Results 2012

Grandma Nafeesa

Winner 2012 Others

Results 2012

Grandma Nafeesa

Winner 2012 Others

Book Details

Book Overview

Grandma Nafeesa deals with the special relationship between a little boy and his grandmother Nafeesa whom he often visits when his mother is busy at work. In its depiction of the Nafeesa , the story breaks with traditional images of the grandmother as Nafeesa is an active woman, who loves to do sports, listen to music and paint.

About Author

Taghreed Najjar, was awarded the 2021 Jordanian State Award for children Literature. She has been a several time nominee for the Astrid Lindgren award and a several-time winner and short listee of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature. Her YA novel Whose Doll is This? Won the YA book of the year (2019) With a portfolio spanning 4 decades, Taghreed – a multifaceted author - writes picture books, middle grade and young adult books. Her picture books have become classics that are read and enjoyed by generations. While her YA novels have found great success in addressing difficult subjects reflecting political and cultural realities in the region. Several of Najjar’s books have been recommended by “White Ravens” and several have been translated to languages including English, Italian, Swedish, Danish, French and Turkish.

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