Within the 5 categories included in the 13th session
16 books from 6 Arab countries were shortlisted for the Etisalat Children's Book Award.
"Etisalat for Children's Book" allocated a prize of 1.2 million dirhams for the winners.
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16 books by 14 writers from six Arab countries and 11 publishing houses are competing to win the "Etisalat Children's Book Award", organized by the Emirates Council on Books for Young People, and supported by "Etisalat", in its 13th session, where the winners of its five categories will be crowned during the opening ceremony of the Sharjah exhibition. The International Book Fair 2021, where a prize of 1.2 million dirhams was allocated to the winners of this session.
The short list of nominees for the “Early Childhood” category includes the book “I wish for you,” by Asmaa Emara and illustrator Noha Muhammad (Nahya), published by “Dar Al-Shorouk” in Egypt, and the book “Alf Ba.. Ya” by writer Samar Mahfouz Baraj and painter Sinan Hallaq. , published by Dar Al-Saqi - Al-Saqi for children and youth in Lebanon, and the book “Simple” by Manar Hazaa and illustrator Basma Hossam, issued by Dar Al-Alia for Publishing and Distribution in Egypt, in addition to the book “Three Smart Foxes” by writer Amal Nasser and illustrator Nadine Issa, issued by Dar Al-Saqi. The story of a moon in Saudi Arabia, and the book “My Hands” by the writer Rahima Belfar and the painter Basant Daoud, issued by Dar Al-Alia for Publishing and Distribution in Egypt.
In the "Illustrated Book" category, the book "Super Hero" by Nasiba Al-Uzaibi and the photographer Hassan Manasra, issued by Ashgar Publishing and Distribution in the UAE, and the book "Akh Kkh Kkh K K K K K Kkh" by Manar Hazaa and illustrator Suhaila Khaled, competes. Issued by Dar Al-Alia for Publishing and Distribution in Egypt, and the book “Ali’s Short Pants” by Maria Dadouch and Celeste Ayres, issued by Dar Al Salwa Publishers in Jordan, in addition to the book “My Sister’s Brain is Pierced!” Written by Abeer Ali and illustrator Gulnar Hajo, published by Hachet Antoine/Nofal House in Lebanon, and the book “What If You Find an Angry Dragon in Your Home” by Amal Nasser and Painter Reem Al-Askari, published by Hekaya Qamar in Saudi Arabia.
Competing in the “Book with Chapters” category is the book “I object.. Dinosaurs are not extinct,” written by Weam Ahmed Mahmoud and illustrator Hiam Safwat, issued by Al Aliyah Publishing and Distribution in Egypt, and “My New Nightmare” by writer and illustrator Lubna Taha, published by Dinason House in Egypt. Palestine, and the book “Orange Ball”, by Tamara Samir Qashha and illustrator Yekaneh Yaqoub, issued by Dar Al-Yasmeen for Publishing and Distribution in Jordan.
The short list of nominees for the “Book of Young People” category includes the book “Dates and Masala” by the writer Muhammad Zakaria Al-Nabulsi and the painter Yasser Juaisa, published by “W” Publishing in the Emirates, and the book “As if you were planting a rose in my hair” by the writer Anas Abu Rahma and the painter Ibrahim Jawabra, issued by Dinason House in Palestine, and the book “A Small Escape” by Afaf Tabbala and illustrator Maryam Hani Abdel Salam, published by Nahdet Misr House in Egypt.
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