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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy Penguin Random House/Dial Books From the creator of Yes, I’m Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the question everyone […]

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 […]

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 […]