She Persisted in Science : Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference by Chelsea Clinton Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger Philomel Books/ Penguin Random House A STEM-focused addition to the #1 New York […]
Squire by Nadia Shammas, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh Quill Tree / HarperCollins This YA fantasy graphic novel follows fourteen year-old Aiza, who trains to become a knight for a war-torn […]
Our World Is a Family: Our Community Can Change the World by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson, illustrated by Nomar Perez Sourcebooks Explore / Sourcebooks We're all one big family, […]
Sunflower by Ingrid Laguna Text Publishing Jamila is happy in her new home in Australia, though she still misses her old life in Iraq. She and her new best friend […]
Zahra's Blessing : A Ramadan Story by Shirin Shamsi Illustrated by Manal Mirza Barefoot Books Zahra hugs her cherished teddy bear and prays that Ramadan will bring her a longed-for […]
Nour's Secret Library by Wafa' Tarnowska, illustrated by Vali Mintzi Barefoot Books Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin […]
Journey of the Midnight Sun by Shazia Afzal, illustrated by Aliya Ghare Orca Books Publishers A beautiful picture book based on the true story of the Midnight Sun Mosque that […]
Thunderbird : Book One by Sonia Nimr, translated by M. Lynx Qualey Center for Middle Eastern Studies at University of Texas-Austin / University of Texas Press The Thunderbird trilogy is […]
Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow / HarperCollins The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s The Turtle of Oman. The Turtle of Michigan is […]
Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Tiffany Rose Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to make mistakes in this charming and encouraging picture book from the author of Mommy’s Khimar. Abdul loves to tell stories. But writing them down is hard. […]
The Button Box by Fawzia Gilani-Williams and Bridget Hodder, illustrated by Harshad Marathe Kar-Ben/Lerner An #OwnVoices story cowritten by a Jewish author and a Muslim author, featuring a pair of best friends―one Jewish and one Muslim―going back in time to learn about their shared past After Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim best friend Nadeem […]
The Clever Wife: A Kyrgyz Folktale by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Ayesha Gamiet Wisdom Tales / National Book Network Based on a traditional folktale from Kyrgyzstan in central Asia, this is the story of a spirited young heroine named Danyshman, whose wit and courage draw the attention and admiration of the ruling Khan Bolotbek. Superbly […]