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Picture Books Around the World - NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 
Egypt
The day of Ahmed's secret
by Heide, Florence Parry
JEASY
A young Egyptian boy describes the city of Cairo as he goes about his daily work and waits for the evening to share a special surprise with his family.
Iraq
The girl who lost her smile
by Alrawi, Karim
JEASY
A story, inspired by the writings of Jallal al-Din Rumi in a collection of Sufi poetry and short stories known as Mathnawi, about Jehan, a young girl living in Baghdad who unexpectedly finds reason to smile.
The librarian of Basra : a true story from Iraq
by Winter, Jeanette
J BIO BAKER
Alia is the librarian of Basra. With war coming, she fears the library will be destroyed. When she asks for help protecting the books, officials refuse, so she hides the books in her home and those of her neighbors.
Israel and Palestine
The key to my heart
by Har'el, Nirah
JEASY
Jonathan joins his dad in retracing his steps after his father misplaces his key chain which holds a very special picture of Jonathan.
Morocco
Mirror
by Baker, Jeannie
JEASY BAK
In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left.
My father's shop
by Ichikawa, Satomi
JEASY
Come visit Mustafa in his favorite place in all of Morocco--his father's shop. Here amongst the beautiful rugs, is an entire world of colors, textiles, and languages.
Turkey
Nabeel's new pants: an Eid tale
by Gilani-Williams, Fawzia
JEASY GIL
While buying gifts for his family to wear to the mosque on Eid a shoemaker is persuaded to get new pants for himself, but the only pair available is too long and no one seems to have time to shorten them.
