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Marketing Information

- Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children's Literature. Sharja UAE

- IBBY Honor List

Reviews

"From the top of her window, a little girl watches the ballet of passers-by as she crosses the
street. She sees them, calls them, beckons them, but they don't pay attention to her, busy as
they are with their own thoughts. Grown up, she always has, when crossing the street, a look
up, towards this little girl who may be watching her from the top of her balcony.
The rhyming text accompanies the pace of pedestrians. The illustrations appear as small tables
where the details of the scenes are delicately reproduced. We go from the overall plan of the
street to the close-up on the shoes of passers-by. The sepia colors chosen by the designer are
available in nuances and highlight beautiful contrasts of light and shade. An album of great
finesse and beautiful poetry...".
------ Takam Tikou

Author Biography

Born and raised in Beirut- Lebanon, Nabiha Mheidly is a children’s literature writer and  a university professor. Having published more than hundred books so far, Nabiha has won multiple awards including: “Bratislava BIB”,  “Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature”, “Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences”, “Arab Children Book Publishers Award”, “Arabic Culture Club Award”, “Boghosian/ Al Sabil Award”, and many others. She was also awarded “Outstanding books for and about children and young people with disabilities- IBBY” and “Anna Lindh Best Fiction Book for children with Special Needs Award” for her publications about children with special needs.Many of her books were translated to French, German, Turkish and Persian.