The Middle East & North Africa
Qatar
The Light of Hope
By Basmah El Khaṭīb, Ghenwa Yehia (Translator), Bilal Bassal (Illustrator)
The Light of Hope. Basmah El Khaṭīb. Translated by Ghenwa Yehia. Illustrated by Bilal Bassal. Hamid Bin Khalifa University Press, 2018. Originally published as Kandil Alma in Arabic by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press in Doha, in 2018. ISBN 9789927129681. [unpaged]. (Ages 4-9). Picture book.
A young girl makes her way through a dark forest without losing her hope. An allegorical tale useful for talking about overcoming difficulties by a popular children’s author. [ea]