Children's Fiction Middle East
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts
- Publisher
- Tradewind Books
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2021
- Category
- Middle East, Country & Ethnic, Cooking & Food, General
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 10
- Recommended Grade
- k to 5
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781990598081
- Publish Date
- Jun 2021
- List Price
- $41.99
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Description
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts is the latest title in the highly acclaimed Fairy Tale Feasts series in which distinguished writers of diverse cultures have created enchanting tales paired with traditional recipes easily accessible to young cooks and their families. These magical tales, by award-winning author and master storyteller Karim Alrawi, all feature food or feasting and conclude with an iconic recipe. They are accompanied by intriguing anecdotes illuminating Arab culture and culinary traditions.
About the authors
KARIM ALRAWI was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He went to school in England and after graduation he worked as a writer at several theatres including the Royal Court Theatre and the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Returning to Egypt he taught in the theatre department of the American University in Cairo. After his plays were banned by the Egyptian state censor, he became active in the newly formed Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. This eventually led to his arrest and interrogation by state security officers.
After re-joining his family in Canada he taught at the University of Victoria and later was a resident writer at theatres in the US. After a period as editor-in-chief of Arabica, a cultural and current affairs magazine for the Arab-American community, Alrawi supervised aid and development projects (funded by USAID and CIDA) in North Africa and South Asia. He was in the Middle East during the 2011 Arab uprisings.
He has an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and was an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa. Book of Sands is his first novel. It won the inaugural HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction.
NAHID KAZEMIis an artist, illustrator and graphic designer with a master’s degree in painting from Tehran’s University of Art. She has published more than sixty children’s books and has received awards for her illustrations in Iran as well as nominations for the Governor General’s Award and the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Her recent publications include I’m Glad That You’re Happy, which she wrote and illustrated, and Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon by JonArno Lawson. She has also taught art and has exhibited her work in Iran, France, Italy, the UK, Lebanon and Serbia. Nahid lives in Montreal.
Editorial Reviews
"A delicious series of original stories that shares Arabic culture with young readers as each story not only takes them on a mouth-watering journey but includes a traditional recipe."
"Fitting illustrations in a folk-art style add more flavor to this savory, multipurpose collection." --Booklist
"An engaging literary cookbook that is a feast for the eyes, the heart, and the palate." -Kirkus Reviews
