On our latest podcast, we chat with author (and one of the co-founders of #WeNeedDiverseBooks) Aisha Saeed about her latest novel FORTY WORDS FOR LOVE - listen now at: player.captivate.fm/episode/d59f5f…

Check out this auction item! Samira Ahmed updates Aisha Saeed #booksforpalestine #bookauction

ALHAMDULILLAH GROUNDED BY MY SISTERS Huda Al-Marashi Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Aisha Saeed & I IS A WALTER HONOR BOOK 😭🎉 ♥️Thank you to the committee for loving this story of 4 diverse Muslim kids as much as we do♥️

Truly speechless. Thank you We Need Diverse Books for this incredible honor. Feel so grateful to see GROUNDED alongside these other amazing incredible books.

WNDB is excited to announce the winners of our 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award! Younger​ ​Readers​ ​Category: Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚) Teen​ ​Category: Saints of the Household by Ari Tison (Farrar,Straus&Giroux/ Macmillan Publishers)

And here are the 2024 Walter Dean Myers honorees! ​Younger​ ​Readers​ ​Category: Grounded by Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, S. K. Ali 🇵🇸 (Amulet/ABRAMS Kids) Teen​ ​Category: All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr (Amulet/ABRAMS Kids)

We warmly thank our incredible judging committee that spent countless hours reading the 600+ submitted titles! The 2024 judges: Jeremiah Henderson (chair), Sarah DeMicheli, Jamila Felton, Siân Gaetano, Jamie Kurumaji, Hanna Lee, Sara Martinez, Jenell Penn, Hadeal Salamah

.Jacqueline Woodson and Ari Tison are the winners of the Walter Dean Myers Award. S. K. Ali 🇵🇸, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Aisha Saeed, and Hannah V. Sawyerr were recognized as honorees. The awards, established by We Need Diverse Books, were first given out in 2016. ow.ly/hs2K50QrPFu

Looking for books and resources to celebrate #WorldReadAloudDay? Check out this round up with FREE read aloud resources for books by Aisha Saeed Kelly Starling Lyons and more! LitWorld penguinclassroom.com/blog/world-rea…

✨COVER REVEAL✨ of my next picture book ZUNI AND THE MEMORY JAR written by the amazing Aisha Saeed and published by Kokila Coming June 11, 2024! Available for pre-order #coverreveal #picturebook #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidlitart

So excited for you all to meet Zuni very soon!

Sun and Moon Classes have been cooking with Miss Rossi every day week! Today, they made daal, inspired by their class book, Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed anoosha syed The classroom smelled fantastic!

Happy #BookBirthday Aisha Saeed! Forty Words for Love is now in paperback!

Who doesn't love a good paperback release? Happy #BookBirthday to these paperbacks coming out in June! Swipe to see all of the middle grade & YA that you, your students, and patrons can enjoy in a new format 📚(🧵1/2) Laura Knetzger Chelsea M. Campbell Kate J. Armstrong, news + updates Aisha Saeed

A Kirkus ⭐️ review for ZUNI AND THE MEMORY JAR written by the amazing Aisha Saeed and illustrated by me. Coming soon on June 11th by Kokila! #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbook

Nedda Lewers Sangu Mandanna ✨ updates only Katie Frawley, Children's Author Jasminne Mendez Happy #BookBirthday to ZUNI AND THE MEMORY JAR by Aisha Saeed & illustrated by Neha Rawat A joyful picture book about celebrating everyday moments of fun, beauty, and wonder, from New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed. Ages 4-8. ➡️bit.ly/3V5EHPi

Wishing a very happy #BookBirthday to ZUNI AND THE MEMORY JAR by Aisha Saeed and @neharawatart, out today from Penguin Kids / Kokila! 🎉🎉🎉 Be sure to grab a copy of this joyful new picture book to share with the young readers in your life! 📚❤️ ✨ bit.ly/ZuniAndTheMemo…

Bestselling author Aisha Saeed talks about her new picture book ZUNI AND THE MEMORY JAR—joyful picture book about celebrating everyday moments of fun, beauty, and wonder. ➡️ bit.ly/3V5EHPi