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2017 Award Winning BooksGold Medal - Literary Classic Picture Book
Gold Medal - Literary Classic Culture
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2017 Moonbeam MedalistsGold Medal - Moonbeam Children’s Award
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2018 International Book AwardsGold Medal - International Book Awards Children’s Picture Book
What Readers Are Saying
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“This book makes me cry every time I read it.”
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“Great book touching on an important part of Turkish culture—the Ramadan Drummer—and the sweet relationship between a girl and her father.”
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“Not just for Muslim kids. It’s about breaking barriers and believing in your dreams.”
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“The plot kept my kids engaged until the end. A wonderful addition to our Ramadan collection.”
Dragonflies
Author
Hiba Masood is a Canadian-Pakistani writer, storyteller, and speaker. Apart from running her wildly popular Facebook page (Drama Mama), she is also a columnist for Muslim Matters. Currently based in Karachi, Hiba runs Happy Place, an enrichment center for women and kids, where she holds story, art, and yoga sessions centered around her primary passion, children’s literature. Hiba is the author of Aiza and Alina, a story of friendship and Down syndrome, which she wrote for use in inclusive programs across Pakistan. Drummer Girl is Hiba’s second book. As an uplifting story about empowered women and a supportive father, this book encapsulates her mission in life: to encourage women to become their best, most radiant selves, and to celebrate everyone who helps them in this essential journey.
Illustrator
Hoda Hadadi is an internationally recognized, award-winning Iranian illustrator, author, and poet. Best known for her vibrant collage technique using transparent silk paper, she has illustrated over eighty books published in multiple languages. Her work often explores the relationship between women and nature, with women as central storytellers. Hadadi studied graphic design at the University of Art in Tehran and continues to create from her studio in the city.