Results 2010

Black Dot

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Results 2010

Black Dot

Winner 2010 Others

Book Details

Author Walid Taher
Illustrator Walid Taher
Publisher Dar El-Shorouk
Publication Year 2010
Book Size 23 x 22.5 cm
No. of Pages 60 Pages
ISBN 9789770926115

Book Overview

A group of children, used to playing in their vast land, are surprised one day to find a huge black dot that has appeared out of nowhere and turned their lives upside down. At first, they try to find out what the black dot was. When they fail to do so, they give up and decide to live alongside it. All of them decide, apart from Marwan who will not give up until they have gotten rid of the black dot. The Black Dot is a unique story with deep meanings about creative and constructive thinking, perseverance, keeping a positive perspective and believing in the capabilities of human kind.

About Author

Born in 1969, visual artist Walid graduated from the faculty of Fine Arts of Helwan University in 1992 with a specialization in Decor and a major in Expressive Arts. He worked in the field of illustrative journalism before his graduation in 1990 in various Egyptian journals. Taher wrote and illustrated children's books and published 70 children's books with Egyptian, Middle Eastern and European publishing houses. He has received many international awards within the field including Etisalat 2010-2016, Honor list Bologna (Italy)2004, Mahmod Koheil Award 2018, Al Sharjah book fair 2014, Short list in Carnet de voyage 2018, Egyptian Journalists Syndicate first prize 2004 and 2006, Shortlist Sheikh Zayed Award 2016 and the first prize in from the Egyptian Council for Children's books in 2002. He also held the position of Art director of Dar El-Shorouk Publishing House from 2000 to 2016 and is currently a member of the Journalists and Visual Artists labor unions in Egypt.

About Illlustrator

Born in 1969, visual artist Walid graduated from the faculty of Fine Arts of Helwan University in 1992 with a specialization in Decor and a major in Expressive Arts. He worked in the field of illustrative journalism before his graduation in 1990 in various Egyptian journals. Taher wrote and illustrated children's books and published 70 children's books with Egyptian, Middle Eastern and European publishing houses. He has received many international awards within the field including Etisalat 2010-2016, Honor list Bologna (Italy)2004, Mahmod Koheil Award 2018, Al Sharjah book fair 2014, Short list in Carnet de voyage 2018, Egyptian Journalists Syndicate first prize 2004 and 2006, Shortlist Sheikh Zayed Award 2016 and the first prize in from the Egyptian Council for Children's books in 2002. He also held the position of Art director of Dar El-Shorouk Publishing House from 2000 to 2016 and is currently a member of the Journalists and Visual Artists labor unions in Egypt.

About Publisher

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