Monthly Archives: May 2011

أنا لونا and Avoiding the Gender Imbalance in Arabic Children’s Lit

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

The other day, I was having coffee at Kotob Khan with an Arabic-English translator. He suggested that his daughter enjoys the أنا لونا books published by Dar Elias. Continue reading →

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The Reason Behind Dual-language Books: التمساح الأناني and The Selfish Crocodile

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

The other night, I was reading التمساح الأناني in its dual-language edition to all three of the boys. (I’m not sure the two-month-old was paying attention, but the others were.) Continue reading →

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Enter Kalimat’s Father’s-Day Contest and Win!

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Test-drive Daniel Georges’ في عالمي الصغير Free Online

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Thanks to @ArabChildLit for pointing out this book, from the award-winning Daniel Georges, which you can read free online! Reading online doesn’t provide quite the same satisfying experience as sitting with a child in your lap, turning pages. But it’s … Continue reading →

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Do Arabic/English children’s books exist? And if so where can they be purchased? Continue reading →

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Teaching a Child أ ب ت

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

The time has come when we want the three-year-old to start learning his letters. I don’t want to drill him, or take the joy out of books: We just want to expose him to their shapes and begin the process … Continue reading →

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Bloomsbury-Qatar Children’s Books Half Price?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

I discovered, while visiting al-Balsam Bookstore on its first anniversary, that BQFP titles that were once a difficult 60LE (I think I said a little “ouch” when I bought إلغرفول) are now around half as much. Continue reading →

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Connecting Children with Arabic Literature: What Schools Can Do

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

When I talked with publisher Balsam Saad at her bookstore’s first anniversary party, the conversation turned to one of the topics that interests me most: Arabic in the schools. Continue reading →

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Celebrating Al-Balsam’s First Year

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

From an article in Al Masry Al Youm: Balsam al-Saad took a moment on 1 May to assess a momentous first year at Cairo’s only children’s bookstore, and to survey the long road ahead. Readings, drawings, singing, talks and art … Continue reading →

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May Children’s Lit Events in Cairo

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

At Al-Balsam: At Shorouk: And Diwan: Coming soon: An update on Al-Balsam Bookstore’s first birthday and a chat with owner Balsam Saad.

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