“This charming third installment in the Fairy Tale Feasts Collection turns to the Middle East and North Africa. In Marrakesh, Morocco, a young girl gets caught stealing apricots from a garden and wittily explains her way out of the situation. In Cairo, Egypt, a mean miser loses his hoard of money in a swift blow […]
Tradewind title Arab Fairy Tale Feasts, written by Karim Alwari and illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, is featured in this year’s Read Local BC Holiday Gift Guide. See the full list here.
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook, by Karim Alrawi and illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, has been featured in The Globe and Mail as part of their holiday gift guide to kids’ books. “A delicious series of original stories that shares Arabic culture with young readers as each story not only takes them on a […]
From Publishers Weekly, 7 November: Written for an older demographic, Arab Fairy Tale Feasts (Crocodile, Sept., ages 8–12), written by Karim Alrawi and illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, is the fourth entry in the Fairy Tale Feasts literary cookbook series for tweens. Previous titles delved into Chinese, Jewish, and European traditions. Alrawi, a playwright whose earlier children’s books […]
Tradewind title Arab Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook by Karim Alrawi, illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, has been featured in this autumn’s BC BookLook. You can access the PDF through this link.
Tradewind title Beep Beep Bubbie, written by Bonnie Sherr Klein and illustrated by Élisabeth Eudes-Pascal, has been shortlisted for the 2021 BC Book Prize. See the full list of finalists here.
Tradewinds title Arab Fairy Tale Feasts has been included in the Fold Kids 2021 Summer Reading list! The list includes 10 picture books, 10 middle grade, and 10 young adult reads that are perfect for the young people in your life. View the full list here.
In this episode CBC’s The Next Chapter, Tradewind author Olive Senior talks to Shelagh Rogers about her poetry collection, Pandemic Poems. The Next Chapter summer children’s book panel also shares great book recommendations for young readers. Listen to the full interview here.
Peggy’s Impossible Tale, written by Slavia Miki & Roy Miki and illustrated by Mariko Ando, has received a five-star review in the Canadian Review of Materials. “Peggy’s Impossible Tale is ideal for young readers just starting to read chapter books. It is told in the first person from Peggy’s point of view which gives readers […]
Peggy’s Impossible Tale by Slavia Miki and Roy Miki, illustrated by Mariko Ando, has been included on CBC Books’ list of 23 books for kids and young adults to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada. “Slavia Miki and Roy Miki’s Peggy’s Impossible Tale is a fun story about one charming guinea pig. Told in the […]