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✨COVER REVEAL✨

of my next picture book ZUNI AND THE MEMORY JAR written by the amazing Aisha Saeed and published by Kokila

Coming June 11, 2024!

Available for pre-order

#coverreveal #picturebook #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidlit art

Our stories about the #southasian #diaspora is out today, #edited by the talented Hena Khan We hope you enjoy the #read ! Dr. Sayantani DasGupta Reem Faruqi - On Mat Leave; Please Read My Books! Veera Hiranandani (she/her/hers) Simran Jeet Singh Supriya Kelkar 📚🧁🔅 Rajani LaRocca 💗⚾️🧬 Maulik Pancholy Mitali Perkins Aisha Saeed #booklaunch #kidlit

Looking for books and resources to celebrate #WorldReadAloudDay ? Check out this round up with FREE read aloud resources for books by Aisha Saeed Kelly Starling Lyons and more! LitWorld

penguinclassroom.com/blog/world-rea…

.Jacqueline Woodson and Ari Tison are the winners of the Walter Dean Myers Award. S. K. Ali #AllEyesOnRafah, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Aisha Saeed, and Hannah V. Sawyerr were recognized as honorees. The awards, established by We Need Diverse Books, were first given out in 2016. ow.ly/hs2K50QrPFu

We warmly thank our incredible judging committee that spent countless hours reading the 600+ submitted titles!

The 2024 judges: Jeremiah Henderson (chair), Sarah DeMicheli, Jamila Felton, Siân Gaetano, Jamie Kurumaji, Hanna Lee, Sara Martinez, Jenell Penn, Hadeal Salamah

And here are the 2024 Walter Dean Myers honorees!

​Younger​ ​Readers​ ​Category:
Grounded by Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, S. K. Ali #AllEyesOnRafah (Amulet/ABRAMS Kids)

Teen​ ​Category:
All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr (Amulet/ABRAMS Kids)

WNDB is excited to announce the winners of our 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award!

Younger​ ​Readers​ ​Category:
Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚)

Teen​ ​Category:
Saints of the Household by Ari Tison (@fsgbooks/ Macmillan Publishers)

ALHAMDULILLAH GROUNDED BY MY SISTERS Huda Al-Marashi Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Aisha Saeed & I IS A WALTER HONOR BOOK 😭🎉
♥️Thank you to the committee for loving this story of 4 diverse Muslim kids as much as we do♥️

Truly speechless. Thank you WeNeedDiverseBooks for this incredible honor. Feel so grateful to see GROUNDED alongside these other amazing incredible books.

Check out this auction item! Samira Ahmed updates Aisha Saeed #booksforpalestine #bookauction

On our latest podcast, we chat with author (and one of the co-founders of #WeNeedDiverseBooks ) Aisha Saeed about her latest novel FORTY WORDS FOR LOVE - listen now at: player.captivate.fm/episode/d59f5f…

Happy #BookBirthday to OMAR RISING by @Aishacs

In this compelling companion to New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, Omar contends with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school. Ages 10-14.

➡️bit.ly/3E7m8BY

So much fun to chat with @booksandboba about Forty Words For Love!!!

I’m at the blue place… come say hi ☺️

Ready for the perfect romantasy for teens? 🔮

In Aisha Saeed' FORTY WORDS FOR LOVE, Yasmine—a native of the magical Moonlight Bay—and Rafay—an immigrant from Willow Forest—must come together to save their town and all those who live within

Listen now: bit.ly/3OJt4dG

YAY!

NEW TODAY! Forty Words for Love by Aisha Saeed bit.ly/44eZd2t

#Bookaday streak(ish) day 7 The Together Tree by Aisha Saeed and LeUyen Pham