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Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 2 Do not Mess with the Circle of Life
Author: Masoud Malekyari Illustrator: Roser Matas Nadal Publisher: Magnik Books Pubs. Years of Publishing:2019 No. of Pages:48 Age Group:7+ Size:25×25/Hardcover ISBN: 9786003623546 ◙ English and German text are available.
About the Book:
Ribo felt affection for his uncle so much. But one day something bad came about and his uncle died. It left a very bad impression on Ribo’s spirit and he hated death since then. He was forever and a day worried about what would happen if his parents and family members died. He even feared his snake friend, Fisso, who might in all probability eat him someday. Fisso had said that although they were friends, they might eat each other one day to survive. The two friends went to the wise rat to find a way to avoid such an event. The wise rat said it was the life cycle’s fault. The two decided to hit upon the life cycle and devastate it. They went and went and found the home of the life cycle and destroyed it and eliminated death. After that, every- thing was going on happily and joyfully. But it did not take long for them and others to find out their life were getting harder and harder. Because of the growing population, there was nothing to eat and no place to sleep. Eventually, they had to go for the cycle again to fix it so life would go back to normal. This book contains a decipherable and revealing story for children that put in plain words to them the logic of creation in an easy language. The fascinating illustrations of the book help children to understand the story and its message. Book Expert:
Ribou loved his uncle. He loved him more than anything else in the whole world. He had many memories of the good times he had with him.He had learned amazing knowledge from him. Then one day, something really scary happened. He never saw his uncle again.Because his uncle had been eaten! Ribou hated death, so he kept asking him- self:“Why must anyone ever have to die?”
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 3 About the Author: Masoud Malekyari (1980- Tehran) is the writer, research and translator of children books. He is a very strenuous writer in this field. Ironic language and novel atmospheres of his stories are the strengths of his works. Malekyari has been teaching creative writing and storytelling at think tanks, cultural centers, universities, and workshops for children and teenagers for years. He was elected to the Erik Book award in 2015 and was also nominated for the Iranian Book of the year Award.
He is the author of twenty books for children and adolescents including -the famous Amir Arslan -domestic guns -pigeons and flying giraffes -A Smiling Man's Journey -Important Things Like Music
About the Illustrator: Roser Matas Nadal ,teacher,illustrator and writer,has studied Physics and illustration in Olot,Barcelona and London.She has published dozen of children’s books,some as the author and others as the illustrator.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 4 Great as a Button
Author: Masoud Malekyari Illustrator: Sebastiao Peixoto Publisher: Magnik Books Pubs. Years of Publishing:2019 No. of Pages:32 Age Group:6+ Size:25×25/Hardcover ISBN: 9786004626804
About the Book:
One day, in a clash between two kids, a black plastic button on the shirt of one of them fell to the ground; no one paid any attention to it and did not dig it. This made it very upset to see no one cared about. It wished to be noticed. It thought that if one day it became a button on the king’s clothes or the commander of other buttons, then it would be important and others would pay attention to it. One day a little boy came to the tai- lor shop and the tailor gave the button to the boy and he threw it in his pocket. The pocket was very dark like a prison cell. After a while, the boy took the button out of his pocket and the button suddenly saw everywhere was bright. Although it had not become a button on the clothes of the king or the commander of other buttons, now he felt himself big and im- portant, as big as a button. This book contains a story told by a black plastic button. The message of it is to make the children understand that everything and everyone is imperative and precious in its own respect. The book has vivid and nice illustra- tions that help a lot with conveying the story message to the kids. Book Expert:
I am a black plastic button. One day, I fell off a shirt in a fight between two kids. No one noticed. I thought to myself: “What good am I? I wish I were a pair of glasses, a house key, or even a sock so when I got lost, everyone would look for me.” But I was just a black plastic button. Every day, something new happened to me. Some were … small. One day, I read a story about a king who wore beautiful clothes. I said, “I wish I were a button on a king’s coat so I could live happily in a big castle.”
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 5 About the Author: Masoud Malekyari (1980- Tehran) is the writer, research and translator of children books. He is a very strenuous writer in this field. Ironic language and novel atmospheres of his stories are the strengths of his works. Malekyari has been teaching creative writing and storytelling at think tanks, cultural centers, universities, and workshops for children and teenagers for years. He was elected to the Erik Book award in 2015 and was also nominated for the Iranian Book of the year Award.
He is the author of twenty books for children and adolescents including -the famous Amir Arslan -domestic guns -pigeons and flying giraffes -A Smiling Man's Journey -Important Things Like Music
About the Illustrator: Sebastiao Peixoto is a Portuguese artist ,graduated in painting, works as a freelance illustrator, collaborating with several international publishing houses. He has participated in many exhibitions. In 2016,he was selected to be the Liberian-American Catalogue of illustration.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 6 Happy New Year
Author: Payam Ebrahimi Illustrator: Roser Matas Nadal Publisher: Magnik Books Pubs. Years of Publishing:2019 No. of Pages:36 Age Group:7+ Size:24×30Hardcover ISBN: 9786004623544
◙ English and German text are available
About the Books:
The New Year was near and the kids at school were joyful. Aryan, a fifth-grade student, snatched the marker of Arian, a first-grader. Ari- an protested and they began to struggle. Arian, who was older, beat Aryan - unaware that Aryan had a big brother who was a bully at the school. Aryan’s brother also went after Arian and a long fight broke out between the two. The school officials, who did not like the quar- rel between the children, fined both. The school officials and the par- ents of the children always like the children to live in peace and friendship, everybody is trying to avoid any kind of conflict and disagreement between the kids and everybody seeks peace and friendship in all situations. The key theme of this book is inviting children to peace and calmness and avoiding conflict, and the author has been able to convey this topic which is the moral of the story in the form of a simple and informative text. The very fine-looking illustrations of the book help convey the author’s message of the story. Book Expert:
It was the last month of the year. The school was filled with lots of excitement for the New Year’s celebration. The students were putting on New Year’s decorations for their school. They were hanging colorful balloons on the walls and singing the New Year’s song cheerfully. All were happy and smiling, helping each other to make their school ready for the New Year’s celebration and start a fantastic year with a fantastic party.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 7
About the Author: Payam Ebrahimi(1988-Teharan) started working for magazines as a humorist and kept writing stories at the same time. When I grew up a bit, he studied nuclear physics and kept writing. As a university student he worked as a graphic designer, film editor, teacher, journalist and kept writing always. Now he is working as a copywriter and still keep writing stories.
About the Illustrator: Roser Matas Nadal ,teacher, illustrator and writer, has studied Physics and illustration in Olot, Barcelona and London. She has published dozen of children’s books, some as the author and others as the illustrator.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 8 Title: Gilly Gilly Books Series (7 volumes)
Author: Susan Taghdis Illustrator: Meysam Moosavi Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:20 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Vol.1:Gilly Gilly and the Bird ISBN: 9789640810859 Gilly Gilly is a plump and chubby elephant. One day, it met a small bird on a hill. It talked well of Gilly Gilly’s big limbs, long trunk, and flat ears. The bird accepted his words and then flew away with its small wings. Gilly Gilly said itself: “If such a small bird can fly, why can’t I with such big body?” It jumped up but it fell down and injured its trunk and ears. This illustrated book is one volume of Gilly Gilly books collection enjoying the short text, attractive stories, and beautiful illustrations. The author aims to teach moral and behavioral concepts to chil- dren.
Vol.2: What was Gilly Gilly Afraid of? ISBN: 9789640810828 One day, Gilly Gilly encountered an angry rhinoceros. It attacked Gilly Gilly and hit it with its horn so strongly that Gilly Gilly fell down in a pit and its trunk became distorted. Gilly Gilly began to walk that its trunk hit a bee- hive and the bees stung it so badly that it had to be hospitalized. The message of this book to children is that when they are warned doing something is dangerous, they have to listen to that warning and follow that for sure. Vol.3 :Gilly Gilly is Hot. ISBN: 9789640810873 It was so hot. Gilly Gilly went into Mr. Crocodile pond to swim. Older elephants warned him that Crocodile would not let him swim there and would eat it but before entering the pond, Gilly Gilly asked Crocodile the per- mission. Crocodile let it swim there provided Gilly Gilly would not make the water muddy and destroy the pond wall. But, right as Gilly Gilly entered the pond, it began to jump up and down, so he made the water muddy and destroyed the pond wall. The message of this book to children is that they have to keep their promises when they made them otherwise they will face problems. This book includes a simple text and beautiful illustrations. Vol.3 : Gilly Gilly in Shadow ISBN: 9789640810880 On a hot day, Gilly Gilly was looking for a shadow of a tree. It found a shadowy vine which had a lot of grapes. After eating some grapes, Gilly Gilly liked them and ate all grapes of the tree and while his stomach, mouth, and trunk were full of grapes, it lost its balance, fell down and the grapes which were in its nose scattered all around it.The message of this book to children is that they try not to exceed what they like or overeat what pleases them.
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Vol.4: Gilly Gilly Feels Sleepy ISBN: 9789640810835
Gilly Gilly was sleeping under a tree. Other jungle animals asked it to play with them but Gilly Gilly refused as it thought if it played with them, it would be tired. Other animals played with each other without Gilly Gilly so they got tired and at night they slept soon and without any problem but Gilly Gilly could not sleep that night until dawn.The message of this book to children is that if they rest all day long and be lazy, they do not feel relaxed at nights. Vol. 5: Gilly Gilly Feels Sleepy ISBN: 9789640810835 Gilly Gilly was sleeping under a tree. Other jungle animals asked it to play with them but Gilly Gilly refused as it thought if it played with them, it would be tired. Other animals played with each other without Gilly Gilly so they got tired and at night they slept soon and without any problem but Gilly Gilly could not sleep that night until dawn.The message of this book to children is that if they rest all day long and be lazy, they do not feel relaxed at nights.
About the Author:
Susan Taghdis(1959/Shiraz) has been a founder of the Iranian Association of Writers for Children and young adults. She is mostly known as the writer for preschoolers and children. Her stories develop with extreme brevity and sentences are short and simple. She wrote many books and some of them are translated into other languages. Some of them are: A gift for you(1993),Whose nose made that noise(2013),A long way(2010),My beautiful horse (2007).Best Book Award from Parvin Literary Prize, Best Book Award from Ghanipour Festival and Islamic Re- public of Iran’s Book of the Year Award are some of her awards.
Meysam Moosavi (Tehran/1984): Moosavi graduated in business management. He illustrated ten books for adults and children and held many exhibitions in Iran and other foreign countries. He also cooperates with differ- ent journals and newspapers.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 10 A Dream journey to Japan
Author: Payam Ebrahimi Illustrator: Dina Leuchovius Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:36 Age Group:8+ Size:9.6×10.3 ISBN:978-3-96656-012-2 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books: he Impact of digital media on children’s life has been magnificently illustrated in this book A book to help chil- dren understand the role of time management in using such devices.
Parents have many struggles with their children overusing their tablets and computer games. "A dream journey to Japan" is about a family trip, which is full of excitement; of course for the parents! Since their son has his eyes fixed on his tablet all along the trip, he misses a lot. The story shows the beautiful world outside our digital screens and how we can easily miss so much if we limit our view to that of the virtual world.
About the Author:
Payam Ebrahimi was born in 1988 and started writing stories when he was 5. Then he went to school and kept writing stories. When he was 16, he started working for magazines as a humorist and kept writing stories at the same time. When he grew up, he studied nuclear physics and kept writing. As a university student, he worked as a graphic designer, film editor, teacher, journalist, and kept writing always. Now he is working as a copywriter and still keep writing stories.
About the Illustrator:
Dina Leuchovius is a self-taught artist and illustrator from Sweden. She did commissions and product design before debuting as a writer and illustrator for her book. Through that experience, she found her passion in story- book and character illustration. She believes that imagination is a powerful skill, and nothing enriches it better than a good story.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 11 Everyone has one! Author: Clara Matas Nadal Illustrator: Roser Matas Nadal Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:34 Age Group:8+ Size:9.6×10.3 ISBN:978-3-96656-028-3 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
A stunning picture book to help you explain the .origin of the belly button to your young beloved kids.
This book depicts separation anxiety in the coolest possible way. It helps children get more familiar with their bodies and process of feeding before they are born .
Everyone has a belly button, but what is it for? Children are curious about their bodies. To them, belly button seems useless; so let’s help them realize otherwise. A common problem for this age group is dependency on par- ents and separation anxiety. This story tries to show children the beautiful link and connection they shared with their mothers as a fetus and how the belly button will forever be the representative of that eternal love for their mothers.
About the Author:
Clara Matas Nadal Roser studied physics and she is working as a teacher in high school, she loves numbers and science, but she is also passionate about the illustration. she studied illustration in Olot, Barcelona, and also at the University of Art in London. She has published a dozen children's books, some as an author, and others as an il- lustrator. When Clara was a child, she loved all the natural sciences, and her sister taught her maths, but she never thought about writing children's stories. she studied medicine and became a doctor. she enjoys her job every day. But then a Gianni Rodari's book came into her hands, and his ingenuity showed her the importance of teaching children through stories. Now she loves being part of the writing community, along with her sister, who makes it even more interesting.
About the Illustrator:
Roser Matas Nadal studied physics and she is working as a teacher in high school, she loves numbers and sci- ence, but she is also passionate about the illustration. she studied illustration in Olot, Barcelona, and also at the University of Art in London. She has published a dozen children's books, some as an author, and others as an il- lustrator.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 12 It's Worth A Try
Author: Clara Matas Nadal Illustrator: Roser Matas Nadal Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:34 Age Group:8+ Size:9.6×10.3 ISBN:978-3-96656-032-0 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Fear of making mistakes and the mental obsession with perfection should be overcomed from the early years. Our story›s little girl, Jane, thinks that she is not good at doing anything, so she never tries new things even if she likes them. One day she sees a small ant trying to move a large piece of croissant crumble. Amazed by the ant›s resilience, she wonders if she›d be able to do the things she likes if only she gave them a try. And interestingly enough she overpasses her capacity in fulfilling her dreams!
Based on self-esteem, underestimation of self and how to overcome them
About the Author:
Clara Matas Nadal Roser studied physics and she is working as a teacher in high school, she loves numbers and science, but she is also passionate about the illustration. she studied illustration in Olot, Barcelona, and also at the University of Art in London. She has published a dozen children's books, some as an author, and others as an il- lustrator. When Clara was a child, she loved all the natural sciences, and her sister taught her maths, but she never thought about writing children's stories. she studied medicine and became a doctor. she enjoys her job every day. But then a Gianni Rodari's book came into her hands, and his ingenuity showed her the importance of teaching children through stories. Now she loves being part of the writing community, along with her sister, who makes it even more interesting.
About the Illustrator:
Roser Matas Nadal studied physics and she is working as a teacher in high school, she loves numbers and sci- ence, but she is also passionate about the illustration. she studied illustration in Olot, Barcelona, and also at the University of Art in London. She has published a dozen children's books, some as an author, and others as an il- lustrator.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 13 Sir Jimmy Ferdinand Author: Payam Ebrahimi Illustrator: Svjetlan Junakovi'c Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:22 Age Group:8+ Size:9×12.4 ISBN:978-3-96656-020-7 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Imagination fosters cognitive and social development, so it is an essential skill for children, and for that the sky is the limit. "Sir Jimmy Ferdinand" is a brace and courageous knight, but there is one huge difference between him and all the other knights and that is his very powerful imagination. Whatever he tells us is imaginary
About the Author:
Payam Ebrahimi was born in 1988 and started writing stories when he was 5. Then he went to school and kept writing stories. When he was 16, he started working for magazines as a humorist and kept writing stories at the same time. When he grew up, he studied nuclear physics and kept writing. As a university student, he worked as a graphic designer, film editor, teacher, journalist, and kept writing always. Now he is working as a copywriter and still keep writing stories.
About the Illustrator:
Picture book author, illustrator, and sculptor. Svjetlan Junakovic was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1961. He gradu- ated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan in 1985. He is a docent at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and currently teaches at the International School of Illustration in Sarmede, Italy. He has been nominated three times and shortlisted twice for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. His works have been awarded Grigor Vitez Prize for the best book five times, and have been selected for Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s Illustrator Exhibition several times. The Big Book of Animal›s Portrait has been selected into the Bologna Illustrations Ex- hibition 50 years Master Exhibition. So far his works have been translated into dozens of languages and get pub- lished worldwide
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 14 the Crooked City Author: Masoud Malekyari Illustrator: Susan Batori Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:36 Age Group:8+ Size:9×12.4 ISBN::978-3-96656-024-5 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Being able to state your opinion and beliefs and trying to prove them is an ability that even most adults lack. The crooked city is the story of a zebra that believes everything is crooked in the city and nothing is straight; and alt- hough this puts him in trouble, he tells his opinion to every one of the citizens and even to the King. To teach self -confidence and critical thinking to children, this story can be of great help.
About the Author:
Masoud Malekyari was born in 1980. Being in love with books and stories his whole life, Masoud joined the uni- versity to study cinema screenwriting and continue his studies in dramatic literature. He has been working in the press for many years, but intrigued with narratives for children, he started to write and translate stories for kids. To further pursue his passion for books, he now owns a lovely and exciting children's bookstore called Paper Boat.
About the Illustrator:
Susan Batori is a Hungarian illustrator, graphic designer, and a character design addict. She studied graphic de- sign at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary. As an art director at DDB Advertising Agency, Susan designed many print ads, websites, posters, packages, etc. for years. Then she noticed that drawing hilari- ous characters was much more fun. She likes to laugh with her boyfriend Robert and her cat Kamilla. Since 2012, Susan has been working as a freelance children’s book illustrator. Humour is the one thing in her studio that she could not live without.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 15 Anil, the ice cream master Author: Masoud Malekyari Illustrator: Richard Watson Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:32 Age Group:3+ Size:9.6×10.3 ISBN: 978-3-96656-016-0 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
8 Ice-creams a Day?! Who doesn’t want thatThis is probably the most delicious way to teach children about the meaning of “endeavor”. In this story children will learn to work hard to fulfill their wishes and make their dreams come true. Even if the ways are somewhat unconventional at times!
There’ s only one thing Anil wants: Ice creams! But how can this little boy achieve his dream? a cool and fun story that says: “if you have a goal, then try endlessly.”
About the Author:
Masoud Malekyari was born in 1980. Being in love with books and stories his whole life, Masoud joined the uni- versity to study cinema screenwriting and continue his studies in dramatic literature. He has been working in the press for many years, but intrigued with narratives for children, he started to write and translate stories for kids. To further pursue his passion for books, he now owns a lovely and exciting children's bookstore called Paper Boat.
About the Illustrator:
Richard Watson is an Illustrator based in the North of England, he has been working on children's books since graduating in 2003 with a degree in Illustration from the University of Lincoln. He won the EOCT/SLS Wake- field Riveting Reads Best Picture Book Award 2018 for ‘Stone Underpants’, and the follow up ‘Game of Stones’ won best picture book at the Sheffield children's book awards 2018 (Both written by Rebecca Lisle) As well as an interest in books, Richard loves to watch scary films, play the guitar, listen to music, wildlife and walks in the countryside. His work is mainly produced digitally and Richard is represented by The Bright Agency
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 16 Being the Best Author: Masoud Malekyari Illustrator: Jimmy holder Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:32 Age Group:3+ Size:9.6×10.3 ISBN: ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Have you ever had a traumatic life experience that left you feeling like you couldn’t do things the way you used to before? Flu, the flute of this story, is hit by a car one day after one of its concerts. The accident causes him to lose three of its keynotes and be left only with two. He sets on a journey to find a new place for himself and his two remaining notes. After encountering several creatures that try to help him in their own fun ways, Flu finally realizes he makes the best ambulance noise in town and joins forces with a cool ambulance to help people out.
This beautifully illustrated story tells the importance of finding your place in the world and thriving despite forced disabilities.
Not letting physical disabilities get in the way of you trying to achieve new goals Knowing that there is a place in this world for everyone. You just have to look hard enough to find it
About the Author:
Masoud Malekyari was born in 1980. Being in love with books and stories his whole life, Masoud joined the uni- versity to study cinema screenwriting and continue his studies in dramatic literature. He has been working in the press for many years, but intrigued with narratives for children, he started to write and translate stories for kids. To further pursue his passion for books, he now owns a lovely and exciting children's bookstore called Paper Boat.
About the Illustrator:
Jimmy Holder lives in Pasadena, California with his wife and two daughters. He has been a freelance illustrator since 1990. Prior to that he worked in several art studios in Atlanta where he did more storyboards than he would like to remember. That was fun and all, but moving to L.A. allowed him to pursue illustration on a broader scale. His illustrations have been used in magazines, advertising, packaging, games and books for kids, teens and adults. A few of his clients include: IBM, Coca Cola, American Express, Merck, Sony, Dominos, Kellogg’s, Coors, Budget, Parker Brothers, Simon & Schuster, Harcourt, The Wall Street Journal, Scholastic, Forbes, Los Angeles Magazine and Sunset Magazine. A few of his books include: Pig, Pigger, Piggest, Why the Banana Split, That’s What You Get, Down and Dirty Birding, and Mischief From The Back Pew.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 17 I am Scared too! Author: Ghazal Mousavi Illustrator: Tel Coelho Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:32 Age Group:3+ Size:9×12.5 ISBN: ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Each one of us, at a point in our lives, are scared of something. Most of these fears are created unconsciously and are baseless. As we grow older, these fears change or turn into new fears. This process is a natural process and feeling scared is a natural feeling as well. The little boy of this story is talking about his fears and how he used to be scared of other things which are no longer scary to him. What is important is not letting fear stop us from liv- ing our lives or doing what we love. You know what they say: “Be afraid and do it anyway!”
A cute picture book that shows fear is a natural feeling and shouldn t stop kids from living their daily lives.
Helps children learn and accept fear as a natural feeling Encourages children to keep going and not give up .
About the Author:
Ghazal Mousavi was born in 1982 in a family of booklovers. She used to love listening to the books her mom read to her as a child. After going to school, though, she was the one reading books to her mom and others! Read- ing those books helped her become an adventurous person who was eager to try new things all the time. She has worked in industrial design, interior design, graphics, art MBA and even copywriting, linguistics, teaching and writing educational and non-educational books. She now works in a publication and writes children’s books in her spare time, in hopes of inspiring children all over the world to live life to its fullest.
About the Illustrator:
Tel Coelho is a Brazilian self-taught artist who embarked on the magical world of illustrations at the end of his adolescence. Today he has his public illustrations in national and international books and magazines. He is also a partner at Giz de Cera Studio of illustration, which has provided services to the major publishers in Brazil. In his spare time, he also ventures to write his own projects. He believes that imagination is an infinite world of possi- bilities and it is there that he dives to extract his inspirations.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 18 Are We Friends? Author: Hamid Abazari Illustrator: Anastasia Bukhnina Publisher: Magink Pubs. Years of Publishing:2020 No. of Pages:32 Age Group:3+ Size:9×12.5 ISBN: ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Friendship blooms when a mutual affection connects people to each other. This affection can be created by mutu- ally loving anything; in the case of our story, it’s a beautiful little dandelion which carries the news of new friend- ships across the land. Through its journey, a little rhino, an alligator, a parrot, a zebra, a giraffe and even an ele- phant follow it to its destination. Once the dandelion reaches home, the animals realize that they have become friends along the way
A poetic story with dreamy illustrations that takes you to a land where an unlikely friendship is formed between some familiar animals.
Shows the simple and loving process of making new friends Helps children realize the possibility of unlikely alli- ances
About the Author:
Hamid Abazari was born in 1980. He studied aviation communication and computer sciences at university. His friend young adult book called “Double-sided Traitor” was published in 2012 and was nominated for Young Adult Fiction of the Year. Since then, he has written several picture books for children. Late in his twenties, he started chasing a dandelion which had lost its way. His strong imagination guided him to follow the dandelion to the magical world of storytelling. He met many new friends in this new world; friends who had followed a lost dandelion there themselves, friends like you!
About the Illustrator:
Anastasia Bukhnina spent her childhood in Russia. From the age of four, she developed a passion for drawing, which led her to study at an art school. Throughout her life she would often be seen with pencils in her hands. After graduating from university, she joined an advertising agency as a graphic designer; however, she kept her passion for drawing and continued to develop it through various courses in illustration. After the birth of her child, following her heart, she became interested in children's illustration and devoted herself entirely to children's book illustrations. She has chosen traditional drawing techniques, which are implemented in digital format. After leaving Russia, Anastasia lived in Austria and Great Britain. She has now made Vienna her home, where she lives with her husband, her son and their cat, who are the main source of her inspiration.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 19 The Merchant and the Parrot (Based on a story by Rumi ) Illustrator: Firoozeh Golmohammadi, Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 40/hardcover Age Group:8+ Size:24×29 ISBN: 978-964-369-581-1 ◙ English text is available.
About the Books:
As the third edition in the series of "The Treasures of Persian Literature", the story of "The Merchant and the Par- rot" resembles the paragon of Rumi's articulate ability of storytelling in poetry. The story takes place in Persia and India respectively. The images delicately portrait the detail of each culture and in this view, bright colors and influential paintings are combined masterfully Firoozeh Golmaohammadi has illustrated Persian and Indian cul- tures with such high accuracy and elegance that the images will stay in minds of audience for a very king time. From the first page, the reader will grasp that an amazing journey in the realm of art and story is just steps away; a journey as memorable as merchant's experience and as peaceful as parrot's freedom. Years and years ago, there lived a wealthy generous merchant, who had an imprisoned garrulous, beautiful parrot. The parrot's voice was chanting and unique. The day the merchant decided to go to India for trading, he gathered everybody and asked them what they want from India. "Tell my species my greetings. Tell them how captive I am in a cage", the parrot said, hoping their reply would be the key to his freedom. The merchant did so, and suddenly, one of the parrots fell off the tree and died. He, affected tragically by the bird's demise, blamed himself for delivering of the mes- sage at the first place. When he returned, the merchant explained the unfortunate turn of events to his parrot. He then witnessed how his adorable parrot fell off, his face lost color, and the bird looked hackneyed. The mourning merchant took the departed parrot out of the cage. To his great surprise, the parrot came to life and flew to a high tree branch. "My glorious, unique singing kept me imprisoned. It was the simile of death, which opened my cage's door and freed me once more", the parrot said. He then, enlightened the merchant's life with some advices. That parrot finally flew high and said goodbye to his previous master.
About the Illustrator:
Firoozeh Golmohammadi, an Iranian painter and illustrator, is an artist with international achievements. She has been rewarded with many national and international awards throughout her career. Moreover, she has published various illustrated titles, the most remarkable of which are "The Merchant and the Parrot", "The Secret of that Tree", and "Elephant in a Dark House". Her works have been exhibited many times in different parts of the world, such as the Middle East, Europe, and America. These works have also attracted great attention as "brilliant evolution in Iranian traditional painting schools". Golmohammadi was born in Tehran and now reside there with her family.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 20 Secret of That Tree (Based on a story by Rumi ) Illustrator: Firoozeh Golmohammadi, Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 32/hardcover Age Group:8+ Size:24×29 ISBN: 964-369-204-3 ◙ English text is available.
About the Books:
As the third edition in the series of "The Treasures of Persian Literature", the story of "The Merchant and the Par- rot" resembles the paragon of Rumi's articulate ability of storytelling in poetry. The story takes place in Persia and India respectively. The images delicately portrait the detail of each culture and in this view, bright colors and influential paintings are combined masterfully Firoozeh Golmaohammadi has illustrated Persian and Indian cul- tures with such high accuracy and elegance that the images will stay in minds of audience for a very king time. From the first page, the reader will grasp that an amazing journey in the realm of art and story is just steps away; a journey as memorable as merchant's experience and as peaceful as parrot's freedom. Years and years ago, there lived a wealthy generous merchant, who had an imprisoned garrulous, beautiful parrot. The parrot's voice was chanting and unique. The day the merchant decided to go to India for trading, he gathered everybody and asked them what they want from India. "Tell my species my greetings. Tell them how captive I am in a cage", the parrot said, hoping their reply would be the key to his freedom. The merchant did so, and suddenly, one of the parrots fell off the tree and died. He, affected tragically by the bird's demise, blamed himself for delivering of the mes- sage at the first place. When he returned, the merchant explained the unfortunate turn of events to his parrot. He then witnessed how his adorable parrot fell off, his face lost color, and the bird looked hackneyed. The mourning merchant took the departed parrot out of the cage. To his great surprise, the parrot came to life and flew to a high tree branch. "My glorious, unique singing kept me imprisoned. It was the simile of death, which opened my cage's door and freed me once more", the parrot said. He then, enlightened the merchant's life with some advices. That parrot finally flew high and said goodbye to his previous master.
About the Illustrator:
Firoozeh Golmohammadi, an Iranian painter and illustrator, is an artist with international achievements. She has been rewarded with many national and international awards throughout her career. Moreover, she has published various illustrated titles, the most remarkable of which are "The Merchant and the Parrot", "The Secret of that Tree", and "Elephant in a Dark House". Her works have been exhibited many times in different parts of the world, such as the Middle East, Europe, and America. These works have also attracted great attention as "brilliant evolution in Iranian traditional painting schools". Golmohammadi was born in Tehran and now reside there with her family.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 21 Elephant in the Dark Room (Based on a story by Rumi ) Illustrator: Firoozeh Golmohammadi, Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 40/hardcover Age Group:8+ Size:24×29 ISBN: 964-369-075-X ◙ English text is available.
About the Books:
Rumi told stories of wisdom and mysticism in his rich works which will be remembered as great Persian classic works. The illustrator has offered an exotic yet fantastic world throughout the pages of this book, which are to narrate one of Rumi’s works. The colored background of each page and the drawings offer a useful clue to the readers of this book who will find themselves totally amazed as they go through each page. It seems that the story concealed in the selected sample can be recit- ed considering the manner, in which they are elaborated. When a Hindu decides to bring an elephant for a show in a dark house, he never imagined what would happen. People from everywhere are curious to have a look at the beast. But how can they possibly see the animal in mere darkness? So they try to guess what the animal is by touching it and giving strange ide- as. But why does not anyone think properly for a moment and find a better solution for observing the poor animal closely? Could a candle help them?
About the Illustrator:
Firoozeh Golmohammadi, an Iranian painter and illustrator, is an artist with international achievements. She has been rewarded with many national and international awards throughout her career. Moreover, she has published various illustrated titles, the most remarkable of which are "The Merchant and the Parrot", "The Secret of that Tree", and "Elephant in a Dark House". Her works have been exhibited many times in different parts of the world, such as the Middle East, Europe, and America. These works have also attracted great attention as "brilliant evolution in Iranian traditional painting schools". Golmohammadi was born in Tehran and now reside there with her family.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 22 Cockadoodledoo Author: HadisLezargholami Illustrator: NeginEhtesabian Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 32 Age Group:8+ Size:21×27 ISBN: 978-964-369-708-2 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Giants, Ogres, and monsters; these are the creatures children tend to fear the most, or even like the most. Giants are careless, sometimes brutal, and always huge beings; scary and funny at the same time. Children, at any age, are fascinated by the presence of fantasy creatures in literary works, which are complimented by interesting illus- trations. In many folklore tales, giants are ugly, horrible, and cruel. Thus many children are scared of them by nature. Some other children, who have strong power of imagination, try to get to know these creatures from an- other point of view. They try to become friends with the, they try to train them, and some try to fight them off their lands, which is mostly their own rooms. Our author and illustrator have overcome their childhood fears but they have carried their creativity and innovation to the present, and the result of such transition, is the present book. In this book, people of one city live with different kinds of giants, they learn to like them, they learn to co- exist with them, and sometimes, they learn to kick the giant out of their city. In this book, there is no room for old scary myths about giants. It is fun to read and fun to watch, and above all, it is a different experience about giants and children’s reaction to them. Once upon a time, under the arch of the great blue sky, there was a land, in which every mornings the roosters say: Ghoo Ghoul –i- Ghoo Ghoul instead of Cockadoodledoo. Why?Because that land was the land of Ghouls and Giants. Not one, one thousands of them. For example, there was a ghoul whose feet’s sound was like: BaamBaamBaam. These are the sound of feet of a Ghoul,Whose name is Hercule.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 23 The Giant and the Bicycle Author: Ahmad Akbarpour Illustrator: RaashinKheyrieh Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 28 Age Group:8+ Size:21×27 ISBN: 978-964-369-550-7 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books: A kind father wants to tell her little daughter, Dorsa, a bedtime story. He will tell the story, while Dorsa’s mother will draw the pictures of it. But Dorsa wants to participate in the storytelling too. So she constantly interrupts her father and tries to change some parts of it as she wishes the events to happen. The story is about a small boy, who plans to steal a bicycle from a shop. He steals the bicycle when the shop is crowded but then, he is trapped all the other bicycles' falling down. The small boy tries to escape. Dorsa immediately calls the police and finally the boy is arrested and taken to prison. Dorsa feels sorry for the boy, when she realizes that she was the one who called the police, and asks her parents to help the boy. It is dark and they have to be very careful, as they don’t want to wake up the prison guards. They have to run away when suddenly a wild wind blows at the doors and all the night guards wake up. Finally the prison guards lose track of Dorsa and the little boy in the jungle. After a short while, a little giant ap- pears and takes her and the boy to his house. Both children are terribly scared, but the baby giant seems friendly and shows the pictures of all the bicycles he has drawn on one of his room's wall. When the baby giant asks the boy’s name, Dorsa is forced to call him Sina; her own brother’s name. She never got a chance to ask the boy’s name. But suddenly the baby giant decides to eat them all. How can Dorsa possibly change the story ending and rescue their lives? Although the baby giant and Sina become friends, Dorsastill wants to make sure everything is all right. She makes her best to persuade her mother and father to help Sina in the story they are writing and drawing. When her father promises to buy a bicycle for Dorsa, she becomes excited and…
About the Author: Ahmad Akbarpour, writer, was born in Fars province in 1970 and got his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. He now resides in Shiraz and collaborates with Fars Network, the provincial state-owned television there. In his stories, Akbarpour deals with themes such as fear, loneliness, and peace. The most distinguishing characteristic of his works is their humor, which makes his writ- ings captivating and agreeable. Akbarpour, who is always on the lookout for new and different elements, is thus able to look at his subject from a different perspective in some of his works and pull the reader’s imagination along. He has also had the experience of rewriting some old legends.
About the Illustrator: RashinKheirieh,born in 1980 in Khorramshahr,Rashin earned her MA. in Graphics at Al-ZahraUniversity. She is a member of the National Foundation of Elites and the Book Illustrators’ Association. So far RashinKheirieh has illustrated 31 books in Iran and abroad. Her awards include; - Award of Excellence from 51th Annual illustration exhibition of Communication Arts, USA, 2010 - Winner of New Horizons from the International book Festival Bologna, Italy 2009. Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 24 MaahPishooni (Moon-Brow, An Old Fairytale)
Author: NaserYousefi Illustrator: Mehran Zamani Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 24 Age Group:8+ Size:22×22 ISBN: 964-6003-56-7 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Books:
Based on an old fairytale, the story, surrounded by special pictures which reveal the world of fairy stories very well, is retold. Moon-Fairy lives with her stepmother and her unkind daughter. She has to work for them all day and night. One day after she hangs all the clothes she has just washed, the wind blows them in a deep well. Moon -Fairy knows that she has no choice and must take the clothes back to her stepmother. She finds Auntie-Giant in the well. When Auntie-Giant tells her that she can take the clothes once she answers three questions, she answers each one with kindness and helps the old woman feel happy and hopeful. Auntie-Giant gives a wish-flower to Moon-Fairy and promises to fulfill her dream. She changes but… Auntie-Giant wanted to wash away all Go- labatoon’s wickedness in the pure water of the river. Therefore,Golabatoon rushed out and waited by the river. The river changed color and at last turned white. But she did not like this white color. Then when the water turned red…
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 25 Mullah-Nasr-ed-Din's Tales (5Vols.)
Author: Ahmad Arablou Illustrator: Sa'id Razaaqi Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. Age Group:8+ Sample English text is available. ◙
About the Books:
One of the most famous humorous characters in the Persian folklore is a man called Mullah-Nasred-Din. Alt- hough he seems to humiliate everyone and even himself, his true intention is to defend the humanistic values and men’s rights in general. Some believe him to be merely an imaginative and made-up character, though other his- torical literary sources claim that he lived centuries ago. His tales are famous throughout the world and enjoy an ironic, paradoxical depth and tone. Five of these tales are retold for children in present series. Each book tells one of these tales with colored illustrations and makes children fond of this Iranian character.
1. The Thief of Shoes Mullah-Nasr-ed-Din's Tales ,ISBN: 964-6742-31-9 ,22 x 22 cm ,12 pages
After a while the guests arrived one by one. Mullah greeted them and then said:“I know that one of you has taken the poor thorn picker’s shoes. Give it back right now before we have to be bothered for finding it”. The poor thorn picker’s shoes are stolen in a party. He asks Mullah to capture the thief for him. But no one can possibly imagine why he asks his guests to pull his donkey’s tale in the barn for finding the thief.
2. A Thousand Gold Coins, ISBN: 964-6742-32-7 ,22 x 22 cm ,12 pages
What will Mullah do when his nasty neighbor wants to tease him for his request? Mullah prays and pleads God to give him a thousand gold coins and no less than that. Now that his neighbor knows this, how is Mullah to behave before it’s too late? The Judge shouted at the money-changer: “Aren’t you ashamed for saying such things? Evi- dently these coins belong to this poor man. Now move on and get out of here quickly! The puzzled, desperate money-changer left the judge upset…
3. The Thief Who Turned to a Donkey),ISBN: 964-6742-33-5, 22 x 22 cm ,12 pages Jaber lowered his head and said in misery: “I am the donkey you bought! Dear Mullah, listen to me! In fact I was a man before, but since I didn’t listen to my mother, I turned to a donkey! But now that you bought me, once
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again I found my human appearance! I must thank you for this!” Can Mullah guess that two wicked thieves are fooling around? How can he cope with these men without facing trouble? Will he ever find out what reallyhas happened? 4.Please Slap Taymur Khan in the Face, SBN: 964-6742-71-8, 22 x 22 cm ,12 pages A bully called Teymur slaps Mullah terribly. Mullah wants to do something. But when he goes to the judge, he does not know that he is a friend of Taymur. This time Mullah discovers the truth soon enough and surprises eve- ryone. Taymur Khan was standing in a corner without saying a word. Mullah thought something must be up. The judge said:“Taymur Khan must give a gold coin to you!” Mullah thought to himself: “A good verdict. Now Tay- mur will learn his lesson and leave everyone alone.” Taymur faced the judge and said:“Dear Judge! None of my coins are gold! Can I go and bring a gold coin?” 5.The Smell of Kebab and the sound of Coin, ISBN: 964-6742-72-6 ,22 x 22 cm, 12 pages Mullah stepped forward and said:“I will pay for the smell of your Kebabs!” The man’s eyes shined with delight. The people spoke in excitement. “We thought Mullah is a clever man. That’s not a good solution”! A poor man falls in serious trouble when he eats his dry load of bread with Kebab’s smell. He needs Mullah’s help to get rid of the wicked man. Mullah suggests to pay, but what does he have in mind? Who will win this challenge?
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 27 Verse Tales; Jungle Stories from Kalila-Damna Beast Fables (6 Vols.)
Poet: Naser Keshavarz Illustrator: Hamid Reza Bidaqi Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Series:
Kalila-Damnais surely one of the greatest classical literary masterpieces.Its stories have been narrated throughout generations for all to remember. This series includes three famous stories ofKalila-Damna. The enchanting and wonderful artistic illustrations of these books make them quite unique and attracting for everyone. The stories are narrated through poems, which add to the literary merit of the present series. The characters are all animals, which most often are loved by children.
1. Rabbit and the Lions’ Fight ,ISBN: 964-369-050-4 ,16 x 16 cm ,16 pages
The Lion makes life miserable and unbearable for all the animals. He is so cruel that he chases the animals all through the green jungle and hunts them. For a while, an animal goes to the Giant Lion to be eaten. But when the Rabbit’s turn comes up, he thinks of a trick to get rid of the Lion forever. Will he succeed or...
2.The Difficult Flight of the Tortoise ,ISBN: 964-369-052-0 ,16 x 16 cm ,16 pages
The Tortoise lives by a small pond and feeds there. She speaks so much and is so rude that after a short while, she is left alone by all, except for the two kind ducks that still care for her. When the pond dries up, the Tortoise must find a way to go to another place. She pleads the ducks to help her fly with them. She is so impatient that she for- gets to remain silent when she is hanging to a stick held by the ducks in the air. Now what will happen to her? Will she be saved on time?
3.Turtledove, the Birds and the Trap,ISBN: 964-369-051-2 ,16 x 16 cm ,16 pages
The Hunter spreads his net with some seeds for the birds. The birds sit on the net to eat the seeds without know- ing that the hunter is waiting for them close by. All the birds panic, except for the Turtledove who is clever enough to think of a way for rescuing others. Will they find the chance to free themselves before the hunter ap- proaches?
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4.There was a Crow and a Crow ,ISBN: 964-369-214-0 ,16 x 16 cm, 16 pages
Two crows are waiting for their egg to hatch, but a snake catches the egg and eats it. The crows worry for the safety of their other eggs. How are they to get rid of this dangerous snake? The Old Jackal can help them destroy the snake. A clever plan leads the crows to find peace at last, just before the other eggs break out of their shells.
5.Tortoise and the Deer's Trap, ISBN: 964-369-215-9 ,16 x 16 cm 1,6 pages Three nice, dear friends, the Tortoise, the Crow, and the Mouse, live happily close to a small pond. They are peaceful until a deer runs to them. She has run way from a hunter and seeks shelter there. For a while everything is peaceful, but one day when the deer goes wandering in the jungle, she is trapped in the hunter’s net. How can she possibly find a way to survive this time? Will the other animals come on time to her rescue? 6.The Battle of Stork and Crab ,ISBN: 964-369-216-7 ,16 x 16 cm ,16 pages The wicked stork wants to eat all the fish in the pond. But when he gets old, he needs to find a new way for feed- ing on all those nice and tasty fish. He plans to seduce them all through the crab. As he sets his eye on the crab, he lies to him and complains that he has very bad news. Two fishermen are on their way to the pond and very soon all the fish will be caught in their net. The beautiful and enchanting verse-story in this wonderful colored book takes young children to a wonderful world full of new things to discover. About the Author: Nasser Keshavarz (1972- Tehran) Nasser Keshavarz started children's poetry in collaboration with Kayhan Bachaha magazine. His first poem was published in the same magazine in 1983. Keshavarz published his first book called "Me and the Ducks" in 1986.
In addition to being the most prolific children's poet, he has also received the most awards in this field, one of the most important of which is the Golden Moon Award from the Great Festival of Children and Adolescent Litera- ture as one of the selected poets of the last 20 years.
Also, the prize of the 12th Children and Adolescent Book Festival in the "Poetry" section for the book "Short Pencil", the "Flying Pencil" badge, the most valuable badge of the Children and Adolescents' Intellectual Devel- opment Center, numerous awards from various festivals, "Hello Kids" magazine The Children and Adolescent Press Festival is part of the awards recorded in his artistic career. In addition to poetry, Nasser Keshavarz is also a musician. He plays oud and guitar and sings.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 29 Rich-Thinking Stories (5 Vols.)
Author: Ali Asghar Seyed-Abadi Illustrator: Alireza Goldouzian Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. No. of Pages: 32 Age Group:8+ Size:21×27 ISBN: 978-964-369-708-2 ◙ English text is available. ◙ Winner of Bratislava’s Grand Prix BIB (Golden Apple Tree) ◙ Illustrations of the first title of series were exhibited in the “Illustrators’ Café” In Bologna Children's Book Fair (2009) and were published in the catalogue of the book fair. Alireza Goldouzian, the illustrator of this series, honored in the ceremony.
About the Series:
"Rich-Thinking Stories" are all about those tales which has happened many times and we have heard them many times. But now, someone in each of these tales wants to change their destiny. Therefore theirstory has to be al- tered. In each book of this series, a tale is being told, which the children of this land are acquainted with, but it also resembles to tales from other lands. Each tales alter right at the twist of the narration and thus, the first guess takes shape. For the second guess, the kind of alteration does change. And another alteration in the tale has been devised for the third guess. Each of this tales, in each of the books, are told in three forms, but these are not all what this series proposes. At the conclusion of each, the reader is told that what they had read were just only guesses. What is your presumption? If you don't want this tale to look like the preceding form, how should it be concluded? Besides the charm of a sweet tale and its craftiness mixed with humorous hints, the series is calling its young readers to guess, too. Calling to guess for changing a tale, is the prelude to changing the world.
1. Where Were the Kids of the Ringing-Bell Goat? ISBN: 978-964-369-582-8 ,Size:21 x 27 cm ,24 pages
This funny illustrated short story for children relates how the famous Mother Goat, whose ringingbell is tied around one of her feet, becomes terribly worried when she returns home and discovers there is no sign of her be- loved little goats. She fears that the cruel wolf has again swollen them up, or maybe they have gone somewhere and are trapped. The writer of this story wants the readers to think and guess for themselves. What has really hap- pened to the three little goats? Whilst using modern characters and plot devices, he describes three different situa- tions, combining them with comedy and humor.
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In one case, the worried, desperate Mother Goat discovers her goats watching Tom and Jerry cartoons. They are actually so fascinated by the cartoon that they do not even hear their mother’s wild calls. In another case, the dear Mother Goat goes to the local butcher and asks for her little and helpless goats; happily relieved to learn that Mr. Butcher has looked after the three small goats when they were wandering around. So, what do you guess?
2. Who Did Auntie Beetle Marry? ISBN: 978-964-369-583-5 ,21 x 27 cm ,24 pages
There is a very famous and popular old story in the Iranian folktales, in whichall lady beetles set out to the city of Hamedan to find a good husband, who is called Mr. Ramezan. But on their way, always a naughty and clever Mr. Mouse appears and before they realize what they have done, they accept his proposal and marry him. This time and in this new and interesting version of the old story, Auntie Beetle has made up her mind. She wants to be dif- ferent and act in an unexpected manner, so that she is not seduced by a mouse and finds Mr. Right or in other words, Mr. Ramezan. So Auntie Beetle makes us guess how she might possibly find her soul mate. The author suggests three different situations in which our hero has new plans; in one case she decides to ignore any mouse she meets, or even move in a different direction and go to Hamedan by bus instead of walking all the way. Auntie Beetle is clever, she asks the men who fall in love with her a very tricky question; “so what will you beat me with, if you become angry?” This question helps her make the right choice in the end. But who will she really marry? It is up to young readers to guess and give their ideas as they read the author’s suggestions. Children will find themselves creating new stories for Auntie Beetle as they move on. The good point is that each kid will make up the ending they like the most and so, the story will find a plethora of amazing and awesome endings.
3. When Did the Rolling Pumpkin Return? ISBN: 978-964-369-584-2 ,21 x 27 cm ,24 pages
There is an old Iranian folktale about an old plump woman who just hides from her enemies by creeping into a rolling pumpkin, without being recognized. But she is so famous that after all these centuries.Even the lion, the leopard and the wolf of the Big Jungle have heard about her and wish to hunt her for their meal. They decide to wait for her somewhere along the way of the jungle and trap her. By now the plump old woman has become wise and clever and knows how to escape and save her life. One day as she passes through the jungle, the lion, the leopard, and the wolf appear in front of her one by one to trap her. She tells them that her daughter is pregnant and she just needs a short break. The old lady explains that once her daughter delivers her grandchild, she will return back to them. She even promises these greedy animals her grandchild and that is how she escapes again.
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4. What Happened to the Wise Bear? ISBN: 978-964-369-585-9 ,21 x 27 cm ,24 pages
If anyone had seen the “Dumb Bear” in this mess, they would not be surprised, but no one ever expected to see the “Wise Bear” in such a bad situation. What had happened to him? The Dumb Bear used to trick the goat, camel and even the other animals. But how could the Wise Bear prove he is different, does not want to harm the other animals, and wants to live in peace? The poor Wise Bear was in a horrible shape; his head was broken, and there was blood in his mouth. His ribs were broken and badly hurt. Whenever someone meets him, they would ask in surprise; “What has happened to you?” and so the poor Wise Bear told them his sad story. Seyed-Abadi offers his own three guesses to his readers, making them familiar with the possible situations that the Wise Bear might have faced. In the first case, when the Wise Bear meets a goat, the goat assumes that the bear is going to eat him, there- fore attacks the poor bear by his shepherd and dog. The Wise Bear tries to avoid other animals on his way, but then two rams notice him and think they are going to be hunted. They beat up the bear with their horns, and leave him wounded. The camel comes by next and assuming that all the bears are the same, tries to take revenge on the bear.
5. How Did the Fox Eat the Stork’s Food? ISBN: 978-964-369-586-6 ,21 x 27 cm, 24 pages
The deceitful fox invites the stork to his place and cooks a tasty food. But he deliberately puts the food on a stony tray so that the stork can’t even touch the food. The fox laughs at his guest, when he sees how the stork struggles to eat something, hurting his beak each time it touches the hard, stony tray. The stork decides to take revenge on the fox, and it is his turn to invite the fox to his place for a meal. The stork pours some wheat in a jar with a very narrow lid. The stork does not know that the clever fox has read this old story several times and this time he wish- es to change the ending of this famous story. The author of this story offers his guesses to children. In his first guess, the clever fox brings along a pen pipe and sucks the wheat from the narrow jar, then says goodbye and leaves the stork disgraced. In another case, the fox waits for the stork to eat first, then when the stork tells him to help himself and eat some food, he says; ‘my doctor has forbidden dry food for me. Then he pours some water on the wheat, and as the wheat springs up on the surface of water, he eats his food happily, leaving the stork feeling defeated. But what if the fox decides to threaten his host and tell him he prefers to eat his fresh meat for lunch. The poor stork is terrified and realizes that his dear life is in danger and he might really die, so he has to think quickly. So he brings some more wheat and leaves them in a tray in front of the angry fox and tells his guest that he was joking and there is no need for the fox to get so angry. How would the creative-minded children like to end this story? How can they help the stork teach the fox a lesson of a lifetime?
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About the Author:
Ali Asghar Seyed-Abadi (1971-Korasan)
To date, he has published about 60 books, some of which are on theoretical topics in children's literature and the rest on stories and poems for children and adolescents. Seyedabadi was introduced in 2018 by the Association of Children and Adolescent Writers as one of the Iranian candidates for the Astrid Lingren Award . In 2014, he was awarded the 17th Book Festival of the Children and Adolescents' Intellectual Development Cen- ter for his three-volume collection of "Tales of the Bell-headed Goat" for "creatively using an old story to create new works, fostering critical thinking in the audience and a humorous view of the subject." Other award-winning works by Seyedabadi include the collection "Sweet Brain Tales" and "Who did Aunt Suske marry?" Pointed out. In addition, his research entitled "Poetry in the Margins" about Iranian and adolescent poetry was selected in the sixth period of cultural research of the year. On Nowruz 2020, at the same time as the Covid-19 pandemic, he published the book "Hannah Our Hero", which was published shortly after and with the voluntary help of a group of illustrators and translators from around the world in English, Italian, French, German, Turkish, Arabic and Kurdish. , Translated into Spanish, and Polish. This work has not yet been physically published and has only been published and distributed on virtual networks. About the Illustrator:
Alireza Goldouzian, born in 1977. He earned his MA. in Illustration at the Art and Architecture academy of Azad University. Goldouzian teaches at Azad University. Alireza Goldouzian has so far earned several awards for his creative illustrations in both Iranian and foreign festivals, including:
- 2009: Selected Illustrator in Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Italy
2006: Selected Illustrator in Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Italy. He also illustrated the cover of the Fair’s annual catalogue.
2005: Winner of Bratislava’s Grand Prix BIB (Golden Apple Tree) Award. -
2004: Selected illustrator in Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Italy.
- 2003: Golden Pen in Belgrade.
- 2002: Winner of BAIJ award; Japan. Goldouzian has illustrated over 50 books so far; both in Iran and abroad.
He has attended several international world fairs and exhibitions on illustration. He was the tutor of a work- shop held in Spain in 2007 for art students of MadridArtsUniversity
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 33 The Straw Hat Written by: MostafaKhoraman Illustrated by: Mitra Abdollahi Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. ISBN: 9786003531062 Size:21 CM x 27 CM No. of Pages: 20
About the Books: When it comes to war, children are considered to be the most vulnerable members of each wartorn society in the world. Iranian children today may not know what it is for a nation to be involved forcefully and unwontedly into the flames of war. MostafaKhoraman, who is a known name in children and young adults’ literature, in his newest book, tells two different tales of one city during Iran-Iraq war. One story is based on so- cial framework of cities during war and the other is a fantasy, which bears the main weight of the book. The illus- trations of this book are truly unique and mesmerizing. They can bring into life the characters of the story and help the children to sustain a better connection with the texts. When the sun set, the scarecrow bent on his wound- ed leg, started into the palm-grove and waited for the old man to come. The old man caressed his wounded leg and tried to calm the scarecrow down, who knew him well. He was no stranger, he was Khaloo Mohammad. “I’ll come and fix it for you, tomorrow.” Said Khaloo Mohammad… This is a book about Universe and Existence of ob- jects in it. This Book May be the Murder Weapon Written by: Hossein Sheikholeslami Publisher: Ofoq Pubs. ISBN: 978-964-369-686-3 Size:16.5 x 23 No. of Pages: 12
About the Book:
The author, with help of philosophers and their theories, tries to disentangle of the most intricate issues of history of philoso- phy. He refers to David Hume, who was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. So, now we can expect lots of seemingly complex questions about things and their essence. The author also talks about what a philosophical book is about. He believes this book is for make readers suspect everything. And through this suspicion is that understanding commences. The main question is how we can understand something is real, and something is not. He mentions example of extraordinary things, but then argues how we can be sure these things would never happen, or could never exist.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 34 Title: Hapili Hopul Series(6 Vols.)
Author: Afsane Shabannejad Illustrator: Mohammadhossein Tavakkoli Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:20 (each Vol) Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812543 ◙ Sample English text is available.
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About the Author:
Afsane Shabannejad(1963/Kerman) is poet and writer began writing for the press .She has many books in the field of children and young adults poetry and stories. The most distinguishing feature of her works is their variety. She mainly focuses on nature, but also deals with modern-day urban issues. Her work imbued with a childlike imagination. Some of her books are: The thousand-girl orchards(1998),This side of the desert. That side of the desert(1999),Auntie Negin’s Gift(2007),Happal Happo was asleep(2014),The bird said' "I am a poet”(2007),……
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Hapili Hopu and Aunt Goat
Confussy is a lazy giant kid that always wants to sleep. One day, his mom asked him to milk a goat but Confus- sy asked aunt mouse who was passing by there with her children to do that. Aunt mouse did not accept. So, Confussy asked Mr. Rabbit and Lady Cat to do that. They did not accept too. Finally, the kid showed up and after milking the goat took the milk for himself. Confussy got embarrassed by his mom. This book enjoys a short text, beautiful illustrations and attractive story that aims to teach children the concept of laziness and its badness.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 35 Title: “Would you Like to be a ….” Series (5 vol- umes)
Author: Laleh Jafari Illustrator: Fariba Asli Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Book: Vol.1: Would You Like to be a Whale? ISBN: 9789640812129 Daddy whale went hunting a seal with his children. They waited in the depth of the sea for the seals playing on the beach to enter the water. Right as they entered the water, daddy whale took his head out of the water and took a deep breath. So, above his head, a jet of water was formed. By seeing the jet, one of the young seals swam toward it but daddy whale felt pity for it and did not feel like hunting it. So, he and his children had to return home empty-handed and to eat the food left from before. This book includes a short text, beautiful illustrations and attractive story that aims to teach children scientific concepts in the form of illustrative stories. By reading this book, children will learn useful points about whales. One of the special features of this book is the beautiful pictures of whales provided on the last pages of this book. Vol.2; Would You Like to be an Elephant? ISBN: 9789640812129 Mommy elephant and her baby were playing by the sea. Mommy elephant put her head under the water but the baby elephant was scared if its mom may get choked. The baby elephant did not know that elephants can breathe with their trunk while their heads are under water. Later, mommy elephant scattered some soil over the baby to prevent mosquitoes to sit on it and to bite it. Baby elephant got sad why its mom made it dirty but its mom ex- plained it the reason for that act. Then, then went into the jungle and ate a lot of tree leaves. This book includes an attractive story, beautiful illustrations and short text which tries to teach children useful points about ele- phants. One of the special features of this book is that it includes a small album of elephants’ beautiful pictures.
Vol.3: Would You Like to be an Turtle? ISBN: 9789640812129 Mommy turtle had a lot of eggs containing babies in her stomach. She walked and walked until she found a good place on the beach. There, she hid the eggs under sands. After some months, baby turtles hatched out the eggs. They saw there were a lot of crabs and birds in their surroundings. They got frightened and went into the sea rapidly. In the sea, they were not safe because of the big fishes. This book includes an attractive story, beautiful illustrations and a short text which teaches children things about turtles. One of the special features of this book is it includes beautiful pictures of turtles.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 36 Vol.4: Would You Like to be a Goose? ISBN: 9789640812129 After a long time, mommy goose gave birth to four babies. After some days, she threw them into the water to let them swim. She entered the water immediately after them to take care of them. Suddenly, she noticed that in- stead of 4 babies, there are six following her. These two extra were the babies of her neighbor who had been lost. This book includes an attractive story, beautiful illustrations and short text which tries to teach children useful points about geese. The last pages of the book include a small album of pictures of geese. Vol.5:Would You Like to be a Swan? ISBN: 9789640812129 Daddy and mommy swan loved their children so much and took care of them day and night. One day, mommy swan took them with herself to swim. Suddenly, daddy swan heard the sound of a wild duck. The duck wanted to attack the children but mommy swan concealed her children under water plants and daddy swan chased the duck. This book includes attractive story and beautiful illustrations and it teaches children useful points about swans. The last pages of the book are a small album of pictures of swans.
About the Author:
Laleh Jafari (Isfahan/1966) is one of Iranian writer and translator and has authored many stories for chil- dren. She has also written and performed puppet shows and written the scripts for several animations. Laleh Jafari mostly writes for children under five and older. Some of her books are: The athletic crow(2003),The red sock(2003),The prettiest places(2007),The wild giant(2009),Mr.rooster(2010),My parrot and I(2015),…. Jafari was honored in different book festivals such as: best book award from press festivals, best book award from Ghanipour literary prize and best book award from Hello Children award.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 37 Title: Did you not Lose a Child?
Author: Sepideh Khalili Illustrator: Somayye Alipour Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812594 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Book: A baby hedgehog had lost its mom. Lady rabbit wanted to be its mom but the baby hedgehog did not accept. Lady rabbit got upset and went away. In her way, she faced a fox that desired to prey her. The hedgehog mother who was looking for its baby saved lady rabbit from the fox. Lady rabbit also helped the mom to find the baby. This book includes a short text and beautiful story and illustrations.
About the Author: Sepideh Khalili(1959/Tehran) is writer, translator and journalist and began her professional career in writing in 1989.She has authored and translated more than 120 books for children. Some of them are: Like no one(2016),Titi and Tata(2013),Moosh Mooshak and shapes(2013),Surprise eggs and five other stories(2016),……. .Khalili has awarded in many festivals including Parvin Etesami Award and Top Book Festival).
Title: The Giant’s Pottage
Author: Mohammadhassan Hoseini Illustrator: Marziye Ghavamzadeh Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812549 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Book:
Mr. giant wanted to make a pottage but he had no pan so he decided to use a volcano as his pan. He put green peas and beans in it and mixed them so much that got tired and fell asleep. The smell of the pottage overwhelmed all surroundings. Snowy father got frightened that the pottage would be burnt so he put some snow in it. After the pottage was made, Mr. giant and Snowy father sat next to each other and enjoyed eating that.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 38 Title: A Fluttering Game
Author: Sharareh Vazifeshenaas Illustrator: Mahsa Dor al-Taj Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812556 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Book:
A duckling had lost its mom. The lady of the farm took it to her home to let it play with her chickens. The lady, herself, went around looking for the duckling’s mom. The duckling began to fight with the chickens while play- ing near the pond or with the soul on the ground. When the duckling’s mom and the farm lady showed up and saw them fighting with each other, they suggested them to play fluttering game.
This book includes a short text, beautiful illustrations and attractive story that teach children the concept of finding common points for being a friend and making up.
About the Author:
Sharare Vazifeshenaas is a translator, editor, and writer of many books in the field of children's and adoles- cents' books. Among her famous works, these can be referred: A collection of books titled ‘What is Your Name?’, ‘Young Man and Cunning Tailor?’, a collection of ‘Phoenix Books of Persian Stories’. With affluent and simple style, Vazifeshenash attempts to make children familiarize with their different emotions. She suc- ceeded to receive prizes in different literary festivals like the prize of the Flying Turtle and the prize of the best children’s and adolescents’ book of Iran.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 39 Title: The Big Big Bull
Author: Susan Taghdis Illustrator: Maryam Tabatabaee Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812563 English text is available. ◙ Sample
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The big bull liked to eat to that degree to become bigger than all other cows, bulls and other animals to make them follow his orders. So, it ate so much honey and trees leave that it became so big that horrified other animals to that limit they did not dare to approach him. He was left all alone and was sad as nobody accepted to be his friend. Now, he was looking for a way to solve this problem. Mr. Bear suggested him to be kind to others. This book includes a short text, beautiful illustrations and attractive story that tries to teach children the way they can be others’ friends.
About the Author:
Susan Taghdis(1959/Shiraz) has been a founder of the Iranian Association of Writers for Children and young adults. She is mostly known as the writer for preschoolers and children. Her stories develop with extreme brevity and sentences are short and simple. She wrote many books and some of them are translated into other languages. Some of them are: A gift for you(1993),Whose nose made that noise(2013),A long way(2010),My beautiful horse(2007). Best Book Award from Parvin Literary Prize, Best Book Award from Ghanipour Festival and Is- lamic Republic of Iran’s Book of the Year Award are some of her awards.
Maryam Tabatabayi graduated at M.A. level from Tehran University. She already illustrated for more than 30 books. She also held many exhibitions in Iran and abroad. One of her honors is to be a candidate for winning the prize by Munich Children's and Adolescents' Book Association.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 40 Title: Shine, Lady Sun
Author: Tahere Kharadvar Illustrator: Hadise Ghorban Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812570
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Lady ant was cold so she asked lady sun to shine but she could neither hear lady ant’s voice nor see her. The centipede climbed to the top of a tree and called lady sun from there. But again lady sun could not hear him. The tree shook its branches asking lady sun to shine but she did not hear that too. The crow flew to the sky and near the clouds and asked lady sun to shine but lady sun who was sleeping under the quilt of clouds could not hear him too. The crow made holes on the clouds. This made clouds rain. Then, the clouds moved away and lady sun woke up. This book includes a short text, beautiful illustrations, and attractive story. About the Author:
Tahere Kheradvar (Tehran/1996) is one of the active writers in the field of children's and adolescents' story- writing. Some of her famous works are A Name and Some Stories (15 volumes), Stories of All Kinds (10 vol- umes), A Pond and a Fish (3 volumes), Groundless Stories (3 volumes). Kheradvar’s books in Kharazmi and Alefba (alphabet) Festivals could receive prizes. Hadise Ghorbaan (Tehran/1985) is a well-known illustrator of children and infants in Iran who makes the fanciful world for children with her works. She is graduated in graphics and cooperates with different journals and great Iranian publishers.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 41 Title: The Old Bench
Author: Mohammadreza Shams Illustrator: Sara Khoraman Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:16 Age Group:3+ Size:19×19 ISBN: 9789640812578 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Book:
It was the time of retirement for the class old bench. One day, the school servant told it that he had to take it to a jungle. When it reached the jungle, the trees welcomed it so warmly and had a celebration for it. After passing of some days, the old bench missed the school and desired to go back to the class. So, the trees helped it to change the jungle to a school. This book enjoys a short text, beautiful illustrations, and attractive story.
About the Author:
Mohammadreza Shams(Tehran/1957) is one of the active writers in the field of children's and adolescents' story-writing. He is particularly skilled in creatively rewriting legends. Using the techniques of Iranian curiosity texts, he has tried to write very short fantasy stories for children. Most of his books have been translated into other languages. Some of his famous works are :The Lunatic and the Well(2001),Crazy Girl(2001),Me,My stp- mom and Dad’s Nose(2010),A distance that God old(2010),The Bald apple(2015),Telling two stories (2014),Some of Shams’s award are: Listed in the International Library of Munich,IBBY Honor Diploma, Best Book Award from the Kanoon Festival,…..
Sara Kharamaan (Tehran/1983) graduated in the field of sociology. Before illustrating children’s books, she experienced painting. She is a permanent member of Iran’s Illustrators’ Association and up to now, she illustrat- ed for more than 30 books. In 2015, she succeeded to receive the medal of Sharjah Illustrating Festival.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 42 Title: The Wise Gardener and the Kind Tree Author: Neda Moshirian Publisher: Neda-ye Sina Subject: Children &Young Adult 32 pages, 15×15 cm Age Group: 7+ ISBN: 978-600-9401-60-4 ◙ English text is available.
About the Book:
The present illustrated book is an instructive and fictional in a childlike style that is written for the age group of 4 to 10. The purpose of this book is teaching the importance of striving for achieving success in life. In this book we read: Once, a wise gardener planted two young trees of apple next to each other by a river and asked them to strive. The kind tree woke up every morning hoping and was striving to place its roots in the ground deeper and deeper to make itself able to become a big and fabulous tree, but the selfish and haughty was asleep most of the times so it turned to a small tree whose apples were worm-eaten and finally a gale uprooted it unlike the kind tree that after a couple of years became a successful and fruitful tree. The message of the book to its addressees is that to achieve success in life, they have to be hard-working and kind people. The book of “The Wise Gardner and The Kind Tree” reminds children manners for achieving goals and techniques for gaining success in a form of a fiction. The techniques indicated in this book are: the importance of a purpose- ful life, industriousness and perseverance, the influence of positive mental imagination in achieving success, the impressions of good-temperedness, expressing positive imperative statements, loving yourself and others, persever- ance under the condition of deepening the roots, following new goals during all life span, the philosophy of hard- ships and sufferings in life and their uses and influentially.
About the Author: Neda Moshirian The director of Neda-ye Sina Publication, The member of Children’s Book Council of Iran, The member of Culture & Art Association of Women Publishers.
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Title: Ghelghelak’s cocoon was beside grandma Author: Mozhgan Babamarandi Publisher: AmirKabir Pubs. Illustrator:Hassan Amekan Year of publishing: 2016, First edition/Paperback Subject: Novel No. pages: 12 Age group: 7+ Size:14.5× 14.5 ISBN: 978 9643009182 ◙ English text is available.
About the Book: The narrator and his grandmother find a silkworm among vegetables. The narrator makes a nest for the worm, calling it Ghelghelak, and starts feeding it. A few days later the grandmother gets sick. Ghelghelak converts into a cocoon. When the narrator accompanies her parents who are visiting grandma’s tomb, they roam the grandmother's gravestone and recite Sureh Hamd from the Quran for her. At the same time, Ghelghelak comes out of its cocoon. The author tries to explain a grandmother's death and the evolution of a worm into a cocoon and then its con- version into a butterfly, to a child as her book’s reader/addressee/audience. As children in our culture have not learned that death is an integral and inseparable part of life. Perhaps, this way, they will learn that death is merely an emancipation of the body. It should be noted that this book used to be recited (to the children) personally by its author in the libraries of the Center for the Development of Intellectual Property of Children and Teenagers. Hence, those children are familiar with the book and established a good relationship with it.
About the Author: Mozhgan Babamarandi has started writing for children since 1995 focusing mostly on teenagers. She is a well -known figure in Iranian children & teenagers’ literature and her books are published by famous Iranian publish- ers. Her stories reflect her own childhood. Her books contain ethical and social themes. She is fond of short-story format and this is the prominent format of her books which are published in Iran.. At the time being, she lives in Tehran. She is the author of more than 28 books of novel and collection of stories for children and young Adults .Among her books are : -The news presenter was silent, Rowzaneh Publication, 2018 -I was my grandma’s mom, Peidayesh Publication, 2018 -Daddy’s Laugh Paint, Monadi Tarbiat Publication, 2017 -In the name of god, Raise exam sheets, Monadi Tarbiat Publication, 2017 -The yard was full of bird and song, Monadi Tarbiat Publication, 2017 Babamarabdi was awarded many literary prize including: -Winner of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults 16th Festival for novel, 2013 -Winner of Salam Bacheha Festival for book “Hi Grandp”, 2009 -Appreciation of the book ” Gold Fountain Pen” at Roshd Educational Festival, 2003
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 44 Title: Rouzbeh’s Migratory
Written by: Atousa Salehi Illustrated by: Hesam aldin Tababaie Publisher: Ofoq Publication Date: 2016 Age Group: Pre School ISBN: 9786003532106 Size: 23 cm X 20 cm Pages:28 ◙ English text is available.
About the Book: Nomads live all around the world, with their unique lifestyle and untouched lands, such as steppe, tundra, and ice and sand. In Iran, there have always been nomadic people with their beautiful livestock, handicrafts, art, and history. This title has provided a unique opportunity to witness just a glance on their lives. Themesmerizing illustrations of the book, as simple yet as beautiful as the real life of nomads, tells the story of love, experience, sympathy, and hardship of nomadic life.
The role of animals is very bold in nomadic routine life, and they are of great importance. This has always created a special bond between animal and man and the illustrator depicts in such a delicate way that goes smoothly with
Title: Mr. Ahmad
Illustrated by: Atefeh Malekijoo Written by: Mehdi Hejvani Publisher: Ofoq Publication Date: 2016 Age Group: Pre School ISBN: 9786003532090 Size: 23 cm X 20 cm Pages: 28 ◙ English text is available. About the Book: Like all illustrated books, Mr. Ahmad is the perfect combination of story and picture. The author and illustrator have worked together to create a world of words and painting for children, to make for them a vivid story, and to encourage them to follow their imagination. Mr. Ahmad is the story of man, who doesn’t speak and can’t hear, whose name nobody knows, whom people count on to bring them light amidst darkness. He drives with, sleeps in, and lives on his motorcycle. He brings light wherever he goes and for that, everybody loves him. They call him with different last names: Ahmad Light giver, Ahmad Brightside, Ahmad Luminous. People say good prayers to him and one day, his heart is luminous with the light of love. He marries a woman called Sun (Khorsheed in Farsi) and they together, roam around and bring light wherever they go.
This book is one of the best illustrated titles of recent years in Iran, and has been chosen to be introduced in The White Raven Catalog 2015, of International Youth Library of Munich, in Germany.
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Title: Dwarf House with orange roof (4vols) Authors : Seyyed Javad Rahnama- Masoud Malek yari Illustrator: Ali Tajadod Publisher: Nardeban Books pubs. Date of publishing: 2017 No of pages: 96 (24 each vol.) Size:23.5*23.5 Age group : 8+
◙ English text is available.
About the Collection: Dwarf House with orange roof’s Collection is written in the Nardeban’s Saving Books unit. This collection tries to teach the importance of energy and saving in a simple language and in an indirect way. This collection was written with the cooperation and supervision of the experts of this field.
Vol 1: Glass Pear Baby 9789643897451 Glass Pear Baby is the first book of the Dwarf House with orange roof’s Collection. This collection is one of the Saving Books of Nardeban books and explains the concept of energy saving through simple stories. In this story an incandescent lamp comes to a new house and talks to the house members and through these conversations, the reader gets familiar with the harms of the incandes- cent lamps and the gains of economical lamps. In a part of book we read: Shahrouz’s dad got a new bulb out of its pack and insert- ed it in the holder. When he left, the new bulb slowly opened his eyes and said: Hello and two hundred hi’s, I’m Mr. Tungsten, the Mighty Mr. Tungsten. And he looked around with surprise. A little farther, close to the wall, there was an energy-saving bulb in a white holder and said hello to Mr. Tungsten with a soft and warm voice. ***** Vol 2: Leili the butter, Majnoon the jam 9789643899608 This story is about the members of a refrigerator that a playful kid has left it open. Now the members are alone with the warmth that can destroy them. In this book, kids get familiar with the importance of energy and protec- tion of the facilities that use energy. In a part of book we read: The moonlight was widespread on the kitchen’s ceram- ics; the refrigerator’s door was half-open and the screams of inhabitants of glacial neighborhood drank sleep from woolly cat’s eyes. Only a power outage could make such a chaos in glacial neighborhood. The story began from the midnight, about 2 a.m., when the glutton shahrouz went to kitchen to eat some watermelon that sudden- ly heard someone’s steps and run under his blanket and left the refrigerator’s door open.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 46 Vol 3: A Gorilla who lost his mother 9789643899448 Every day, house members see a fixed animation. Nobody is at home and the playful boy hasn’t turned off the computer. House members (house facilities) should find a way to turn the computer off and stop wasting energy and make a little silence too. This sto- ry explains the ways which wasting energy and kids learn how to act at similar situa- tions. In a part of book we read: Everyone was silent. The Gorilla in the movie searched eve- rywhere to find his baby. The cries of mother and baby gorilla were getting louder and louder. Suddenly, Mr. digitally said: ‘eleven o’clock in the morning, eleven o’clock in the morning, I should declare that computer has been on and useless for one hour and ten minutes and twenty-two seconds and you should help me to turn it off.’ ****
Vol4: Wet Bear with Zebra Pajamas 9786004770002 When winter comes, the boy of our story puts on some little clothes and turns on all the heaters and even turns all the lamps as he knows that lamps make the rooms hot. The house facilities that are failing, decide to find a way to show the boy the right way. This story explains the importance of energy saving at winters. In a part of book we read: Shahrouz lay some seconds on the bed! I felt cold and wetness has penetrated to his body. It was as if his quilt had a thousand holed and he was lying on the hillside of the Himalayas. He tried a long time to turn the beets heater on, but he couldn’t so he got some pairs of socks from the bed’s drawer and put them on together. Then he crawled to the closet and put on a jacket on his woolen vest and two pairs of his dad’s pants on his sweat pants and he was as big as a bear, a wet bear with zebra pajamas and woolen socks.
About the Authors:
Seyyed Javad Rahnama: 1982- Tehran Seyyed Javad Rahnama, has a long experience as the writer of children’s books and has written valuable books. He has won many awards in this field; simplicity along with coherent story line is the most important characteristics of his writings.
Masoud Malek Yary: 1980- Tehran Masoud Malek Yary is the writer and translator of children books. He is a very strenuous writer in this field. Ironic language and novel atmospheres of his stories are the strengths of his works.
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Title: Strange Gift of Luna’s Birthday Author : Payam Ebrahimi Illustrator: Ghazale Bigdelou Publisher: Nardebaan Books Printed at 2016 No of pages: 32 Size: 22*22 Age group: +8 ISBN: 978-964-389-719-2
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About the Book:
What is a strange gift for a bear’s birthday? Luna, the baby bear of our story, wanted a human baby from her par- ents and they bring this gift to make her happy. But the human baby isn’t happy in the jungle and so she can’t be a good friend for Luna. After a while, Luna and her friends understood that taking care of a human baby is so hard, but Luna had to find a way to make the baby human a good friend. Green Nardeban is the environmental part of Nardeban books that publishes books about environment and its problems. This book is about the importance of habitats in animals’ life. Children should know that an animal’s life is affected by its habitat. In this book, the writer tries to exchange the situation of humans and animals to show the problems of keeping wild animals in urban areas. In this story, in every page one part of the hardships of a human’s life in jungle and among animals is portrayed. In a part of the book we read: On her birthday, Louna was playing with her friends that saw a big red box with a ribbon around it. Louna run fast to the box and opened the ribbon. In the box, there was a human baby gazing at her with wide eyes and Loun- a’s mom said: “that’s brand new; it’s just seven or eight months old”. Louna happily jumped up and got the baby out of box and looked at him and said: I’ll call him Boo.
***** About the Autour: Payam Ebrahimi 1988-Tehran Payam Ebrahimi is a writer and translator of children’s books. He has many years of experience in this field and he has published many works. Ebrahimi has a unique language and this characteristic makes his humor and lan- guage so distinguished from other writers. Recently, he has won numerous awards that one of these awards was Award of Selected Book of the Bologna Exhibit 2018 for the book ‘tak-khal’.
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Tutule and the Sad Astronaut, in the Mr. Jaws’ Toy Store
Writer: Seyed Navid Seyed Ali akbar Illustrator: Shaqayeq poorgiv Subject: Fantasy books Age group: 6+ Year of publication: 1397 Pages: 24 pages Book size: 22×22 ISBN: 9789643899912 ◙ English text is available.
About the Book:
Tutule is a green parrot with orange cheeks who lives in the toy store of Mr. jaw and every night, when Mr. jaw closes the store and goes home, he calls toys and they start their night life. One night, tutule sees a documentary about a forest full of birds and decides to escape from the toy store and go to the forest but he gets trapped in an- other store. The other day, Mr. jaw finds him and understands that he wants to go to the forest to live freely with his friends. Because the forest is too far, Mr. Jaw takes tutule to a garden nearby so he can fly freely and live with his friends.
Book Expert: And that was how tutule moved from the toy store of Mr. Jaw to the garden of colorful par- rots. Where his friends were living and laying nests in the branches of the tree.
A big drop of tear fell from the astronaut's eye. He took his remote control and pressed the red button:
"Center…. Center ... Do you hear me...? Tutule is saved. Send a new ship! We got stuck on this planet! “
About the Writer:
Seyed Navid Seyed Ali Akbar was born on Mordad 15, 1362 in Ray. He has written and published more than thir- ty books and has won many literary awards in Iran. Apart from writing, he does translating, editing, essay writing and journalism jobs. He also teaches story writing to adolescents and adults.Among his books are:
The little Ghoul should stay in school
The chewing gum of cheerful Wednesday
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 49 The Little Mouse Adventures (4 Vols.)
Writer: Mojgan Kalhor Illustrator: Afrouz Qolizade, Subject: Recreation Stories Age group: 4+ Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 24 pages Book size: 22×22 ISBN: 9786004770781 *Sample English text is available. ***** The day the little mouse was born.
About this Book: The little mouse is so small that his siblings wouldn’t let him in their plays. But he knows well how to help them in dangers and make them open-mouthed! The story of this book is similar to one of the tales of Saadi’s Golestan. The tale is about an ugly boy who is shorter than his brothers and everybody thinks he wouldn’t have a successful life. Read the book to find out what’s the similarity of the story of our little mouse and the tale of the ugly boy.
Book Expert:One day, when the weather was great, the gray mice decided to go out and play.
"Can I come too?" Said his little mouse, who had never left. His brother, Moosh-Mooshi replied: “You? With your short stature and little ears? Not. If anyone sees you with us, we will be dishonored. " The little mouse said: “Please just once.”His sister, Mooshmooshak, felt pity for him and said, “Come on. But it's just once.”
**** The little mouse becomes a dentist
About this Book: The little mouse that now is a dentist has so many rotten teeth and is crying of pain. The story of this book is similar to one of the proverbs of Saadi’s Go- lestan. The proverb is about a bee that doesn’t make honey. Read the book to find out what’s the similarity of the story of our little mouse and proverb of a bee that doesn’t make honey.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 50 Book Expert: The little mouse said: “I was trying to break a yummy salty pistachio that…”The bird laughed loudly and answered: “wow! So funny! You advice everybody to take care of their teeth and then…You’re really a man of words, not of deeds!”
***** The little mouse goes to lion’s Palace About this Book: The little mouse is supposed to go to the lion’s palace and work there. But working in the palace isn’t easy. The story of this book is similar to one of the tales of Saadi’s Golestan. The tale of two brothers who one of them serves the king and another one works hardly for his life. Read the book to find out what’s the similarity of the story of our little mouse and the story of two brothers.
Book Expert: The little mouse replied: “I don’t get it. How you can bow to such a stu- pid king? That’s just for eating delicious foods?”The hero said with fear: “shush!” The little mouse continued: “for me, living in my plain cabin is so much better than living in this palace and bowing to such a stupid king. Goodbye my cousin.” ***** The little mouse rides the ship
About this Book: The little mouse that now is the chef of the ship, has really scared of the shakes of the ship, and he has made the captain angry with his grieves, and captain is thinking to throw him in the water ... But this time, something different is going to happen for him. The story is similar to a tale of Saadi's Golestan. The tale of the merchant who rides a ship with his coward apprentice... Read the book to find out how our little mouse is similar to the coward apprentice on the ship.
Book Expert: When Mina saw the little mouse is drowning in this little water, jumped and got his tale and throw him out of the pool. The little mouse, with his closed eyes was still paddling. The bunny said: “Bravo! Good job” The little mouse, coughing, opened his eyes and explained: “wow! I was drowning… I was drowning…” About the Author:
Mojgan Kalhor, editor, translator and translator of child and adolescent literature, was born in Tehran in 1350. She studied English translation. In addition to writing some child and adolescent stories, Kalhor has also translated several novels for teenagers. Some of her works: -The Girl with White Ribbon -It’s Bedtime -The One who brushed my hair
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Title: Pouyan’s Adventures Series Books (4voles.) Author: Badri Mashadi Illustrator: Mahboube Yazdany Publisher: Nardebaan Books Pubs. Date of Publishing: 2018/ first Edition No of Pages: 72 (24 each vole) Size: 23.5*23.5 Age group: +8 ◙ English text is available. ***** About the Collection:
‘Pouyan’s adventures’ is one of red Nardeban series or the life skills books. In this four-volume collection, writer has tried to train one skill in every book, according to the list of WHO Organization’s list of life skills. An im- portant point of this collection is the story’s atmosphere that is happening in a school and the reader usually comes up with different events that may have experienced some of them in the school, and that’s how the story teaches the essential life skills indirectly and through those events. ***** Vol.1: Who Knows Everything? 978-964-389-826-7 It’s the first day of school and Pouyan encounters new friends and enters some ad- ventures and finally figures out that nobody knows everything and everybody has its own special abilities that are not reason to his superiority, nor reason to his short- comings. In a part of book we read: All the writings were written with black marker but only the writings on Iman’s T-shirt were neat and beautiful. Omid himself hardly could read his handwriting. When teacher came to me, she was interested in my drawings and the things I did and applauded me and said: very nice Pouyan, what a beautiful thing you did! Instead of writing, you painted your jobs. Farbod said: can I talk ma’am? Pouyan can’t write so he paints. Teacher laughed and said: what about you Farbod? Can you do everything? ***** Vol.2: Cooperation on a milky day 978-964-389-925-7 A rainy day, the physical education is canceled and class children have to compete each other and make handi- crafts. They are separated into different groups and the competition starts. Some kids are cooperating and their job is done better and some can’t finish their handicrafts in the due time. In this story, kids get familiar with the concept of cooperation. In a part of book we read: Sahand, Iman and I wanted to make a farm with a lot of cows and sheep. Farbod Said: I call for drawing and cutting and sticking. Their teacher was walking around the
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 52 carpet and gave Farbod a piece of paper and said: do you think the leader should do everything alone? If you want to be a leader, write members’ names on a paper and then write their professions in front of their names.
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Vol3:Stop! Not bullying 978-600-477-010-1 A bully called Omid annoys Pouyan and his friends. One morning Pouyan mixes all the nutrients in their house and makes a magical mixture to defeat Omid but he gets poi- soned and his mother finds out and recommends him to make a group with his friends. When they are together, Omid cannot defeat them. This book explains the logical ways of confronting peer pressure. In a part of book we read: I told mom: Omid teases all the boys who are weaker than him. He gets our stuff without permission and eats our foods and every day, one of us should bring her backpack to his house. Also he has a boss who is at fifth grade and is so much bigger than him and if I got stronger, Omid can’t hurt me. Mom said: well, you can make a group of weak boys. when you are together, Omid can’t tease you. Vol4: paper mask Isbn: 978-600-4779-043-9 Paper Mask is about a new student who is mocked by other students but he is the only one who has a different way for dealing with mockery at school. In this story, children learn different ways of dealing with peer pressure. In a part of book we read: Kids were teasing Soheil but unlike me, he didn’t get upset and didn’t stamp his foot on earth. Unlike Samyar, He didn’t cry and didn’t make up a poem for Iman and Omid. He just got a paper bag out of his bag and put it on his head and said: Now I don’t see you and I don’t hear your poem. Now you can do whatever you want, because when I don’t see or hear you, I don’t get upset.
***** About the Autour:
Badry Mashadi 1975- Qom Badry Mashadi is a writer that is so adroit at writing about life skills. She has been actively pursuing writing for children for many years, and has published many works. One of the most important awards he has received is the Blue Bird Award in 2016.
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Title: Goody’s Adventures Series of Books
Author: Payam Ebrahimi Illustrator: Zahra Mohamad Nezhad Publisher: Nardeban Books pub Date of Publishing: 2017/ first edition No of Pages: 24 Pages Size: 23.5*23.5 ISBN: 978-964-389-856-4
◙ English text is available.
About the Collection: This collection is part of saving books of Nardeban and explains the concepts of energy-saving for chil- dren by simple stories. In this story, Goody saw the new invention of Mr. Scientist that is a Fridge that is also a strange device called writing fridge and does weird things. In a part of book we read: Mr. Scientist, without looking at Goody, said: I’m working on my new in- vention; look, curly hair, I have invented a Fridge. Goody asked with surprise: But fridge was invented many years ago. Mr. Scientist thought a little and then answered: That’s right, maybe the fridge was in- vented many years ago. So I should say I have invented a new device that accidentally is so like a fridge. And I called it: Writing Fridge.
About the Autour: Payam Ebrahimi (1988-Tehran) Payam Ebrahimi is a writer and translator of children’s books. He has many years of experience in this field and he has published many works. Ebrahimi has a unique language and this characteristic makes his humor and language so distinguished from other writers. Recently, he has won numerous awards that one of these awards was Award of Selected Book of the Bologna Exhibit 2018 for the book ‘tak-khal’.
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The collection of Sepidar visual Book workshop (15 Vols.) Subject: Picture books, Environment, Fantasy Age group: 6+ Year of publication: 2018 Size: 22×22 *Sample English text is available. About the Collection:
The collection of Sepidar visual Book’s workshop is produced by some famous writers and illustrator of Iran’s children and adolescent books. This workshop is one of the side parts of The Sepidar festival, an annual festival for recognizing and judging the environmental children’s and adolescent books that’s held by Entesharat Fanni Iran. In this workshop, several groups under the supervision of the writing and illustrating masters and in several sessions presented their ideas and finally the best group that was selected by referee committee won the prize of a journey to the Bologna Exhibition and the Frankfurt Book Fair. The books of this collection, according to the commitment of Entesharat Fanni Iran, are printed by Nardeban books.
***** Who knows about the monster?
Writer: Mana Madah Illustrator: Solmaz Jahangir Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771191
About the Book: This picture book is the story of children who live in a warm and dry climate and suddenly encounter with the monster of dust that bothers them while their playing and daily life. The reasons of this dust are drought, dam making of neighbor countries and closing the water of the rivers of Iran. These children decide to unite with the children of the other side of the river who are in the neighborhood country and solve this problem together.
Book Expert: The children on that side of the river said: “The great dam of our neighbor's land has stopped the water. That's why our rivers are shallow and our green lands are drying.” “We have many dams too, "said Pooya, “So the lands that were green on the map are now deserts.
About the Writer: Mana Maddah was born in 1362. She loves the childhood, adventure and curiosity and has always found her answers in books.
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The Strange Hunting Ground
Writer: Samira Arami
Illustrator: Masume Sohbati
Number of pages: 28 pages
ISBN: 9786004771191
About the Book: This book is in criticism of hunting and is the story of a king who orders the carpet - weavers to weave a carpet with a picture of the hunting ground on it but when he sees the carpet, he understands that in the picture, his shot has gone wrong and he hasn’t been able to shot his desired prey.
About the writer: Samira Arami was born on may 24th, 1985 and has the Master ’s degree in Persian Liter- ature from Alllameh Tabatabaii University in Tehran. She writes Iranian stories, rewriting old ancient stories and environmental stories for children.
***** The most beautiful dress of the world
Writer: Tahmineh Haddadi Illustrator: Mahboube Yazdani Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771207
About the Book: The book is about the importance of loving the animals and plants, even in today’s mechanic, crowded and busy life. The story is about a grandma who in the busy days before the New Year goes to the crowded and polluted streets and buys woolen and other stuffs and knits a blouse with pictures of animals and plants for his grandchild as a New Year gift so he would be thinking about animals and plants all the time.
About the Writer: Tahmineh Haddadi was born on May 1986 in Tehran. She started her currier as a writer and illustrator when she was 18 and at that exact time she started studying journalism and now she is work- ing as a writer, illustrator and a journalist. She tries to awaken children’s sense of imagination and illustration and also learn them to think about life skills and social issues.
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The Smoky boy and the Beverage Genie
Author: Ali Babajani Illustrator: Hamide Khosravian Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: 9786004771214
About the Book: This book is in criticism of polluting the environment and is the story of a boy who loves smoke and beverages and he asks a Genie to make his wishes true but all his wishes somehow hurts the environment and eventually, after some problematic wishes, the Genie doesn’t fulfill his wishes and in- carcerates him in a beverage bottle.
About the Writer: Shahrzad Shahrjerdi was born in a spring night in Jun 1986 and was Shahrzad the storyteller from that day on. She studied Law in the university but never forgot her dreams about stories and studied Literature as her Master’s studies and started to write books for children and young adults. She always reflected her social concerns about children’s life and their future in her stories. **** Whose voice was this?
Writer: Shahrzad Shahrjerdi Illustrator: Mohamad Hosein Matak Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771221
About the Book: This book is in criticism of excessive waste production, and encour- ages children to separate waste and contribute in preserving the environment. The story is about a girl who faces a creature that is made of garbage but speaks and wants help. With the help of a sweeper, she takes out the garbage from the creature and separates them and throws them in special bins and finally finds out that this strange creature was nothing but a flower buried under the garbage.
About the Writer: Shahrzad Shahrjerdi was born in a spring night in Jun 1986 and was Shahrzad the storyteller from that day on. She studied Law in the university but never forgot her dreams about stories and studied Literature as her Master’s studies and started to write books for children and young adults. She always reflected her social concerns about children’s life and their future in her stories.
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Human’s Garden
Writer: Ahmad Akbarpour Illustrator: Fatemeh Khosravian Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: 9786004771231
About the Book: This book is a story about hunting, and separating animals from their natural habitats and their real home. In this story, as a Leopard cub called Pangul disappears and eventually is found in the zoo, the animals of the forest try to save him, and the world order reverses and animals put humans in the cage, and the other ani- mals go to watch the people in the cage and eventually with the help of the author, who has been caged, they re- turn the pangul and he writes and tells stories for the forest animals.
About the Writer: Ahmad Akbarpour(1970 /Shiraz) took part in Hooshang Golshiri and Reza Baraha- ni’s writing workshops. His Currier is almost focused on writing Novels and children’s stories. The concerns of his stories are focused on their dependence and identity. He has written about children with disabilities and has won the prize of UNICEF for one go them and the book has been translated to some other languages as well.
***** Where has been the squirrel?
Writer: Samira Qayumi Illustrator: Mohsen Damandan Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: 9786004771269
About the Book: This book is in the condemnation of littering, and its message is that the throwing garbage in nature causes damage to living creatures and we should not leave waste in nature. The story is about a boy who throws his milk bottle out of his window every day, but one day he finds that his friend, squirrel does not come to play with him. He tries to find squirrel but he can’t. Finally he finds out that the squirrel was stuck in one of the bottles he threw out of the window. After saving him, the boy cleans the bottles and garbage around his house, with the help of his friend.
About the Writer: Samira Qayumi (1981 /Semnan) started writing when she was a child and in the Insti- tute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults and worked for some magazines for children and young adults like Aftabgardan and Soroush. After entering the University, she started working in the Intellec- tual Development of Children and Young Adults. She continued studying till her PHD Degree in Persian litera- ture and now in addition to teaching in poem and stories workshops, she works in the university as well.
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The allien’s secret
Writer: Niloofar Nik Bonyad Illustrator: Bahareh Niavarani Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771252
About the Book: The book is about to children who face a monster who walks in the town and make useful things out of rubbish. The message of this book is that in this days which the cities are fac- ing severe pollutions, we can produce less rubbish and turn things we don’t use anymore to nice and useful things to reduce the pollution.
About the Writer: Niloofar Nik Bonyad was born in November 1991 in Tehran. She studied Law in the uni- versity but she didn’t like it so she continued her education in ancient language and culture for her Masters.She believes that if just one person learns anything or even smiles after reading her books, she has done her duty as a writer. The Flying Pillow
Writer: Zahra Qolami Davoudabadi Illustrator: Farina Fazelzad Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771245
About the Book: This book is about the bird-hunting and is the story of a boy who to- gether with his father, goes for hunting quail. Their house is full of stuff made of bird’s feather and their food is quail soup or roasted quail. But when they sleep, strange events happen to them.
About the Writer: Zahra Qolami Davoudabadi was born in September 1983 and her education is the Bachelor’s degree in Persian literature. She was always afraid of writing but when she entered the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, she left all her fears apart and started to write poems and them wrote stories. She started her skilled writing in 2016. Her main concerns in writing are life skills and envi- ronmental issues.
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The Photo Album of a Dreamer Fox
Writer: Zahra Fardshad Illustrator: Taravat Jalil Farahani Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: 9786004771276
About the Book: This book is about the life of animals that, as cities expanded, humans approached their nests and endangered their lives. It tells the story of two fox’s life that fights with large cars and house building of humans, and eventually go back farther, and make their nests beside frogs and rabbits.
Book Expert: Now we had a city where swallowing it’s Smoky insects caused our throats to itch..Above our heads, there were a lot of flying neighbors who had heard the fox and the crow story so many times that they did- n’t believe us anymore. The foxes, in large groups, returned to their nests.
About the Writer: Zahra Fardshad was Born in September 1981 in Shiraz. She started her art currier in 1997 and became an anchor in Radio and Television. Then starter writing scripts and animation scenarios. Then after participating in Ahmad Akbarpour’s story writing workshops, fell in love with this field and started her cur- rier as a children’s author.
***** The Ghoul of River and the Wishes Bridge
Writer: Fatemeh Sarmashqi Illustrator: Sahar Karimian Shirazi Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771283
About the Book: The story is about a boy who sits beside the river every day and hooks and gets the garbage of the river and makes them into interesting things. One day, with his telescope, he sees a girl on the other side of the river and sends her the lamp he has found from the river. The girl wishes there was a genie in the lamp to fulfill their wishes. This time the boy makes a Genie with trashes of the river and with the help of the girl, draws it out of the river and clears the river.
About the Writer: Fatemeh Sarmashqi was born in 1978, in a winter in Bihar but her ID says she was born in Karaj! She started writing for children when her daughter was born and let her imagination go further and further where her daughter’s imagination flies and explore new worlds and write them for other children.
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The Damn Delicious Jellyfish
Writer: Malihe Shahrokhi Javid Illustrator: Mehrnaz Kafi Zare Number of pages: 24 pages ISBN: 9786004771290
About the Book: This book is about human garbage that are scattered everywhere, especially in the oceans. The story is about a boy who goes fishing with his dad and they find a turtle that doesn’t eat anything. They get the turtle to a vet and they find out he can’t eat because there’s a plastic bag in his stom- ach.
About the Writer: Malihe Shahrokhi Javid was born in September 1975 in Isfahan and studied Philoso- phy and Master’s of Persian Literature in the university. She has attended workshops of writing for children and young adults. She is inspired by nature, imagination and environment in her stories.
**** The Lovely Saboteurs
Writer: Kebria Shajari Illustrator: Masoud Qarebaqi Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: 9786004771306
About the Book: This book is about the pollution of the oceans and the sea, quoting the story of a city that gets full of birds, and humans are trying to find out why different birds have come to the city. And then they under- stand that humans have polluted birds living environment, and so birds no longer have home and they came to the city. Then humans help each other to send them to their own homes again.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 61 The Snobby Car
Writer: Fatemeh Mahmoudi Illustrator: Fereshteh Jafari Farmand Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: ۳-۱۳۱-۷۷۷-۰۶۶-۸۷۹
About the Book :This book is about the importance of technical examination of cars and superiority of electric cars than gasoline cars in reducing air pollution.In this book, a new electric car enters the city and everyone is looking at it with astonishment. The air is polluted, and although no car is allowed to be in the streets, a gasoline car exits and chases the electric car and finds that it is electric, and they become friends. The electric car takes the gasoline car to a technical examination so the car feels better.
**** Someone like me
Writer: Maryam Bahrami Illustrator: Afsaneh Saneii Number of pages: 36 pages ISBN: 9786004771184
About the Book: This book is about the extinction of the Asian cheetah and tells the sto- ry of a little cheetah which gets lost and can’t find its mother. Then she survives hunting and a soldier find it and takes it to a preserved place but the little cheetah still misses her mother.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 62 The Collection of “Troubles of the Bright City” (2Vols.) Writer: Masoud Malekyari Illustrator: Qazal Fatolahi Subject: Fantasy books Age group: 6+ Year of publication: 2018 Number of pages: 36 pages Book size: 22×22 ISBN: 9789743898526
*Sample English text is available
About this collection:
The collection of “Troubles of Bright City” is the story of a city with ordinary and friendly people that in every book, they encounter an environmental problem and the story characters try to solve that problem together. This collection is written for children and its writer is Masoud Malekyari and Ghazal Fathollahi is its illustrator.
Ordinary One-Floor People
This book is about a girl called “Afshoon” that her only skill is cleaning chimneys. Just when she gets disappointed from her job and life, somebody enters the city and by build- ing a factory, makes their bright city full of smoke and dirt. Afshoon, despite being an ordinary human, decides to do a big job and with her friends help, traps the smoke in a net and then she goes into the chimney of the factory and releases the smoke there. So the factory gets closed and its owner runs away. Afshoon is sent to hospital but eventual- ly she gets better and her city is saved too.
Important Things like Music
Trompa is a little boy who plays music in the bright city and he sleeps in his own instru- ment. After a while a stranger comes to the city who claims he can solve the traffic prob- lems by giving people car horns. He makes the city full of noise pollution. But very soon, everybody gets sick of these noises and Trompa decides to solve this problem. Trompa and his friends play a pantomime in the city and aware everybody of the prob- lem and then they solve it. Until the night, we finished the plan and practiced our roles. We had to get the bright city rid of all the noise.
About the Author:
Masoud Malek Yary (1980- Tehran) is the writer and translator of children books. He is a very strenuous writer in this field. Ironic language and novel atmospheres of his stories are the strengths of his works.
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 63 Title: Mahtab Stories (4vols) Author: Mayam Fayazi Illustrator: Mahboube yazdani Publisher: Nardeban Books pubs Date of publishing: 2017-first edition No of pages: 96 (24 each vol) Age group: 5+ Size:23.5*23.5 ◙ English text is available.
About the Collection: Mahtab collection is one of red Nardeban series or the life skills books. In this four- volume collection, the writer has tried to train one skill in every book, according to the list of the World Health Organization's list of life skills. Stories are written for age groups A and B, and a main character of the story has the characteristics of today's children, most of the stories of this collection are acceptable for kids and children can use the Mahtab’s method in dealing with problems. Vole 1: Who goes first 978-964-389-726-0 A part of the book ‘Who goes first': one day on the way home from preschool, at the intersection, Mahtab’s mom stops. Mahtab is shocked and doesn’t understand why her mom stopped? Then her mom explains about traffic lights and priority. Now Mahtab is a police officer and should guide the cars on the car- pet. ‘Who goes first' is the first book of the four-volume collection of Mahtab that is one of the life skills books of Nardebaan, the children and adolescents' unit of Entesharat Fan- ni Iran. In this story, the writer is teaching the concept of urban law in a simple story. The event that takes place at the beginning of the story makes Mahtab get responsible for teaching urban law. The author has tried to teach children concepts like responsi- bility and discipline. In a part of the book we read: Mahtab didn’t know what to do but suddenly she thought of a good idea. Soon she got a paper from Mani’s desk and drew something on it and then she put the paper in the middle of the intersec- tion and said: well it's okay now. You don't have to fight anymore. Cars together asked: what’s this? Mahtab said: this is traffic light. When it is green it means you can go and when it's red, you should stop and the cars on the other side will pass. Vole 2: Let’s Go to the Park 978-964-389-709-3 Part of “Let’s Go to the Park”: Mahtab went to her mom in the kitchen and said, ‘mom, let’s play together.’ Her mom was working so hard in the kitchen, and said, ‘Sure my sweetheart, but first I should dice these and throw in the meal, and then I should make a salad, and then I should wash…’ Mahtab did not let Mom finish her sentence and went to her Daddy.Let’s Go to the Park is the second title of Mahtab’s four-volume collection. Mahtab Collection is one of life skills books of Nardeban, the children and adolescents' unit of Entesharat Fanni Iran. In these books, the writer has tried to explain the concept of creative thinking in a simple story. Mahtab in this story is a girl who doesn't find a playmate and has to find a way to entertain herself. Developing the creative mind in children is an effective way
Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 64 ad- olescents' unit of Entesharat Fanni Iran. In these books, the writer has tried to explain the concept of creative thinking in a simple story. Mahtab in this story is a girl who doesn't find a playmate and has to find a way to en- tertain herself. Developing the creative mind in children is an effective way to create self- awareness. In a part of the book we read: Mahtab reached her hand and got a doll from under the bed. It was her doll, Miss. Sara, who was lost for two weeks. She kept looking at the doll until Miss. Sara put her hand on her waist and said: what? Why are you looking at me like that? I said let's play. Mahtab said: what game can you play?Did Doll say: me? I know all the games, just say what games do you like. **** Vole 3: Not everything can be glued 978-964-389-920-2 A part of the book ‘Not Everything can be glued, but': Mahtab is so happy because her grandma has come to stay with them for a while. One day, her grandma is asleep and Mahtab tries to get close to her silently but she tramples and breaks grandma’s glasses. Now the only way that comes to her mind is to hide glasses. ‘Not everything can be glued, but’ is the third book of four-volume collection of Mahtab that is one of the life skills books of Nardebaan, the children and adolescents' unit of Entesharat Fanni Iran. In this story, the writer tries to explain the perceptible and tangible concepts of courage and honesty in a simple story. Mahtab breaks her grandma’s glasses and now she should choose between honesty and secrecy. Every choice has some results and Mahtab at first goes the wrong way and hides the glasses and then with her parent’s help she gets back to the way of responsibility and honesty.
***** Vole 4: I’m not sleepy 978-964-389-886-1 A part of the book "I,m not sleepy”: It’s bedtime but Mahtab does not like to sleep. She makes excuses to stay awake. Finally, she tells her mother that Sara, her doll is afraid of darkness. Her mother takes their hands and shows them everything in the light and they understand there's nothing to be scared of and Mahtab and Sara sleep safely."I'm not sleepy" is the fourth title of a four-volume collection of Mahtab. Mahta- b’ Collection is one of the life skills books of Nardebaan, the children and adolescents' unit of Entesharat Fanni Iran. In this story, the writer tries to teach children the ways of fighting the fear of darkness in a simple story. Fear of the dark is a prevalent fear of kids and this story explains strategies to fight this fear. About the Autour:
Maryam Fayazi (1982) studied industrial management at Tehran University but after a while got attracted to literature and especially children and adolescence literature. She has written and translated many books for children and adolescence. She also owns a bookshop for children's books.
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Title: Friendship Stories (12 Vols.) Author: Group of authors Publisher: Mehrab-e Ghalam Pubs. Year of Publication: 2018 No. of Pages: 24(each Vol) Age Group: 6+ Size: 19× 19 Sample English text is available. ****** Knock, knock, knock Author: Hoda Haddadi Illustrator: Mohammad Hossein Matak ISBN: 9786004133449 About the Book: One of the short tales from ''Friendship Series'', about a rabbit and a mole who have never met and thus, have made wrong assumptions about each other… until they finally meet. This collection, written for preschool children, consists of 15 stories, of which nine has been published. All the stories are thematically based on friendship and sym- pathy. The amusing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian expert writers and skillful illustrators under direction of the renowned author, Majid Rasti, executive direc- tor of Mehrab-e Ghalam's Board of Children's literature. The artistic director of the board is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. About the Author: Hoda Haddadi was born in 1977 in Tehran. She is an Iranian illustrator of children's literature and has received many national and international awards.
**** Miss Dordouneh and the Cricket Author: Laleh Jafari Illustrator: Mahney Tazhibi ISBN: 9786004133661 About the Book: One of the short tales from ''Friendship Series'', about a little doll who, finding herself abandoned in a classroom, makes friends with a cicada who is also stuck in there. This collection, written for preschool children, consists of 15 stories, of which nine has been published. All the stories are thematically based on friendship and sympathy. The amusing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian expert writers and skillful illustrators under direction of the renowned author, Majid Rasti, ex- ecutive director of Mehrab-e Ghalam's Board of Children's literature. The artistic director of the board is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. About the Author: Laleh Jafari , a Tehran University graduate of dramatic arts, is a writer and translator of children's books. She has started her career as a filmmaker and a creator of puppet shows.
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One Single Nut Author: Mohammad Reza Shams Illustrator: Reza Mirshojaee ISBN: 9786004133456 About the Book: One of the short tales from ''Friendship Series'', promoting friendship as a fortunate accident which makes the world more beautiful. This collection, written for preschool children, consists of 15 stories, of which nine has been published. All the sto- ries are thematically based on friendship and sympathy. The amusing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian expert writers and skillful illustrators under direction of the renowned author, Majid Rasti, executive director of Mehrab-e Ghalam's Board of Children's literature. The artistic director of the board is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. Excerpt: The wind blew. A single nut dropped down. The beetle saw the nut. The cicada saw the nut. The ant saw the nut. All three ran towards it and stuck to it. About the Author: Mohammad Reza Shams (1952), is a prolific author of Iranian children's literature who has been awarded several times. He has also created several puppet shows for children.
Tales for Children
Author: Mohammad Reza Shams Illustrator: Atefeh Malekijou and Roudabeh Khaef ISBN:9786004130486 About the Book: Iranian Tales for Children is a collection of folkloric tales from all over Iran. The tales in this collection are based on wide repertoire of Iranian fairy tales. The collection consists of five volumes each containing 7 to 9 tales skillfully rewritten and illustrated for children .This collection, published alongside other fairy tale collec- tions from all over the world, is specifically allocated to Iranian traditional tales. Excerpt: There was once a lazy, bald boy who wouldn't get out of the house. He was a glutton and his mother couldn't earn enough to feed him. Finally, his mother came up with an idea to get him out of the house. She bought three apples from the grocery store. She put one of them in the house, another in the front yard and the last one near the main door. The bald boy ate the first and the second, but when he went to pick up the last one, his mother pushed him out of the house… About the Author: Mohammad Reza Shams (1952), is a prolific author of Iranian children's literature who has been awarded several times. He has also created several puppet shows for children.
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The Little Bunny and the Dolly Author: Majid rasti Illustrator: Sahar Haghgou ISBN: 9786004133425 About the Book: One of the short tales from ''Friendship Series'', about a little bunny who loses her doll and the ants who help him find it. This collection, written for preschool children, consists of 15 stories, of which nine has been published. All the stories are themat- ically based on friendship and sympathy. The amusing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian expert writers and skillful illustrators under direction of the renowned author, Majid Rasti, executive director of Mehrab-e Ghalam's Board of Children's literature. The artistic director of the board is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. About the Author: Majid Rasti was born in 1954 and did a B.A. in English Literature. A children's literature writer first and foremost, he has created several televised programs for young audience and written regularly in numerous children's literature magazines.
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Tunnel Diggers' Contest Author: Claire Joubert Illustrator: Mohsen Mohammad Mirzaee ISBN:9786004133678
About the Book: One of the short tales from ''Friendship Series'', about some bun- nies who want to compete against each other. But they know that their friend, Pilly Pilly, will win as usual. Pilly Pilly, noticing their sadness, thinks of something... This collection, written for preschool children, consists of 15 stories, of which nine has been published. All the stories are thematically based on friendship and sympathy. The amus- ing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian expert writers and skillful illustrators under direction of the renowned author, Majid Rasti, executive director of Mehrab-e Ghalam's Board of Children's literature. The artistic director of the board is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. Excerpt: " If I had won all by myself, I would've had to cheer all alone, like the old days," said Pilly Pilly, smil- ing. "And I would've been showing off. But no bunny likes a show-off! Am I right?" About the Author: Claire Joubert, born in Paris in 1961, is an author of children's literature, writing in both French and Persian and sometimes illustrating for her stories.
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Title: The Big Threaded Ball Author: Maryam Sabbaqhzade Irani Illustrator: Muhammadtaghi Jalili Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing:2014 No. of Pages:32 Age Group:6+ Size:38× 12 ISBN: 9786007325056 Sample English text is available. About the Book: From the beginning of the spring, the grandmother decides to weave a woolen sweater for her granddaughter, Nazanin. She rolls on a large thread ball in the middle of the room, it rolls and rolls and goes onto the stairs, next to the grandfather’s geranium pots. Then goes down to the edge of the shallow pool in which some redfish were playing. The cat freaks out by seeing it and runs away. The threaded ball keeps rolling and reaches the spread around which Nazanin and other members of the family are sitting. The grandmother is still weaving the sweat- er. The autumn is coming, and the thread ball gets smaller and smaller. Now, Nazanin goes to school and the grandmother tries to finish the sweater before the snowfall. It is winter now and the grandmother has completed the sweater. With the first winter snowfall, Nazanin wears the beautiful wool sweater. :We read in a part of the book The threaded ball was a little smaller. It was lighter and rolled a bit easier. So, it went near the cellar window. The threaded ball rolled over the nicely color rug, where Nazanin with her father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother was sitting around a spread. They were having lunch. About the Author: Maryam Sabbaqhzadeh (1964/Kerman) is graduated in French language literature. She has penned for children since the early 1960s at Kanoon Publications. She has experienced different posts in cul- tural affairs as well. Among her books are: Pluck, Nostalgic, Insane, Mania,
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Title: Water Jug Author: Mahdi Mo’ini Illustrator: Ali Asqharzadeh Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2016 No. of Pages:24 Age Group:8+ Size:22× 22 ISBN: 978600930840 * English text is available. About the Book: The father asks his younger son to go to the water reservoir of the city at the end of the carpet market, and fill it with water and quickly return home. This is the first time that the boy has such an experience. He picks up the jar and starts out. When he reaches the carpet market, the illustrations on the carpets catch his eyes. The boy throws his head down lest he gets totally mesmerized by that scene and to prevent wasting time when suddenly a cart rolled over him. But it does not hurt the boy and the jar. He runs fast and accomplishes his mission well. The father is happy about the success of his son in fetching the water from the water reservoir and feels proud. This book is a childhood reminiscence of an Iranian artist who narrates it in a beautiful and eloquent way for the children. The book has nice and spectacular images that accompany the text well. This book is published in bi- lingual format (Persian-English) and is welcomed in Iran. We read in a part of the book: I grabbed the jug and ran out of home. There was a long way to coppersmith’s Bazzar. On top of that, I had to pass through the carpet Bazzar. When I came to think of those carpets, I started running faster. I went through some back alleys and finally got to the carpet Bazzar. How could I not see these carpets hanging inside and outside the shops? That was I forget to fill the jug, till my foot hit the jug; so I screamed at myself; get a move, it is getting late, the moisture will get dry. About the Author: Mahdi Mo'ini is one of the most successful Iranian writers in the field of children literature. His writings, which often contain educational concepts, are welcomed by the children in Iran. He has written many books for kids, especially preschool children, including: Works: So, What up Then?, Salute to Them, Victory, A Tiny Book.
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Title: So, What up Then? Author: Mahdi Mo’ini Illustrator: Marjan Babamarandi Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2015 No. of Pages: 16 Age Group: 6+ Size:22×22 ISBN: 9786009308206 * Sample English text is available. About the Book: In the remote past, fishing and hunting in the United States lakes were forbidden. One day, the city officials de- cide to remove this ban so that the people can catch fish. Sometime after the legalization of fishing, they realize that the number of the fish is getting smaller by the day. They look for the reason and ask the scientists in the town to find the cause. Finally, they find that by the legalization of hunting, the hunters have killed the seabirds and thus, their number has decreased. By their scarcity, the fish food supply, which is the bird’s droppings, gets scarce and the fish are starving and dying. So, they are forced to ban hunting and fishing again. The book has an entertaining and informative story. The author, with his fluent style, narrates a story for chil- dren so that the children can enjoy reading it, and learns about the seabirds and the fish; and also understands that there are reasons for the adoption of rules and laws in a community. The book contains meaningful color images that help children to understand the moral of the story. We read in a part of the book: Eventually, everyone calmed down, so he breathed deeply and said: “Well, the puzzle has been solved. Fish is the food of seabirds. Moreover, bird’s droppings are the fish food supply that drops into the water. So, now all of us rush to the water and shout together that hunting and fishing around the lakes must be forbidden. About the Author: Mahdi Mo'ini is one of the most successful Iranian writers in the field of children literature. His writings, which often contain educational concepts, are welcomed by the children in Iran. He has written many books for kids, especially preschool children, including: Works: So, What up Then?, Salute to Them, Victory, A Tiny Book.
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Title: the Tune of Sohrab’s Musical Instrument Author: Maryam Sabbaqhzadeh Illustrator: Nahid Kazemi Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2013 No. of Pages: 16 Age Group: 8+ Size:22×22 ISBN: 9789646920842 * English text is available.
About the Book: Sohrab, the little shepherd of the village, takes the sheep to the pasture for the first time. He, like adult shepherds, takes the bread and cheese bundle and goes to the desert with the sheep and livestock guardian dog. When they arrive in the desert, Sohrab starts to play with rabbits and fooling around, when suddenly he notices that the live- stock guardian dog has fallen asleep and the sheep are far away from him, and the wolves are close to sheep. He hastily rushes to the sheep and uses his musical instrument to make strange sounds so that the sheep come togeth- er, the dog wakes up and the wolves freak out. The Sohrab’s Music Instrument book is a short story about a little shepherd who takes the sheep for grazing for the first time. Something funny happens on the first day of his shep- herding that the author takes advantage of it to write this entertaining story. The book is illustrated with beautiful and colorful imagery. This book is published in bilingual format (Persian-English) and has been widely welcomed by the children. We read in a part of the book: Sohrab, the village’s little shepherd, was overwhelmed with joy. This was going to be his first time taking a folk of sheep to the meadow to graze. The herder had said to him ,”Go with them as far as you wish .Feed them with the meadow’s grass and let them quench their thirst with the spring’s clear water and look after them.” About the Author: Maryam Sabbaqhzadeh (1964/Kerman) is graduated in French language literature. She has penned for chil- dren since the early 1960s at Kanoon Publications. She has experienced different posts in cultural affairs as well. Among her books are: Pluck, Nostalgic, Insane, Mania,
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Title: Be Aware! Be Aware! Author: Suroor Puriya Illustrator: Mahshid Raghemi Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2015 No. of Pages: 12 Age Group: 6+ Size:22×22 ISBN: 9786007325094 * Sample English text is available.
About the Book: The pond was calm and a cool breeze was blowing. Suddenly, the loud scream of a fox is heard. It had put its paw in the water of the pond and was deceptively shouting that its foot was injured and demanded help. By this trick, it was going to attract the roosters and chickens and other animals to itself so that it could haunt them down. The wise old frog figures out the fox’s fraud and asks the other frogs to go underwater and pull the fox’s paw into the water and drown it. The fox manages to get itself out of the water and makes a quick exit. The present book contains a short story for kids that tell the tale of folding the fox’s plot and the cleverness of frogs at a pond near the farm. The author of the book has been capable to warn the children about the importance of being alert via narration of this fantasy. The book is illustrated and the images overcome the text, and in fact, it is the text that accompanies the images in the narration of the story. We read in a part of the book: The frogs, with the help of turtles and the fish, pulled the wily fox under the water. The fox was struggling. It opened and closed its wide mouth to no avail. Farm animals were surprised and stared at the surface of the pond water that was filled with colorful small and large bubbles. They were waiting to see what was happening to the fox. About the Author: Suroor Puriya is a writer, poet, and translator in the field of children and adolescents’ books. He has published many entertaining and bestselling books in Iran that have been widely appreciated by literary critics. The special interest in the creation of the story is the subject of the environment. Some of his works include: Dream of the Drop, Moment of Flight; Be Aware, Be Aware, Attention; Don’t Wake the Bear; Little Rabbit
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Title: Feather-losing Crow Author: Suroor Puriya Illustrator: Mahshid Raghemi Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2015 No. of Pages: 16 Age Group: 6+ Size:22×22 ISBN: 9786007325049 * Sample English text is available.
About the Book: A rooster and a hen lived together in a nice forest. One day, the fox hunted the hen and took it away with itself and the rooster was left alone. The rooster’s feathers started to drop by the mourning about the hen. When the crow heard the tragic event that happened to the rooster, its feathers started to drop. The sycamore tree leaves turned yellow when they heard the story. A goat heard it and its horn broke, and so on. However, the wise man of the village said something must be done. He told the children to gather the leaves in the forest and write the story of the rooster on them and hand it over to the wind to spread it everywhere. The fox found out that it was exposed when it heard the news and escaped from the forest. The Feather-Losing Rooster book contains an interesting and imaginative story of the tragic event occurring to a rooster and a hen in the forest. The moral of the story is deep thinking when facing bad things. The book is illus- trated and uses attractive and meaningful imagery. We read in a part of the book: When the green sycamore tree saw the crow asked with amazement: “Feather-losing crow! Why the feather loss? The Jackal took the hen; the rooster became lonely, why the sycamore leaves suddenly turned yellow. The goat reached the foot of the tree. Green sycamore, why your leaves turned yellow? The sycamore sighed: “The Jackal took the hen, the rooster became lonely, and the crow lost its feathers, my leaves turned yellow.” The goat hit the rock with its horn and broke it. The gardener arrived. About the Author: Suroor Puriya is a writer, poet, and translator in the field of children and adolescents’ books. He has published many entertaining and bestselling books in Iran that have been widely appreciated by literary critics. The special interest in the creation of the story is the subject of the environment. Some of his works include: Dream of the Drop, Moment of Flight; Be Aware, Be Aware, Attention; Don’t Wake the Bear; Little Rabbit
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Title: Where the Sheep Kennel? Author: Mahdi Mo’ini Illustrator: Majid Khademi Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2013 No. of Pages:16 Age Group: 6+ Size: 20×20 ISBN: 9786009308019 * English text is available.
About the Book: The people of the village were distrustful of the lying shepherd. But this time a wolf had actually hit the flock and took all the sheep, except for three lambs. The regretful and nervous shepherd was looking after them day and night to keep them away from harm. The other day, two hungry wolves arrived to eat the remaining three lambs, but the shepherd resisted and fought the wolves so hard with his wooden stick that they fled. The villagers heard the news. They appreciated the shepherd’s courage and relied on him again. Now, the name lying shepherd, has changed to Shepherd the Fighter. The present book contains a story about a lying shepherd who wants to regain the trust of the village people. He bravely resists the wolves and saves the lambs. The book has a fluent text, with beautiful and spectacular illustra- tions. This book is published in bilingual format (Persian-English) in Iran and has been welcomed by the children. :We read in a part of the book But one day that thing happened. That day two wolves appeared from the far. The wolves were howling and singing together,” We are the wolves, we want the ships!” The shepherded boy started to act immediately! While sending his sheep to a safe place he yelled,” Shepherd’s ready, here to keep." And then he went toward the wolves with his club. About the Author: Mahdi Mo'ini is one of the most successful Iranian writers in the field of children literature. His writings, which often contain educational concepts, are welcomed by the children in Iran. He has written many books for kids, especially preschool children, including: Works: So, What up Then?, Salute to Them, Victory, A Tiny Book.
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Title: Panbeh, the Mice Princess Author: Nikoo Farigham Illustrator: Yeghane Farigham Subject: Story Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing: 2013 No. of Pages: 36 Age Group: 6+ Size: 22×22 ISBN: 9789646920538 * English text is available.
About the Book: A little golden hamster, called Cotton, was imprisoned in a dark storeroom. He was sad and only thought about the good old days. One night, he sees a few mice outside its cage and asks them for help. They say we’ll release you from here provided that you help us too. They had hidden their supplies in the kitchen of that house, but they could not go to the kitchen and take their supplies for fear of the cat. The mice ask the hamster to go to the kitch- en with them and collect the supplies inside its cheeks and take them out. Hamster accepts the offer. While the cat was dozing off beside the fireplace, they entered the kitchen and took the food. When they returned, the cat woke up and chased them. They managed to escape the cat with much effort. The author has dedicated the Cotton book to his nice hamster that had just recently died. The story in the book is entertaining and believable with a soothing text. The beautiful illustrations of the book accompany the story pretty well and help the kids to understand the hamster’s adventure. The moral of the story is the virtues of cooperation and collaboration in troubled times. This book is published in bilingual format (Farsi-Persian) in Yaran and has been welcomed. We read in a part of the book They slowly went toward the kitchen. In the Kitchen, Panbeh quickly filled her mouth with foods and other mice got some of them with their teeth, ready to go. But all of the sudden….! Landlord’s cat was right behind them. The mice left the foods behind and ran, but……. About the Author: Nikoo Farigam is an Iranian author and her main subject of interest is fiction and children & young adults literature.
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Iranian Book Rights: Children and Picture Books 77 The Wristwatch Author: Narges Abyar Year of Publishing: 2015 No. of Pages: 20 Size: 21× 16/Paperback ISBN: 9789643945398 *Sample English text is available.
About the Book: The book is the story from the perspective of a child in an orphanage in the city of Urmia, Iran. He recounts his childhood memory of the visit paid by martyr Mehdi Bakeri to that orphanage. He says, “On that day, a slender man came to the orphanage. He said his name was Mehdi. He played hide and seek with the kids, then he took them to the orphanage mosque and told them many stories about the Prophet and Quran. Then he said, ‘Kids, we run a contest. The kid who gives the right answer to the questions wins a wristwatch as a gift.’ I really wanted to have a wristwatch, but I could not answer the quiz correctly. When he left, our trainer came in and said, ‘Kids, do you know the person who was playing with you. He was Mehdi Bakeri, the mayor of our city.’
Book Expert:
We were sitting in the yard, waiting for the mayor and his men to come. But it was ten and nobody came. Ms. Ghahramani went to the office, Ahmad and Hussein got tired and went to play behind the building. I was bored too, but the gate opened and a slender man entered the orphanage yard.
He said his name was Mehdi and he had come to befriend the children. He stepped closer, shook hands with us and greeted us. Then he said, ‘Let’s go for a walk in the orphanage’s garden.’ We said no way because we were waiting for the mayor. He laughed, but the laughter froze on his lips because Ahmad and Hussein had gone be- hind the wall and pointed the water hose over the head of the gentleman called Mehdi and he was all wet." About the Author:
Narges Abyar (1971-Tehran) Narges Abyar is an Iranian author, film director and screenwriter. She graduated in Persian literature; she started writing books in 1997 so far she has written more than thirty story and fiction books for children, young adults and also adults. Abyar has made several short and feature-length documentaries as well. Some of her books and awards are as follow: -“Mountain on the shoulder of the tree ;( Winner of the Best Sacred Defense 2004 novel) -“A Boy with insatiable worms on his body; Literary Prize of Isfahan & Selected Top Book Festival -“Third Eye”; Nominated for the Best Sacred Defense 2006 Novel -“The Legend of a Skinny Spring”; Winner of the Nobel Prize of Salambacheha & Winner of the Literary Writ- ers -“It was neither a day nor night; Lady Cultural Literary Award -“The Poems of a sky-clad fish”; Selected in Top Book Festival -“Story of Two Fives”; Selected in Top Book Festival
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The One Who Never Gets Lost Author: Narges Abyar Year of Publishing: 2015 No. of Pages: 20 Size: 21× 16/Paperback ISBN: 978964394449 *Sample English text is available.
About the Book:
The present book is a short story about Mehdi Bakeri, a brave and popular Iranian commander. The story is nar- rated by one of his neighborhood kids. He says, “Mr. Mehdi was a zealous young man in the neighborhood. He had a kind and serious face. He has established an intimate relationship with underage kids in the neighborhood. He often played with them and was kind to them. It was quite a while that he was no longer seen in the neighbor- hood. We heard the news that he had gone to the front. On that day, we were playing with the kids and all of a sudden, we saw a khaki Toyota car. Mr. Mehdi was inside. He was on leave. We ran stealthily with the other kids to ride the back of his car. But he noticed, stopped the car and took us all in for a wild ride around the town. Then he bought us ice cream and took us to a mosque in the town. We prayed together and talked a lot at the mosque. The next day, Mr. Mehdi went back to the front with the same car and never returned again.
Book Expert: Our free ride had not lasted for forty meters yet when I noticed Mr. Mehdi was eyeing the kids in the car’s side mirror. He then turned his head back and looked at us through the rear glass. As usual, he hit the brake and the sound of squealing tires was heard. We were going to jump off and flee, but Mr. Mehdi rushed to the back of the car. We were all speechless and did not know what to say. The rest of the left-behind kids also arrived panting. "Mr. Mehdi said, ‘Hop in, all of you. We go for a ride, and then I will take you to a nice place.' It was like someone had offered us the whole world. So, we swarmed Mr. Mehdi’s truck cargo area. We were not quite settled yet when Mr. Mehdi began to drive.” About the Author:
Narges Abyar (1971-Tehran) Narges Abyar is an Iranian author, film director and screenwriter. She graduated in Persian literature; she started writing books in 1997 so far she has written more than thirty story and fiction books for children, young adults and also adults. Abyar has made several short and feature-length documentaries as well. Some of her books and awards are as follow: -“Mountain on the shoulder of the tree ;( Winner of the Best Sacred Defense 2004 novel) -“A Boy with insatiable worms on his body; Literary Prize of Isfahan & Selected Top Book Festival -“Third Eye”; Nominated for the Best Sacred Defense 2006 Novel -“The Legend of a Skinny Spring”; Winner of the Nobel Prize of Salambacheha & Winner of the Literary Writ- ers -“It was neither a day nor night; Lady Cultural Literary Award -“The Poems of a sky-clad fish”; Selected in Top Book Festival -“Story of Two Fives”; Selected in Top Book Festival
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A Palm Tree for You Author: Jamaladdin Akrami Year of Publishing: 2015 No. of Pages: 24 Size: 21× 21/Paperback ISBN: 9789643942511 *Sample English text is available.
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The present book contains a powerful story of the days of war and fire during the invasion of Iran by the Iraqi army. Razieh, the heroine of the story, is a little girl who with the start of the war is forced to leave her home and town along with her family. At their home, there was a palm tree they called Razieh Tree, which her father had planted in the yard on the occasion of her birthday and named it Razieh Tree. Razieh was deeply interested in that tree. After Razieh left, the tree and her brother, Yahya, who had stayed to defend their home and town, were left to their own devices. The author of the book tells the story of those bitter days of war and destruction from the tree’s perspective. He talks about the enemy’s atrocities, the silence of their town, the destruction and demo- lition, and especially the bravery of her brother Yahya, who heroically resisted the enemy and was finally mar- tyred at the foot of that tree.
Book Expert:
I do not know how many years and months have passed since your departure, however, I do not remember much about it. Since I have been reviewing my memories time and again, all of them are getting erased one by one. Maybe you were captured by the enemy. Perhaps all is over and I foolishly believe that I will see you again. Sometimes, vehicles pass by full of injured soldiers. And sometimes, vehicles full of friendly soldiers. The cap- tured soldiers. It sets my heart on fire. But when I notice you and Yahya are not among them, I calm down a bit. I wish I did not have my roots in the soil. I wish I did not have my roots in the soil, Razieh. About the Author:
Jamaladdin Akrami (1957-Semnan) Jamaladdin Akrami, writer, poet, and scholar had studied surveying in Tehran University.He has been a broad member in Iranian Illustors Society and Iranian Association of Writers for Children and Youth.The novels he has written for young adults deal with different subjects, such as immigration,cultural contrast,ritual and tradi- tion.Akrami has doneesearch on children's and young adult literature.Some of his books have been translated to other languages.
Some of his books: -Mr. Smoking-Hat's Wife (2013), -The Bald Hassan and the Destiny Genie(2012) -The Sons of the Sun (2011), -The Return of Professor Zalzalak (2011), -Stumpy-tailed Fox (2006) -My Sea (2004) Akrami was awarded in Kanoon and Blue Bird Award in Iran.
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The Earth’s Sun Author: Seyyed Ibrahim Husseini Year of Publishing: 2007 No. of Pages: 16 Size: 22× 22/Paperback ISBN: 9789643942910 *Sample English text is available.
About the Book:
Amir Ali, a three-year-old toddler, loves painting so much. He paints every day. The paintings of the sun, tree, house, and flower . . . On that day, he painted his mom next to himself. Then he was going to paint dad. But there was no image of dad in his mind. Dad had been martyred before he had a chance to leave an impression in the mind of Amir Ali. But very soon, after his mother’s explanation about dad and the martyr, he managed to paint a nice image of his martyred dad. Amir Ali painted two suns, one in the sky and one on the Earth. The im- age of the sun on the Earth was the image of his martyred father. The present book, with beautiful and large il- lustrations and short paragraphs, has succeeded in depicting the subjects of the martyr and martyrdom for small kids.
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He painted another image. He showed it to his mother and said, “Mom, this is you.”
“Well done, my son,” said his mother.
He was happy and very soon painted another image and said, “And that is me.”
“It is so beautiful,” said his mother.
Suddenly, Amir Ali was silent and put the pencil down on the paper. He liked so much to paint his daddy. But he had never seen the daddy.
"Where is a dad?" he asked her mother.
Mom kept silent for a moment and then said, “Your dad was martyred when you were a toddler.”
Akrami was awarded in Kanoon and Blue Bird Award in Iran.
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Rain in Paradise Author: Hadi Khurshahiyan Year of Publishing: 2007 No. of Pages: 24 Size: 22× 22/Paperback ISBN: 9789643941388 *Sample English text is available.
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The teacher asked the children to write a composition with the subject, who is a hero? Yunos decided to write about Mehdi Bakeri, whose name was the name of their school too, but he did not know anything about him. He borrowed a book about martyr Bakeri from the school library to investigate him. He began to read the book at night but he fell asleep. In the dream, he saw a large garden full of flowers and nightingales with a big house in the middle. He went to the walls of that house and wanted to know what was going on inside that house. An an- gel called him from behind and took him inside the house to show the guests of that house to Yunos. One of them was Mehdi Bakeri. Afterward, the angel told him about Baker and one of his adventures. The story of Me- hdi Bakeri’s rescuing an old woman during the flood of the city of Urmia at the time when Mehdi was its mayor, and its sweet story. The present book contains short stories for the children about the life and bravery of martyr Mehdi Bakeri, one of the martyred Iranian valiant commanders.
Book Expert: It was an odd place. A large garden was full of flowers and nightingales. The sound of running water was also heard. I had not seen such a garden before. Its trees were very tall. There were small trees as well. The light could hardly shine through the trees’ foliage. But when it passed, it cast a nice light. As such, pillars of light were everywhere. It seemed the garden had no beginning and no end. The walls could not be seen. I thought that I should go as far as possible to reach its bottom. I walked on and after a while, I heard a noise. Something was going on over there. I went farther and saw the walls of a large house. It was marble, but what a marble, white like milk. As I walked on, the house seemed bigger to me.
About the Author: Hadi Khurshahiyan (1973-Gonbad-e Kavous) Hadi Khorshahian is an Iranian poet and author and most of his works are in the fields of children and adoles- cents and novel. The works of Hadi Khorshahian have been published in the press since 1991 and so far, he has published almost seventy book titles in the fields of children and adolescent’s literature, poetry, fiction literature, translation, literary criticism, drama, and a film script. He has been acknowledged at several conferences and congresses and has served as a judge at several conferences and congresses. Some of his works are as follows: - I Am a Kite; Publication: Shabaviz, 2003 - Adults Get Down, Please; Publication: Kerdgari, 2006 - The Lions do not Write Letter to Each Other; Publication: Kerdgari, 2006 - Rain in Paradise; Publication: Shahed, 2006 - Everyone is Happy in the Shrine; Publications: Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi, 2014 - The Painting Booklet of Sayeh’s Memories; Publication: Sako, 2005
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Very Little Stories Series(Vols.8) Author: Mehri Lahouti Illustrator: Elham Ataee Azar Publisher: Madrese Pubs. Years of Publishing:2017/2nd edition No. of Pages:24 Age Group:6+ Size:22× 22 ◙ Sample English text is available.
About the Book:
Vol.1:Roundy ISBN: 9789640809129 A snowflake was moving around in the air. It said to itself: "Where do I have to go?" It went to a park and sat on a see-saw. The see-saw told it: "How nice you are! But what a shame that you are light to this extent and you can't play with me." Again the snowflake told itself: "Where do I have to go?" It went and sat on a flower. The flower told it: "How beautiful you are but what a shame that when the sun shines on you, you will be thawed." Again the snowflake told itself: "Where do I have to go?" A snowman was standing on the grasses of a land. It did not have a nose and instead, it had a big carrot on its face. The snowflake moved round and round on the snow-covered lawn until it became a small snowball. It jumped up, pulled down the carrot nose of the snowman and sat on its place. The snowman got happy and said: "What a pretty small nose. Lucky me! Now, I am a real snowman." This book includes eight fluent and easy-to-read short stories that challenge children’s thinking power about different children issues. The titles of the book stories are: A Snowflake, Butterfly, Stupid Lines, Wolf, Sweet Berry, Snagak Bread, Roundy and Berry Tree.
Vol.2 : Ready
ISBN: 9789640809129 Once, walnut and hazelnut while playing with each other began to quarrel that which of them is more delicious. They went to a crow and asked it. It said that to judge it had to eat a little of each of them. So, it flew down and ate a little of both of them. They were both fresh and delicious so the crow desired to eat them all that they moved around and hid under a leaf. This book consists of eight short and interesting to read with beautiful pictures. The titles of the book stories are Kind Apple, Orange Ball, Happy pan, Reddy, kakadodo kings, Literate Glass, Yummy Friends, and Long-foot.
About the Author:
Mehri Lahouti(Babol/1961),Iranian writer and poet has penned for children since 1991.She has so far pub- lished over five hundred books on children and young adults. According to herself she is a child who never wants to grow up. Some of her books are: Yousef’s Wolf(2016),Miss Ant(2016),Three Pearls(2013),Tree’s Weeding(2013).Lahouti has been awarded many literary prizes such as Selected children’s book by Poopak Magazine and honorary awards from Madreseh Pubs.
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Arash (The tale of a storyteller’s shot)
Author: Marjan Fuladvand Illustrator:Pezhman Rahimi Zadeh Publisher: Ofogh/Iran Year of publishing: 2015/second edition No. of Pages: 32 Size: 21*29 Age group:14+ ISBN: 9786943697358
◙ English text is available.
About the Book:
◙ English text is available. ◙ Copyright is available in all languages. ◙Publishers' Association Book of the Year 2012-2013- Iran ◙Winner of Honorable Mention and Mehdi Azar Yazdi’s Literature Award- Iran ◙Selected for Honors List of top 100 books of 2014-2015 by International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) ◙Selected book of Shahid Shahi Literary Festival- Iran ◙Selected book of Turtle Bird Award. Some part of Iranian land is occupied in Turan’s invasion to Iran. Arash, the Iranian soldier, is a farmer and sto- ryteller. He volunteers to determine Iranian boundary by throwing a narrow off his bow. He goes to the top of the mountain, places his life in an arrow, and throws it to create a land for Iran beyond his stories, and thus en- ters the myths. This story is creative re-narration of the myth of Arash the Bowman, the legendary hero of ancient Per- sia, presented with a new look. The emphasis of the content of the book is on patriotism and storytell- ing for teenagers and the young. The protagonist of the story, as anyone else, prefers living to dying. Its inanimate elements and phenomena go the battlefield to sacrifice their lives to release Iran from the domination of the enemy and create a legendary land with bowman and storyteller heroes for its audi- ence. In this book, beautiful colored illustrations accompany the text. Marjan Fuladvand is a powerful Iranian author that writes for teenagers. About this book, he says: “This book has nothing to do with bowman heroes of ancient Persia. For me, the protagonist of the story is a simple man from whom people create their hero to seek haven behind him. My Arash is a sto- ryteller, a narrator man creating heroes in his stories. Bowman men and women who have been killed for sake of Iran and thus have immortalized themselves. A man who knows how to create heroes.
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The Stories of Gold Fish(5 Vols.) Author: Ibrahim Hassan Beigy Illustrator: Majid Khademi Publisher: Saz o Kar Years of Publishing:2015 No. of Page:25(each Vol) Size: 24× 24 Age :7+ ISBN:9786007325087 About the Book:
◙ English text is available. ◙ Copyright sold: Iran(Saz Kar Pubs.),Kazakhstan( Flonti Pubs.) This collection contains 5 volumes and in any of its volumes, things happen to The Golden Fish and the fish that live along with it, and the Golden Fish kind of tries to achieve its ends and takes steps to that effect. The collec- tion’s titles and a synopsis of each story are as follows:
1-Volume One: Water Means This: The Golden Fish didn’t know the meaning of water. It asks the Silver Fish to find the water. They encounter different fish on the way and ask about the water but all of them show surprise and ignorance about the water availability. Until they are caught by a fishermen. Since The fish were small, fishermen threw them into the water again. And thanks to that incident, The Golden Fish understands that water means this. 2-Volume Two: We Should Get Help: One of the fish was caught in the fishing net. The Golden Fish tried to take it out but it was unable to do so. It got help other fish .They went inside the net to make it heavy, and thus the fisherman would not be able to pull up the net.
3-Volume Three: Maybe You’ll Find It: All fish in the sea were talking with fear about the newcomer great beast at sea .It was a baby whale that was going mad due to eating a toxic fish and had dropped there badly sick. The Golden Fish found prescribe a species of weed which was antidote of the fish toxin and administered it to the baby whale. 4-Volume Four: Everywhere Is Green and Blue :The Golden Fish always liked to go to the beach to see how the others live out of the water. One day it was talking to its friend about this, when all of a sudden the sea waves rose and threw them out of the sea inside a hole in the Green Hill. The Silver Fish panicked and wept, but the Golden Fish felt happy since now it could watch everything out of the sea. 5-Volume Five: I Will Not Come with You: One day The Golden Fish met a little black fish at its grandfa- ther’s home. Its father relayed its biography for The Golden Fish. The grandfather said that it was a brave and fearless fish that had been living in a small pond in the past, and since it did not like a monotonous life, it had decided to go to the sea in spite of greater risks. And thereafter, it had decided to go to the ocean. The Golden Fish was happy to hear the biography of the little black fish and accompanied it in a trip to the ocean.
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Sandwich Maker, Pony Tail Weaver Illustrator: Ameneh Arbaboun Author: Mehdi Rajabi Publisher: Ofoq Publication Date: 2015 Age Group: Pre School ISBN: 9786003531529 Size: 23.5 cm X 16 cm Pages: 24 ◙ English text is available.
About the Book:
This amazing title is about making friends. It depicts the beautiful, humane story of how people tend to feel des- perate, when they are all alone. The illustrations are vividly drawn and full of interesting details, which will help children’s creativity and imagination, at the same time. It starts with a hungry boy, who wishes for a sandwich maker machine. He starts looking for it and on the way, meets a girl with long, curly, dirty hair, who wishes for a machine to weave her hair into a pony tail. They both encounter a sad little dog by the bus station, who is long- ing for someone to adopt him. And the group of three, meet a tailless lizard, who wishes the machine could help grow his tale. Their journey is cut short when they find a white house in the middle of an empty road, with beau- tiful lawn and a tree and a swing. On the swing, sits a tired scientist. The boy asks about the machine and the scientist, one by one, help them with their problems: a sandwich for the boy, a comb for the girl, a house for the dog, and a tail for the lizard. He then points out to his dream machine: a machine to move away the tiredness. The boy, the girl, the dog and the lizard smile all together, and said:”maybe there is such a machine... we just never have looked for it...” ******************************************************************************************
Who Knows Mr. Pink? Illustrator: Reza Dalvand Author: Mojgan Kalhor Publisher: Ofoq Publication Date: 2015 Age Group: Pre School ISBN: 9786003531505 Size: 23.5 cm X 16 cm Pages: 24 About the Book: This is a beautifully drawn story with many interpretations. A little child sees a man completely in pink and starts a journey to find him. In a city, whose sky and buildings are all grey, a little bit of colour goes a long way. With the help of police and citizens of the grey city, they finally find Mr. Pink, who turns out to be a painter. He offers the people of the city to paint their houses and buildings. They all have a favourite colour and soon enough, bright colours are shinning on the walls of city's buildings and in the hearts of its citizens.
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The Playful El
Written by: Mohammad Reza Shams Illustrated by: Reza Dalvand Publisher: Ofoq Publication Date: 2014 Age Group: Pre School ISBN: 9786003531079 Size: 23.5 cm X 16 cm Pages: 24 ◙ English text is available.
About the Book:
The Playful L is the first in a series of illustrated books for children. In this series many prominent Iranian au- thors and illustrators have come together to create fun books for children, which are educational and recreational at the same time. Mohammad Reza Shams, who is among very well-known Iranian authors for children in his latest title, has masterfully plays with different words which start with L. he intertwines his narrative with frivo- lous sentences and memorable characters. This is a series for bringing the children into the world of story, and the adults, into the world of children. ****************************************************************************************** Bohlul's Tales (5 Volumes) Author: Ahmad Arablou Illustrator: Muhammadhussein salavatian Publisher: Mehrab-e Ghalam Pubs. Year of publication: 2014 No. of Pages: 16(each Vol.) Age Group: 12+ Size: 19× 19 ISBN: 9786004130769
About the Book:
A four-volume series revolves around the famous figure, Wahab ibn Omar, known as Bohlul, living in the time of Abbasid Chaliphate. Bohlul, pretending to be a fool, actually is a wise character, who aims to criticize the society he lived in and mock the political figures. He is known and loved among Iranian audience for his audacious retorts. Excerpt: The Caliph was sitting on his throne, waiting for Bohlul. The judge was trembling with anger. 'Why have you brought these animals here?'' asked the Caliph, turning his head towards Bohlul. 'Mighty Ca- liph,'' answered Bohlul, chuckling, ''these are actually the judge's offspring. They want their father. But the mer- ciless judge has abandoned them!''
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The Tales of My Dreams Author: Fariborz Lorestani Illustrator: Mahney Tazhibi Publisher: Mehrab-e Ghalam Pubs. Year of Publication: 2013 No. of Pages: 16 pages (each volume) Age Group: 6+ Size: 22× 16 ISBN: 9786001037603 Sample English text is available. About the Book: In this book, children's world and their concept of the world has been taken seriously in or- der to encourage them to dream and believe in the colorful world they imagine- a world full of joy and happi- ness, kindness and friendship.
Excerpt: I dreamed that it was raining heavily. The city streets were flooded so that in order to get around, the people had to use boats instead of cars. The city looked very beautiful with all those boats. There were also a few large, colorful boats taking children to kindergarten and to school.
About the Author: Fariborz Lorestani, Iranian writer of children's books, having started his career teach- ing in kindergarten and elementary schools, is well acquainted with children's language and their world.
****************************************************************************************** The Pretty Tales!(14Vols.) Author: Majid Pourvahhab and Majid Molla Mohammadi Illustrator: Hamidreza Beidaghi Publisher: Mehrab-e Ghalam Pubs. Year of Publication: 2015(6th Edition) No. of Pages: 24(each Vol.) Age Group: 8+ Size: 16.5× 20.5 ISBN: 9786001039270 About the Book: It is a 14-volume collection of stories, each volume dealing with a single theme- being kind towards animals, respecting people, loving our parents, etc. These 14 themes are illustrated through biographical events of Islamic Imams, whose behaviors are to be followed by Muslims. About the Author: Majid Pourvahhab and Majid Molla Mohammadi are both Iranian writers and journal- ists and have written exclusively for children.
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The Chief's Whistle Author: Fariba Kalhor Illustrator: Mahin Javaherian Publisher: Mehrab-e Ghalam Pubs. Year of Publication: 1999 No. of Pages: 24 Age Group: 8+ Size: 19× 19 ISBN: 9786001033285 Sample English text is available. About the Book: Sara and her grandfather go to the park. She swings for a while and then encourages her grandfather to sit on the swing. But the park guard does not let him. Excerpt: Sara pulled her grandfather's hand, urging him to move faster towards the playground. When the got there, she ran and hopped on the swing. ''Swing me, Grandpa! Harder! Harder!" she said. About the Author: Fariba Kalhor is a famous writer of children's literature. She has started writing for Iranian literary journals since 1982. Known as the lady of a thousand tales, she has won many awards for her writings. ********************************************************************************** Little Stories Author: Fariborz Lorestani Illustrator: Nahid Lashkari Publisher: Saz O Kar Pubs. Year of Publishing:2016 No. of Pages:64 Age Group:8+ Size:14× 21 ISBN: 9786007325100 * English text is available. About the Book:The panther wakes up in the morning and notices that one of the spots on its hand is missing. It looks for its spot in the woods. It meets lady cockroach and thinks she is its spot. It comes to a cricketer and thinks it is its spot. But none of them was the panther's spot. Then he sees a button on the coat of a scarecrow. He asks the button to be its spot. The button that was bored because of loneliness accepts and becomes the panther’s spot. The Little Stories book contains 31entertaining stories; that each takes a page of the book. Each story is accompanied by a beautiful and imaginative illustration. The stories are about the events that happen to animals. The author tries to teach ethical and educational topics to children in the form of telling interesting stories of animal life. This book is published in bilingual format (Persian-English) in Iran and is welcomed by children. About the Author: Fariborz Lorestani (1966/ Kermanshah) is a writer and literary critic in the children and young adults' literature. His main interest is penning for teens. He tries to teach human and moral concepts in the form of storytell- ing and pleasant tales for children. Lorestani's books have often been released by renowned publishers in Iran, and most of them are honored in literary circles.
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Prophets Stories (8 Vols.)
Author: Gholamreza Safaii Fakhri Publisher: Naghme.Noandish Date of Publishing: 2016 24 pages, Size: 21×27 ISBN: 978-600-5862-46-1
*Sample English text is available About the Book: The man has long been interested in gaining experience and finding new ways to live. There is an inner desire to hear the experiences of the past in each individual. Meanwhile, one of the suc- cessful ways to achieve this is stories. The Quran is the book of guidance, training, and education. Although it is not a storybook, it emphasizes the story of the prophets’ lives, in line with its effects and benefits. One of the important reasons for expressing the stories of the prophets and their relatives in the Quran is the importance of giving lessons and the outcomes of various people. Also, since the divine traditions cannot be changed and the destiny of each human being and society is determined by its own hands, we should consider the stories as a warning to reflect on the lives of the ancestors, and learn from the factors of their success and failure. Prophet Noah (P.B.U.H) is the prophet of a time about which today’s man has no image and no idea. According to the verses in the Quran, his patience and endurance in the time when the darkness of the ignorance surrounding the world and his shear obedience create one of the greatest human epics. Prophet Noah’s ship is not just a vehicle, but an absolute humane surrender to the God.
About the Author: Gholamreza Safaei Fakhri was born Farvardin 14, 1346 (April 3, 1967) in Kermanshah. He has studied Arabic Translation in the Islamic Azad University of Tehran as well as Educational Sciences in the Payam-e Noor Uni- versity of Tehran. Collab orating with the compilation group of the Prophets’ Lives Stories has continued as a collector, editor, and writer since the time of employment at the Deputy of Elementary School. Writing the life stories of Prophet Noah (P.B.U.H), Prophet Jesus (P.B.U.H), as well as the image of Imam Ali (P.B.U.H) in the Quran (forthcoming) and editing other stories, are the result of this collaboration.
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Build Together (3 Vols.)
Author: Parvin Javaherian Publisher: NaghmeNoandish Date of Publishing: 2018 32 pages, Size : 21*27 ISBN: 978-600-5862-38-4 *Sample English text is available.
About the Book: Sometimes, with a simple look around us, we find materials that look useless or disposal, or they are only for a specific item. Creating artwork using the disposal and trivial marital is always enjoyable. Have you ever noticed what can create with paper envelopes? In this book, examples of creative and attractive works considered for making envelope handiworks. Making this kind of handiworks increases creativity, self-esteem, and self-confidence. About the Author: Parvin Javaheriyan -Graduated in Undergraduate Geology -Elementary School and Preschool Teacher - First Place in Games Festival, 2013 -Design and Implementation of Handiworks of “Handiworks with Envelopes” Book -Origami Training in Preschools -Holding Creativity Classes for Children and Adolescent ****************************************************************************************** Origami Collection (6 Volumes) Author: Ruhollah Givechi Publisher: NaghmeNoandish Date of Publishing : 40 pages, Size : 18*29 ISBN: 978-964-8676-28-0 *Sample English text is available. About the Book: Origami is an art in which it is very important to see well, to concentrate the mind, and t o apply the delicacy of your hands, and in addition to its artistic aspect, it also has a sci- entific aspect that leads to intellectual growth and increased accuracy and skill. With simple designs, this collection encourages children and adolescents to learn the art. The collection of Origami Books is the winner of the Non-Fiction Section of the 3rd Iranian Children’s and Adolescent Book Festival in 2008. About the Author: -Managing Director and Founder of Yadpedia Instructional Institute Art - Director of Naghme Nowandish’s Cultural-Arts Institute Artistic -Director of Daghigheh Film Festival -Managing Director and Founder of Automation Sdn. Bhd. -Managing Director and Founder of Givechi Studio Author and Collector of Origami Books Collection
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Reading This Book Is Banned!
Author: Alireza Mojabi Illustrator :Razieh Darzi Publisher: Michka Publishing House Date of Publishing : 2018 24 pages, Size : 16.5×21 cm Age Group: 8+ ISBN: 9789640727751 *English text is available. **** About the Book: Each part narrates a short story for children, and it creates an eternal picture in the mind of children who can communicate easily with the character, plot, setting and what happens through the very short adventure. Actual- ly, before the keen reader knows it, he/she will find himself/herself flipping through the pages, craving for more extraordinary mysteries .Each piece is accompanied by a unique illustration which leaves a magnificent mark on the reader’s mind. In “Who’s Afraid of a Crocodile?” you will read: you just have to pass by a hungry crocodile, don’t even let fright creep into your heart. Because, This is the .Very last time. That you’ll pass by a hungry crocodile!’
About the Author:
Alireza Mojabi was born in 1954, and studied English. He actually started his work as story writer for adults by writing a number of novels and a few collections of short stories. His writings were appreciated by both the readers and critics. He started writing for children in 2003 and then three of his short illustrated stories were published at the same time. In 2007 he earned the first prize in the Bi- ennial Festival of Children Books held by the Association of Publishers in Iran.
About the Illustrator: Razieh Darzi was born in 1989 in the north of Iran and studied painting and illustration in university. She believes that the ordinary life of people in the markets and streets, in addition to the childhood imaginations and daydreams are actually the best subjects for her works. Ac- cording to her, illustration and writing for children are the best choices she made in her life. She uses sharp col- ors and precise forms to communicate with her audience. Her works have been honored in three national festivals.
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The Bedtime Guests
Author: Farzaneh Rahmani Illustrator : Mojgan Sa’eedian Publisher: Michka Publishing House Date of Publishing : 2019 24 Pages, 22×22 cm Age Group: 3+ ISBN: 9789640728024 *English text is available. About the Book: Just when her mom turns off the bedroom light, they appear out of nowhere. She blinks and stares at the three weird creatures, hoping to drive them away. Yet the purple wolf, the white snake and the green ball don’t budge and they stay where they are. When she screams and calls her mom, her mom turns on the light. Once she tells her mom what she just saw, her mom comforts her by saying that it seems that they are the bedtime guests, because she used to see them in her own bedroom when she was a little girl, too! Then again, these guests are different for every individual child and that’s part of the fun.
About the Author: Farzaneh Rahmani She was born in 1974 and earned her MA for surveying the elements of Iranian miniature in the illustrations of children books in Iran. She is very fond of children and therefore writes for them, constantly. She also teaches poetry and story to children aged 7-17 in the Institute for the Intellectual De- velopment of Children and Young Adults.
About the Illustrator: Mojgan Sa’eedian Asl She was born in 1986 and earned her university degree in illustration. She is very keen in illustrating books and magazines for children and young adults. Since she does her job with great love she hopes that children love her illustrations, too. She tries hard to create the best illustrations because she be- lieves that children deserve to see the most excellent illustrations. She is a member of the Iranian Illustration Association and so far her creative works have been presented in over 20 exhibitions and drawing festivals, both in Iran and abroad. She has earned prizes and honored for her illus- trations in Iran.
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The Bedtime Guests
Author: Farzaneh Rahmani Illustrator : Mojgan Sa’eedian Publisher: Michka Publishing House Date of Publishing : 2019 24 Pages, 22×22 cm Age Group: 3+ ISBN: 9789640728024 *English text is available. About the Book: Just when her mom turns off the bedroom light, they appear out of nowhere. She blinks and stares at the three weird creatures, hoping to drive them away. Yet the purple wolf, the white snake and the green ball don’t budge and they stay where they are. When she screams and calls her mom, her mom turns on the light. Once she tells her mom what she just saw, her mom comforts her by saying that it seems that they are the bedtime guests, because she used to see them in her own bedroom when she was a little girl, too! Then again, these guests are different for every individual child and that’s part of the fun.
It Wasn’t Me
ISBN: 9789640728024 About the Book: A little boy shares his issues with us; pretending to know nothing at all. His mom keeps on asking questions that he doesn’t seem to know anything about; for example who drew on the wall with a blue marker and even worse than that, who tried to wipe it away with his own saliva. The little boy in- sists that he has no idea who is making all that awful mess in the house, or who took some money from his mom’s purse. About the Author: Farzaneh Rahmani She was born in 1974 and earned her MA for surveying the elements of Iranian miniature in the illustrations of children books in Iran. She is very fond of chil- dren and therefore writes for them, constantly. She also teaches poetry and story to children aged 7-17 in the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.
About the Illustrator: Mojgan Sa’eedian Asl She was born in 1986 and earned her university degree in illustration. She is very keen in il- lustrating books and magazines for children and young adults. Since she does her job with great love she hopes that children love her illustrations, too. .
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Detective Poddy Series (Detective Poddy in Oak Forest) Author: Nooshin Shabani Illustrator : Sam Salmassi Publisher: Michka Publishing House Date of Publishing : 2018 136 Pages, 16.5×21cm Age Group: 8+ ISBN: 978964072….. *English text is available. *Praised in Parandey-e Abi Festival. **** About the Book: Listen carefully, detective Poddy! There have been some reports that most oak trees of the forest have been dried out and the squirrels have been missing. The forest rangers believe the wild boars of Mashuan are in- volved. They have even scared away the rabbits... About the Author:
Noushin Shabani was born in Iran in 1964. As an educational psychology graduate she teaches in Payam-e Nour University. A writer of children's literature for more than two decades, Shabani has written over 20 books including a series intended to teach social skills to children. She has recently started writing satire and ecologically oriented tales. She awareded First and second medal of Press Festival conducted by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and First medal of Religious Tales Contest.
About the Illustrator: Sam Salmasi was born in Iran in 1980. Despite his enthusiastic interest in painting, he graduated in English Literature. But in 2007, he took up illustrating for widely circulated magazines-- a ca- reer he was fascinated by since childhood. His superb skills as an illustrator soon made him one of the most popular artists in Iran. He has managed to illustrate more than 100 books in less than a decade, winning several awards. .
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Laughing Famous Fellows Series (2Vols.)
Author: Hamid Abdollahian Illustrator : Artem Group Publisher: Michka Publishing House Date of Publishing : 2016 Size: 14×20.5 cm Age Group: 10+ *Sample English text is available. *Nominated for the Book of the Year Award. About the collection:
The number of Laughing Famous Fellows is more than you can count with your fingers. Those people have made delicious cakes out of science and put them on our breakfast table. Unfortunately, our kids today are not able to enjoy their yummy cakes. So, the publishing house of Mobtakeran made a contract with Hamid Abdollahian to choose among those famous cooks ten fellows who have baked the most scrump- tious, well-baked cakes. He has studied all their hefty books and, using a simple language brimming with fun, tried to introduce them to the kids in Iran and all over the world. The series provided for you is full of cool illus- trations and cool jokes and humorous notes. Imagine we have poured chocolate sauce all over a cake to make it more delicious for the children. Rest assured the cakes of Laughing Famous Fellows are yummy. We promise.
Vol.1: Avicenna,Page No.:140 Oh, boy! The adults go on and on and on about "learning" from "great" men and their "great" achievements and not being "idle". They really know how to bore us to death! So I decided to go and do a little research for myself to find out who those so-called geniuses are. And I had to leaf through some hefty old books, which is a difficult job to do for a sane and healthy teenager. But it was worth it. Because I always thought they were boring, but now I know it for sure. If you don't believe me, be my guest; go ahead and read this book about Avicenna, the greatest brainiac of all times. Vol.2: Ferdowsi,Page No.:192 I'm going to deal with another ''great man" just to prove to the adults that reading is a waste of time. This time, we're supposed to meet with one of the greatest Iranian poets of all time. He is very, very, very great! I cannot emphasize on his greatness enough! I swear on my life! He is the master of all the other masters of poetry and eloquence! The word is that he has been single-handedly keeping Persian language alive for a thousand year! That's how huge he is! About the Author: Hamid Abdollahian was born in Iran in 1971. He has a Ph.D. in Persian Literature and his most favorite activity is reading and writing fiction. His 12-year-old son has been listening to his tales since he was 2. ''I wish that someday I can write these tales down for the children all over the world,'' says Hamid. He believes that making children laugh is the greatest pleasure in the world. ''When children laugh and reveal their baby teeth, the world seems more beautiful.''
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Story of the Prophets (12 Vols.) Illustrator: Hassan A'mekan Subject: Story for children Publisher: Jamkaran Pubs. Years of Publishing: 2017 No. of Page: 16(each Vol) Size: 16.5 × 23 Age: 7+ ISBN: 9789649735597 ◙ Sample English text is available. About the Collection: Children enjoy listening to stories in general, particularly about the patterns of personality and behavior as di- vine prophets are discussed. Such stories are especially useful for children who grow up in religious families who are believers. Obviously, the awareness of individuals about the lives of these prominent figures is im- portant from the advent of childhood, so that they will unconsciously choose the prophets as their role models and their behaviors will inherently become their nature. Thus the life story of the prophets will have a positive impact on the children’s future. Furthermore, children find the story of divine prophets attractive due to the im- portant special events in them. Although many books have already been written about the divine prophets, in writing this 12-volume collection the writer has invented (created) additional characters (which are not real) to the story to make it more interesting. Thus the book is more effective in achieving it objective. In the “Story of the Prophets”, while addressing the children the series are about the life story and the biog- raphies (stories) of the 12 great prophets which are narrated in the form of a storytelling narrations. The series include the stories of Adam (pbuh), Prophet Noah (PBUH), Prophet Saleh (PBUH), Prophet Edrees (Adries) (AS), Prophet Solomon (AS), Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) (SA), Prophet Younis (AS), Prophet ???, Prophet Joseph (AS), Prophet Moses (AS), Prophet Jesus (PBUH) and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) 1. The Angel with Pink Wings (The Story of Adam's Life) This book is the story of the life of Prophet Adam. The narrator of the story is a little pink winged angel who witnesses the creation of Adam by God and how Adam and Eve are deceived by the devil and expelled (driven out of) from paradise. The story of the creation of Adam and Eve is, in fact, the same as what has been narrated in the heavenly books. But here it is being presented in a storytelling form by the Pink-Winged Angel. 2. Little Pigeon (The story of Noah’s life) This book is the story of Noah. The narrator of the tale is a small pigeon who lives on a tree with his parents. Noah has come to build his ship. The pigeon’s chicken (offspring) loves him and narrates the story of Noah's invitation and the rejection of people and how to build a ship. At the end Noah puts a pair of each animal on board the ship, including the pigeon's parents. He wants to ride but Noah says God has said that only one pair of animals. Finally, with the insistence of the chicken offspring, the pigeon of God is pleased, and he also drove to Noah's Ark. 3. The camel that was innocent (Hazrat-e Saleh’s life story) The narrator and main character of the story is a shepherd boy named Hamoud. His father is a friend of Hazrat Saleh, and Hamoud becomes aware of his adventures because of his close proximity to Saleh, including the con- dition of people to believe that the creation of a camel is in special circumstances. Saleh pledges people to
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believe in his god if he does such a miracle. But people fail to abide by their commitment (break their promise) and kill Saleh’s camel. Then Allah brings a severe retribution to the wrongdoers.
4. Praying for the Rain (The story of Prophet Idrees) Once, there was a king in a country who was an oppressor. The people expect Prophet Idris and his God (his dei- ty) to take action against the tyranny of this king. Idrees goes to the king and advises him to stop his tyranny. The king refuses to comply. Idrees then asks his God to torment him and the wrongdoers....
5. The Prophet who became king (Solomon’s life story) This story begins at the end of the life of Solomon’s father, David (Dawood). David chooses Solomon, who is his youngest child, to succeed him. People protest that Solomon is a child and does not have any knowledge about kingdom. David evaluates Solomon's knowledge before people’s eyes. Then people believe in him. The rest of the story is about the kingdom of Solomon, and, Bilqīs, Queen of Sheba etc …
6. Abraham's Birds (Abraham's Life Story) Abraham broke the idol during an era when everybody worshiped idols as he did not believe in them. On the day when everybody had left the town, he entered the city’s great (main) idol worshiping building, and broke all the idols before placing his ax on the shoulder of the Great idol. Nimrud, the king ordered Abraham to be thrown into the fire. But by the command of God, the fire was converted to a green garden in the center of which Abra- ham was sitting on the green grass and.... 7. God’s Whale (The Life Story of Yuness) Jonah (Yuness) is the prophet whose people did not follow him (didn’t follow his instructions) properly. Jonah (Yuness) was compelled to curse his people and leave them. His people accompanying him on a marine voyage threw him into the sea, and a whale swallowed him but kept him (alive) in his stomach for a long time, and then returned Jonah (Yuness) out to the shore by the command of God. Jonah returned to his people by God's com- mand and... 8. Ayyub’s Patience (life story of Job) Job is famous for patience and endurance. Satan tells God that his patience is caused by his wealth. God puts an end to the entire wealth of Job/Ayub. This time Satan says his patience is due to his decent children. Then Job’s children are killed. Satan brings another excuse, and ultimately, Ayub patiently endures all the disasters and ca- lamities. Satan gets defeated.etc. ....
9. Egypt’s Beloved (Joseph’s Life Story) Joseph is the son of Jacob, one of God’s Prophets, who was thrown by his brothers into a well and saved by a caravan and sold in the land of Egypt as a slave. The buyer is the wife of Egyptian Pharaoh. So Joseph grows up in Pharaoh’s palace. Zulikha, the Egyptian wife's wife, loves her and ... Ultimately, Joseph returns to the court of Pharaoh after years of imprisonment and becomes the beloved of Egypt.
10. Cane of Moses (the life story of Moses) According to Pharaoh’s command any newborn boy was killed as the dream-interpreter predicted that a boy will be succeeded soon after being born and raised by a …... Moses is born and his mother, fearing him of being killed, places him in a basket and throws it into the Nile River. The basket is taken by Pharaoh's wife (Moses is rescued and survives). From then on, Moses, like Pharaoh’s own son, lives in his palace.....
11. God's messenger (the story of Jesus' life) The account of this book begins with the story of Mary’s life and proceeds with the birth of Jesus Christ. When Jesus Christ is only a toddler in his mother’s arms he starts talking. This is the most impressive moments in Christ's life. When Jesus declares his prophetic mission, he faces severe opposition from the Jewish clergy.
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Christ’s miracles, as well as the story of Judah’s treachery makes the page-turner story more attractive to read.
12. The Last Prophet (Mohammad’s Life Story) The story of the life of the Prophet of Islam begins with his birth. His mother cannot breast-feed him so they hire a nanny to feed him and to nurse him. But as the nanny lives in a distant village he is sent there to live with her. Therefore Mohammad spends his childhood in the village of the nanny’s dwelling place. At age five, he returns to his mother. At seven he loses his mother and her grandfather brings him up. But the grandfather also dies two years later. Then his paternal uncle takes care of him. At the age of forty, he proclaims his prophecy as opposed to idolatry, but faces bitter resistance of idol-worshipers. While suffering torment and great toil in his divine struggle Mohammad invites the idol worshipers to worship the only God. him. At the age of forty, he proclaims his prophecy as opposed to idolatry, but faces bitter resistance of idol-worshipers. While suffering torment and great toil in his divine struggle Mohammad invites the idol worshipers to worship the only God.
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