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Blog postIf you give her a ball of playdough she will return it a perfect rose.
If you give her a piece of chalk or a box of crayons she will make roses.
She will give you a few playdough roses for your window sill and you will soon have a mini bouquet.
She will imagine games for your 4 year old.
She will also imagine games for your 11 year old.
She will have her friends over one Saturday after not having anyone over for a while and will sit and wait and wat
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Blog postANISA’S INTERNATIONAL DAY got a lovely blurb from Maleeha Siddiqui author of BARAKAH BEATS! My upcoming chapter book ANISA’S INTERNATIONAL DAY is for young readers (say 7+) and comes out in September which seems like it’s forever from now! It’s a story about a Pakistani-American artsy third grader who introduces her class to the art of mehndi for International Day. It’s filled with fun black-and-white interior art, recipes, and activities in the back matter so I hope it’ll be perfect for the
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Blog postThis is 4.
“I love you Mommy” sing song whispers.
Writing “I LVOE YOU” turned into “I LOVE YOU…”
Getting out of the car from school, reaching for her helmet instantly to go biking, and then trying to bike in 100 circles while counting aloud to 100.
Picking her up from school in the first few days, asking how it was, and answering “School is Vewy Vewy Wong.”
Asking where she’s going every day of the week and being told “School.”
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Blog postTHANK YOU for your book support! My books that launched this year seemed to be well received which I’m grateful for. If you want to read more about the books, see here or scroll below to see how they did for a 2021 summary!
Unsettled May/June 2021 Kids’ Indie Next List · Featured in Today Show’s AAPI Heritage Month list · A Kirkus Children’s Best Book of 2021 · A National Council of Teachers of English Notable Verse Novel · Jane Addams 2 -
Blog postIf you have a book coming out, CONGRATULATIONS!
When you first get the offer for your book, you may feel all floaty and excited.
Now you may wait days or months to sign your contract.
Once your contract is signed, and you’ve announced it with the world, celebrate some more! Also, once you’ve celebrated, try to take a social media break before marketing ramps up later.
You may get to circle a date for when your book will born into this world. The date may change -
Blog postThank you so much Anoosha for bringing the cover of GOLDEN GIRL to life! I’m delighted to interview you! Anoosha Syed and cover designer Molly Fehr were responsible for the beautiful cover of my novel in verse GOLDEN GIRL.
1. What do YOU hope people think or feel when they see the cover for GOLDEN GIRL?
I want people to be intrigued! I designed a girl, decked out in jewels and traditional desi clothing, and she’s very slyly looking over at the viewer like she has a secret. I hope -
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Blog postI love:
Karachi clothing linesstepping out of the Abu Dhabi airport and having my glasses fog up instantly the word tapiocamy children reading in rectangular pieces of sunlight on the brown sofaPlants with leaves that kiss the wooden floorA yellow tub of magna tiles waiting to be used clouds going to sleepPakistani crows cawing any tropical breezemy grandmother’s voiceskylightsthe days my children get hot lunch at schoolpackages in the mailthe inverted question mark stretch tha -
Blog postI’ve had the privilege of capturing Betsy’s family each year and I love seeing how much these two have grown! I’ve photographed Molly and Caroline when they were both babies, and now they’re running around as a 4 year old and 2 year old!
I’m so glad Betsy liked her photos and said, “They are so good!!! I can’t believe you got so many great shots even though the girls were all over the place!”
Yay! Having my shutter speed set on high helped and I took a lot of photos so these a -
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Blog postI love my grandmother Nana and the character Nana in my verse novel UNSETTLED is based on her. I had asked Nana to read the first few pages of UNSETTLED and loved them and asked her if we could share the audio, so here it is! Her pacing and accent and tone are lovely. The pages that she is reading is pasted below, courtesy of Amazon. I hope you will enjoy reading with Nana, and if anyone knows of a position for an audio narrator for her, please let me know! This her reading on her first try.
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Blog postI’m so excited to welcome author & illustrator Mikela Prevost to this space today. Mikela is responsible for the dreamy illustrations in my latest picture book, I CAN HELP, which was released…today!
I was curious to know more about how Mikela made this book … I find the process so fascinating so was delighted when Mikela sent me back these questions in a day!
1. What was your design process like for I CAN HELP ?
The design process was many sketches, man -
Blog postIn 7 days the girls (all of them!) hopefully return to school and my picture book I CAN HELP releases!
You can read the rest of the starred review on Kirkus here.
You can read the rest of the starred review here.
And a book interview about this book here!
And you can order the book here on Amazon or Indie stores here; THANK YOU for your support thus far!! Mikela Prevost did a dreamy job bringing this book to life and I can’t wait for you to have it as y
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Blog postI had just wrapped up a session with a lively group of cousins and their grandparents, and then Alexis reached out to me for a session of her daughters with their grandparents! I love photographing grandparents so was excited to do this session for her!
Since our last session, Alexis has had another beautiful baby girl, Stella, so was a pleasure to meet her and to see how big Aurora had gotten! It was a special time to be meeting the grandparents as during the pandemic, they hadn’t b -
Blog postI can’t believe summer is almost over and it’s almost back-to-school-time! I wasn’t sure if I was doing photos as it was rather busy with my books being released, but when Afshan said she wanted a repeat photosession of all the cousins with their grandparents, I said yes! I loved photographing them last year and was so excited to see them again this year, after a pandemic, and with their grandparents; photographing grandparents with their grandchildren is always special for me.
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Blog postLaura reached out to me just as the pandemic was getting intense but I’m so glad life is getting better and that we were able to get these photos of her beautiful family. Laura’s 3 year old and my 3 year old daughters are born 6 days apart!
But whereas my 3 year old has two big sisters, Laura’s 3 year old is the big sister of a set of twin girls! I’ve loved seeing glimpses of Laura’s life as a new mom. Laura and I attended the same high school and I’m lucky to know her and can’t wait -
Blog postKick-butt Kidlit
Welcome to Kicking Back with Kick-butt!
Today we’re chatting with Reem Faruqi, the author of
UNSETTLED
When Nurah’s family moves from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, all she really wants is to blend in, but she stands out for all the wrong reasons. Nurah’s accent, floral-print kurtas, and tea-colored skin make her feel excluded, and she’s left to eat lunch alone under the stairwell, until she meets Stahr at swimming tryouts. Stah -
Blog postThe Perks of Being Noura
Welcome back to another interview under my Unapologetically Muslim project! Today I’m welcoming a wonderful middle grade and children’s books author, Reem Faruqi! Her latest book, Unsettled, released earlier this month, and she has other wonderful books out in the world. Read on to find out more about Reem Faruqi!
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Blog postThe box has the words NEW RELEASE stamped on it with black ink and is sitting on my doorstep. It’s from HarperCollins and I have this feeling of anticipation bubble inside, it’s my books!
If you’ve been following me for a while, you may know that I have 2 books coming soon. What I didn’t anticipate was them all releasing this Ramadan! Since LAILAH’S LUNCHBOX got published in 2015, I worked and worked and wrote and wrote and gave up and gave up and prayed and prayed and tried and tried -
Blog postLoved this kind review of my upcoming book UNSETTLED!
Bit About Books
Author: Reem Faruqi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: May 11/21
Reviewer: Kathie
Thank you Edelweiss+ and the publisher for an eARC of this book.
5 stars!!! What an absolutely beautiful story. This novel in verse comes out in May 2021, and is perfect for fans of stories like Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga.
Nurah and her family live in Pakistan, but -
Blog postI had to think back to when I first took Zina’s photos – they were sooo long ago! Jasiah was a cuddly baby and Isis was a spunky toddler!
You can see some of our previous sessions here and last spring here.
The children are getting so big and I’m honored to photograph them year after year! Zina’s family loves to laugh and the sibling and mother bond is strong and playful. I love being able to witness their interactions and capture them on camera!
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Blog postThis has been my 3rd time photographing Betsy’s beautiful family. I met Betsy and Aaron when they had a one year old Caroline, and now Caroline is a lively little girl with a one year old sister, Molly!
I saw this tree below a few years ago and loved the pictures we got underneath it at Whittier Mill Park! I think this was the same tree so we got some pretty fall photos, with an extra family addition, Molly!
Here are Betsy’s fall photos from last year and this session from the
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