My Name Is Bana by Bana Alabed

My Name Is Bana by Bana Alabed Illustrated by Nez Riaz Simon & Schuster/Salaam Reads A poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose […]

Together by Mona Damluji

Together by Mona Damluji Illustrated by Innosanto Nagara Seven Stories Press In Together, social justice kids book pioneer Innosanto Nagara teams up with poet and activist Mona Damluji for a stunningly […]

Explanatorium of History By DK

Explanatorium of History By DK Penguin Random House/Doris Kindersley Take a roller-coaster ride through the past with this fact-packed and visually stunning children’s history encyclopedia. Discover the major turning points […]

Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui

Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui Scholastic Press Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but her grandparents – who have never quite seen eye-to-eye with her […]

Little Seeds of Promise by Sana Rafi

Little Seeds of Promise by Sana Rafi Illustrated by Renia Metallinou The Innovation Press A wonderful picture book from an award-winning publisher that explores identity, the patience of growing things and finding a home in a new place, the connection of scent to memory and loved ones, and the promise that beauty can happen even […]

Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan

Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan Illustrated by Mercè López A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there’s room for everyone in this lighthearted rhyming picture book set in Zanzibar. The dala dala rumbles and roars as Musa and Dada drive off to the shore—but the bus stops […]

Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied Penguin Australia (US release date 11/1/2021, Australian release date 2/21/2021) What's a queen to do when her summer plans go horribly wrong? A powerful, funny and timely novel for young readers by writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate, Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Exploring the diaspora experience, race, politics and identity, Listen, Layla by Yassmin […]

Sway with Me by Syed M. Masood

Sway with Me by Syed M. Masood Little Brown Young Readers She’s All That goes desi in this hilarious, affecting, and sweetly romantic comedy by the author of More Than Just a Pretty Face. Arsalan has learned everything he knows from Nana, his 100-year-old great-grandfather. This includes the fact that when Nana dies, Arsalan will be completely […]