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Children's Fiction Siblings

Salma Writes a Book

by (author) Danny Ramadan

illustrated by Anna Bron

Publisher
Annick Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2023
Category
Siblings, LGBT, Chapter Books, Emotions & Feelings
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781773218021
    Publish Date
    Sep 2023
    List Price
    $24.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781773218038
    Publish Date
    Sep 2023
    List Price
    $9.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781773218045
    Publish Date
    Oct 2023
    List Price
    $8.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 6 to 9
  • Grade: 1 to 4
  • Reading age: 6 to 9

Description

Salma is going to be a big sister! Can she figure out what it means to be a good sister before the baby arrives?

Silver Birch Express Award Finalist

OLA Top Ten Best Bets Winner

Salma’s determined to be the best sister ever, so she sets out to write the ultimate guidebook to siblinghood. But the more Salma learns about siblings, the more confused she gets, especially since her mama is fighting with her own brother, Khalou Dawood, about who he loves. Can Salma figure out what it means to be a good sister before the baby arrives?

“Fans of the Salma series will be delighted with this second installment . . . The illustrations add texture, cultural details provide depth, and a universal message of acceptance rounds everything out beautifully.” —Booklist, STARRED review

About the Salma series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series.

 

 

About the authors

DANNY RAMADAN is an award-winning Syrian-Canadian author, activist, and public speaker. His work as an activist has helped provide a safe passage to dozens of Syrian LGBTQ+ refugees to Canada. He is the author of two novels for adults, The Clothesline Swing and The Foghorn Echoes, and a forthcoming memoir, Crooked Teeth. Danny lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Danny Ramadan's profile page

Anna Bron is an illustrator based out of Vancouver, Canada. She studied traditional hand-drawn animation at Sheridan College and upon graduation embarked on a manifold freelance career, producing award winning children’s picture books, as well as directing and designing numerous short animated films. Her love of the wilderness runs deep in her family, her parents having first met in the Siberian woods. She grew up sleeping in snow caves, climbing mountains, and canoeing rivers and lakes. When she is not drawing, she is exploring the coast mountains of British Colombia. She lives with her partner and two budgies.

Anna Bron's profile page

Awards

  • Joint winner, Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year
  • Winner, The Publishing Triangle Award
  • Joint winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, *starred selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
  • Nominated, Silver Birch Express Award, OLA
  • Joint winner, Best Bets, Top Ten, OLA

Editorial Reviews

“This tender, gentle book conveys the complexities of sibling relationships while also matter-of-factly describing a loving same-sex relationship . . . An affirming tale of family and acceptance.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Fans of the Salma series will be delighted with this second installment … The illustrations add texture, cultural details provide depth, and a universal message of acceptance rounds everything out beautifully.”

Booklist, *starred review

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