Salma Speaks Up
About this ebook
EXPLORES MENTAL HEALTH: Introduces young readers to Seasonal Affective Disorder, helping kids understand how seasons and environment can affect emotions and well-being.
REPRESENTATION: Shows a young girl navigating the complexities of her religion and culture; sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a diverse diasporic Muslim community.
EMPATHY AND RESILIENCE: Addresses discrimination around accents with honesty and empowers readers to embrace their own voices while standing up against unfair judgments.
DYNAMIC AUTHOR: Danny Ramadan is a powerhouse author whose profile is only rising.
BACKMATTER EXTRAS: Activity for kids in the back of each book in the series!
FOR FANS OF: Dory Fantasmagory and Katie Woo and Friends
LEVELING INFO: Coming soon
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About the author
DANNY RAMADAN is an award-winning Syrian-Canadian author, activist, and public speaker. His work as an activist has helped provide a safe passage to dozens of Syrian LGBTQ+ refugees to Canada. He is the author of two novels for adults, The Clothesline Swing and The Foghorn Echoes, and a forthcoming memoir, Crooked Teeth. Danny lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
ANNA BRON studied traditional animation at Sheridan College. She illustrated the award-winning picture book Salma the Syrian Chef and the middle-grade novel Harvey and the Extraordinary. She has animated, designed, and directed commercials and short films. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
