home in a new place by caring for a bird with a new friend A simple act of neighborly kindness and a bird that needs their aid […]

Sadiq and the Community Garden by Siman Nuurali

Sadiq and the Community Garden by Siman Nuurali, illustrated by Christos Skaltsas Picture Window Books / Capstone On the way to the library, Sadiq and his family pass an empty […]

Sadiq and the Clean Water Crew by Siman Nuurali

Sadiq and the Clean Water Crew by Siman Nuurali, illustrated by Christos Skaltsas Picture Window Books / Capstone Ms. Battersby’s class is heading to the pond for a field trip. […]

Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg Underlined / Penguin Random House Being crammed into a house in Queens with her cousins is not how Dua envisions her trip to […]

The Donkey’s Gone! by Omid Arabian

The Donkey's Gone! by Omid Arabian Illustrated by Shilla Shakoori Triangle Square / Penguin Random House A Rumi story turned into a fun, illustrated allegory for kids.The 13th century Sufi […]

Courage: My Story of Persecution by Freshta Tori Jan

Courage: My Story of Persecution by Freshta Tori Jan Dave Eggers (Editor), Zainab Nasrati (Editor), Zoe Ruiz (Editor), Amanda Uhle (Editor) Norton Young Readers / W.W. Norton Continuing this propulsive […]

Wishing Upon the Same Stars by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

Wishing Upon the Same Stars by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman Harper/HarperCollins This is a poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut about Yasmeen Khoury, an Arab American girl who befriends the Jewish-Israeli girl […]

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi Harper / HarperCollins Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic […]

Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed

Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin Random House “Irresistibly appealing and genuinely inspiring—a story that helps us to see the world more clearly, and to see […]