We are excited to host a #giveaway of the picture book, DEAR MUSLIM CHILD, by Rahma Rodaah, illustrated by 𓂆 آية (Balzar + Bray/ HarperKids)! To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2024/01/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

Black people don’t read books? Black children don’t read books? Tell that to the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds came out to the African-American book fair in Philly.

February is #BlackHistoryMonth! Here are some Black writers and an illustrator you should check out: - Lindsay Ruck is a Nova Scotian writer of the picture book, "My Favourite Colour" - Rahma Rodaah is a Muslim writer of the picture book, "Dear Muslim Child" (1/2)

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Happy pub day Dear Muslim Child this moment has been almost 4 years in the making. Thank you to Alessandra Balzer Hilary McMahon 𓂆 آية for your role in bringing this book into the world! HarperCollinsCa HarperKids

🎊happy book birthday Rahma Rodaah and 𓂆 آية ! Check out our interview with @rahmarodaah on the blog and make sure to check out this beautiful new picture, DEAR MUSLIM CHILD, from your local independent book store or library. Kidlitincolor.com/blog

Delightful book ! It’s a gem

👀 Check out more of our #kidlit #Kweli24 programming. This #picturebook Masterclass w/ 𓂆 آية will assert the importance of children’s lit as a cradle for radical acts of imagination, acts required to realize our collective liberation. REGISTER →eventbrite.com/e/2024-kweli-c…

🌟Got our first trade review and it's a STARRED review from ALA_Booklist for Ani and I!🌟 If you haven't preordered yet and would like a signed copy, please do so from my local indie bookstore charisbooksandmore.com/book/978006320… Books release May 7th! THANK YOU!!

Just booked my flights today NYC here I come! Can’t wait to attend. I will finally meet my amazing illustrator 𓂆 آية

Day 8/30 of the #30DaysArabVoices blogpost. A trip down memory lane growing up in Damascus… Love this initiative by Dr. Sawsan Jaber, NBCT in honor of #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth Please read and share, would love to hear your thoughts 💕 medium.com/@nadinepresley…

Great panel on collaborations between authors & illustrators, & art directors, at #kweli24 - powerful insights from My Name is Air-ee-l ✨🇵🇸 Rahma Rodaah 𓂆 آية & Jasmin Rubero (Kokila) Kweli Journal

Today is #WorldBookDay! On this day, I wish to celebrate the diversity of the contributors to #TheAntiracistKitchen, each having roots in different parts of the world. 🌎 🌍 #HappyWorldBookDay ! Orca Book Publishers Groundwood Books Owlkids Publishing HarperKids

Meeting with 𓂆 آية at the Kweli Journal was special. The page on the screen is one my favourites and hearing how Aya was inspired to draw this page was moving. As a hijabi this page was deeply moving ❤️

Amazing! I’m so happy it finally in your hands! Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️