Book Review #4: BismiAllah Soup Author: Asmaa Hussein Illustrator: Amina Khan Publisher: Ruqaya’s Bookshelf We are excited to share our review of BismiAllah Soup, a wonderful contribution to multicultural children’s books featuring Somali and Muslim characters. BismiAllah Soup is the latest offering of children’s author Asmaa Hussein, whose other books have included Yasmine’s Belly Button, and The Forever Tree. Asmaa foray…
BOOK REVIEW #3: Hind’s Hands: a Story about Autism Author: Umm Juwayriyah and Juwayriyah Ayed Illustrator: Emma Apple Publisher: As Sabr Publications We are thrilled to share another book we recently discovered, which will be of interest to families which have been impacted by Autism. Based on a true story, Hinds Hands takes us…
Book Review #1: Qayb Libaax (The Lion’s Share) Author: Said Salah Ahmed Illustrator: Kelly Dupre Publisher: Minnesota Humanities Commision Qayb Libaax (The Lion’s Share) is a storybook rendition of a popular folktale in Somali culture. The book is one of four, published as a part of the Somali Bilingual Book Project of the Minnesota Humanities Commission.…
Gorfeyn Buugga: Qayb Libaax Qoraaga Buugga: Saciid Saalix Axmed Farshaxan: Kelly Dupre Qayb Libaax waa sheeko Soomaaliyeed oo aad looyaqaan hadana buug lagu soo daabacay. Buugani waa mid ka mid ah afar buug oo ay soo dabacday Somali Bilingual Book Project of Minnesota Humanities Commission. Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed iyo Minnesota Humanities Commission ayaa isku kaashatay 2006kii in…
By: Sirad Shirdon 1. Becoming culturally responsive educators Somali parents are attempting to educate their children with a backdrop of discrimination targeted towards Muslims, English language learners, Black students and immigrants and refugees (Bigelow, 2010). As Vygotsky stressed it is important that we connect children’s social worlds to the classroom, as this will be a…
The Somali Literacy Project 