Hadīl Miqdādī
An exciting action-filled story that will transport the child to another world where Karmel meets and befriends Zekazam a friendly alien from Zeka planet. She also meets Basem (her neighbor) and Zekazoom a friend of Zekazam. Karmel and Basem help the two aliens achieve the goal of their trip.
3) No Tala
Tala is sad when Jad refuses to let her play with him and his friend Tamer. Suddenly, the doorbell rings, bringing with it a pleasant surprise for Tala. What could the surprise be? Should siblings always play together.
4) I Am Amazing
In this story Jude introduces us to members of her family and friends She marvels at the different roles she plays. She is a sister, a daughter, a granddaughter, a friend etc. "I Am Amazing" sets the stage for the stories of the series that deal with the same characters.
Watermelon is Noura's favorite food. One day she hides a big watermelon under her bed so she can eat it all by herself after everybody goes to bed. Something very strange happens in the middle of the night. The watermelon gets bigger and bigger and bigger....
A little boy sets out on an exciting imaginary adventure where he meets and interacts with the animals on the wall mural in his room. On each spread he meets a different set of animals and has fun with them. The child reader is encouraged to count the animals he sees on each spread. The story line is full of action and humor and written in rhyme.
When it's time to go to the Doctor's appointment for a vaccination, Tala quickly hides under her bed and refuses to come out. Jad gently explains what the Doctor will do and convinces Tala that there is nothing to fear. How will Tala react? And is getting vaccinated really that scary?
Fares is delighted when his mother brings him a turtle to keep as a pet. He calls the turtle Zohlof and has a lot of fun playing with it. One day Zolof wanders off in the garden and Fares is upset and sad when he cannot find it. Zohlof has an adventure on his own in the big garden but he soon gets hungry. Can you guess why Zohlof expects the sky to rain food?
While Rabie was pretending to be a wizard, he heard knocks at the door. Knock, knock, knock... Standing at the door was a giant lady Ghoul with frizzy big hair. What does she want with Rabie and will he be able to put a spell on her and turn her into a beautiful butterfly?
11) Koozy
Life surprises us sometimes by the sudden and unexpected absence of loved ones. Koozy the cat suddenly disappears from the life of her young friend. He feels sadness and pain at her absence and tries to understand why his beloved Koozy disappeared and where she may have gone. Will the young boy be able to come to terms with her loss?
When Noura's mother decides to join her English class to improve her language skills Noura is shocked and aghast at having her mother with her in the same class. Noura is sure that Mothers should never be in the same class as their daughters. As time goes on Noura finds out that it may not be all bad to have her mother with her in class.
13) Who's First?
Jad and Tala are excited about going to the zoo with Mama and their baby brother Zuzu. In the zoo they start arguing about which animal to see first. Jad tries to pull Jamoul from Tala's hands.They pull and pull and Jamoul flies in up the air and falls in the monkey's cage. Will Jad be able to get Tala's favorite toy back from the monkey?
Raneem is excited and eager for her first day of school, but slowly her fears and uncertainty start to mount only to culminate when her Mom leaves her in school. What will happen to Raneem throughout her first day of school? Will Mom ever come back for her? This book shows the mixed feeling that Raneem has about going to school. On the one hand she is excited but on the other she is scared. Her worst fear and anxiety stem from fear of separation
...15) Fifi
Children, like Dana love to get presents for their Birthday. Dana is happy and excited when her loving uncle gives her his favorite cow "Fifi" so she can have fresh milk every day. Fifi hates to be tied in the small garden and gets into one problem after another until Dana's mother asks the uncle to take Fifi back to the farm with him
16) Karma's Rabbit
While Karma is thinking of a name for her pet rabbit, it runs away from her .Each page finds the rabbit hiding in a different place. Karma starts to look for the runaway bunny and the young reader is encouraged to join in the search.
Zaina does not like to go to bed on her own. To make her mother stay with her she finds one excuse after another. Sleep Zaina Sleep is a story about the vivid imagination of kids and the magic of dreams that can sometimes transform everyday objects into scary things. We may wonder be scared or amazed at our dreams but it is comforting and reassuring to know that all wondrous things are in dreams
18) Omar is lost
Omar wanders from his mother's side in pursuit of a kitten and gets lost in the downtown souk. He is faced with different situations and finally makes the right choice and is reunited with his mother.
19) My Teacher Nasma
My teacher Nasma is nice and sweet. She treats me kindly and with affection. Her lessons are fun and make us think. She makes stories come alive.How I love my teacher Nasma!
