Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2000 -- furthering nonpartisan understanding about the Middle East
- 1,428 Resources including
- 104 Videos
- 72 Book Readings
- 116 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 158 book results
The Cat Man of Aleppo
by Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, and Yuko Shimizu
(Picture Book Winner, 2020)
35 Resources7 Awards
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed, Sara Alfageeh, and Candice Montgomery
(Youth Literature Honor, 2020)
31 Resources6 Awards
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors
by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Amini
(Picture Book Honor, 2013)
23 Resources4 Awards
The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale
by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan
(Picture Book Winner, 2024)
19 Resources6 Awards
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees
by Don Brown
(Youth Non-Fiction Winner, 2019)
18 Resources9 Awards
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books
by Karen Leggett Abouraya and Susan L. Roth
(Picture Book Winner, 2013)
16 Resources6 Awards
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey
by Margriet Ruurs and Nizar Ali Badr
(Picture Book Honor, 2017)
16 Resources3 Awards
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes
by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Amini
(Picture Book Honor, 2018)
16 Resources4 Awards
Four Feet, Two Sandals
by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, and Doug Chayka
(Picture Book Winner, 2008)
15 Resources3 Awards
Salma the Syrian Chef
by Danny Ramadan and Anna Bron
(Picture Book Winner, 2020)
15 Resources6 Awards
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
(Youth Literature Winner, 2003)
14 Resources6 Awards
Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education
by Elizabeth Suneby and Suana Verelst
(Picture Book Winner, 2014)
14 Resources5 Awards
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, and Sue Cornelison
(Picture Book Winner, 2017)
14 Resources3 Awards
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
by Uma Mishra-Newbery, Lina AlHathloul, and Rebecca Green
(Picture Book Winner, 2022)
14 Resources2 Awards
A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
(Youth Literature Honor, 2013)
13 Resources7 Awards
Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story
by Adib Khorram and Zainab Faidhi
(Picture Book Honor, 2021)
12 Resources3 Awards
Extra Credit
by Andrew Clements and Mark Elliott
(Youth Literature Honor, 2009)
11 Resources3 Awards
My Grandma and Me
by Mina Javaherbin and Lindsey Yankey
(Picture Book Honor, 2019)
11 Resources3 Awards
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Saved Jews During the Holocaust
by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah DeSaix
(Picture Book Honor, 2009)
10 Resources4 Awards
Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin
by Sean Taylor and Shirin Adl
(Picture Book Winner, 2019)
10 Resources4 Awards
