Three publishers honoured in Sharjah for Arabic books for young readers
Kalimat, Al Ahlia and Lulu win the Arab Children’s Book Publishers Forum award across three age groups.
Two Emirati publishers and one Jordanian house share the Arab Children’s Book Publishers Forum award, presented on 8 November at the book fair in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. There is no overall winner: the award recognises books for three age groups, from the youngest children to teenagers.
Among the Emirati houses, Kalimat won for readers under six with Kun Qareeban by Jikar Khorshid, illustrated by Somaya Mohammadi; Lulu won in the twelve-to-sixteen group with Cherry Jam by Mohamed Oweida and Hiyam Safwat. The middle category, for ages seven to eleven, went to Jordan’s Al Ahlia for I Always Dream of Flying by Amani Suleiman Daoud, illustrated by Amani Youssef. The 75,000-dirham prize fund was divided equally.