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Alya and the Three Cats
By Amina Hachimi Alaoui, Mehdi Retnani (Translator), Maya Fidawi (Illustrator)
Alya and the Three Cats. Amina Hachimi Alaoui. Translated by Mehdi Retnani. Illustrated by Maya Fidawi. CrackBoom! Books, Montreal, 2020. Originally published in Arabic by Yanbu Al Kitab, in Casablanca, in 2016. ISBN 9782898022364. 32 p. (Ages 2-4). Picture book.
Three curious cats watch the changes that come when their owner becomes pregnant and brings home a new baby. With time their uncertainty turns to love for the newcomer. Good for preparing little children for a new sibling. Well and widely reviewed by the international literature community. Also available in French as Alya et les trois chats. [ea]