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Mindful, Happy KidsThe Power of Representation: Hena Khan's Voice in Children's LiteratureJoin us for an engaging conversation with Hanna Khan, a prolific Pakistani-American children's book author from Rockville, Maryland. In this episode, Hanna talks about her life journey, growing up with Pakistani immigrant parents, and her extensive career in writing children's literature over the past 24 years. Discover her writing process, how she finds inspiration from her family and cultural heritage, and the challenges and joys of writing for young readers. Hanna also delves into her experiences with various writing formats, including picture books, middle grade novels, chapter books, anthologies, graphic novels and even a quote a day Islamic diary. She...2025-01-211h 05
Dr. Diane's Adventures in LearningCelebrating the Freedom to Read: A Look Back at Past Adventures in LearningSend us a textHappy New Year! Raise a glass as we celebrate the vibrant world of children's literature, featuring insights from 12 amazing authors and illustrators who have been guests on the pod. Savor these excerpts about the power of storytelling, the importance of connection, and the elephant in the room -- standing up for and celebrating the freedom to read. Grace Lin (1:20) and Vanessa Brantley Newton (4:05) explore storytelling's impact and the transformative power of literature. Don't miss The Gate, The Girl, and The Dragon and Shake It Off .Trudy L...2024-12-3156 min
WYPL Book TalkHena Khan - We Are Big Time
Hena Khan is a prolific author of children’s books including Amina’s Voice and Amina’s Song, the second of which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature in 2022. She has enjoyed great success with picture books and middle-grade novels, but today we’re talking about her newest endeavor, graphic novels. We are Big Time is the story of a teen girl whose family moves from Florida to Wisconsin. She joins the girls’ basketball team at her new high school, who then try to overcome low expectations from their fellow students and show their neighbors t...2024-10-1231 min
Two Sides to the StoryEpisode 60: Indie Book Shop CrawlTim Young https://creaturesandcharacters.comAnnapolis Books Festival https://www.keyschool.org/community/annapolis-book-festivalI Hate Picture Books by Timothy Young https://schifferbooks.com/products/i-hate-picture-books?srsltid=AfmBOopDvUS-pU_wZF_CQb85bUQEn2DU33GRQuv3uTJQrwR4XKsS4CPJNational Book Festival https://www.loc.gov/events/2024-national-book-festival/Hena Khan https://henakhan.comBehind My Doors by Hena Khan https://henakhan.com/books/behind-my-doors/Reopening of Catonsville Library https://www.bcpl.info/blog/2024/library-celebrates-grand-reopening-catonsville-branchMorgan Miller Maryland State Librarian https://msla.maryland.gov/Documents/Press%20Room/New%20Maryland%20...2024-09-0530 min
Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA AuthorsE53: Shifting the Conversation: We Are Big Time with Hena KhanOn this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Hena Khan about her newest middle grade graphic novel: We Are Big Time.
Hena is the author of multiple books that center on Pakistani American and Muslim characters for over 2 decades. Books like Amina’s Voice, Amina’s Song, More to the Story and Behind My Doors have captivated readers’ hearts.
Today, we talk about the single encounter that set her on the path to writing children’s books, the power of both being seen and seeing through the books we read and telling ou...2024-08-1930 min
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick: Middle Grade Novels! Hena Khan, DRAWING DEENAZibby interviews award-winning Pakistani American author Hena Khan about DRAWING DEENA, a nuanced and quietly powerful middle-grade novel about a young artist determined to manage her anxiety, help her parents, and forge her own creative path. Hena delves into Deena's stresses, from her difficulty finding her artistic style to her parents’ arguments and financial concerns. She also shares talks about THE DOOR IS OPEN, the warm-hearted collection of interconnected stories she recently edited that celebrates the diversity of South Asian experiences in a local community center. Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/4dxAI5rSha...2024-08-0925 min
Raise Your WordsSeason 3 Episode 4: Middle-Grade Fun with Author Hena Khan!Raise Your Words host Amani sits down with Author Hena Khan to talk about writing books for young readers. Hena Khan is the author of Zara's Rules, Zayd Saleem Chasing the Dream, and other books. You can follow Hena on Instagram @henakhanbooks. Follow Raise Your Words on IG @raiseyourwordspod! Stay tuned for more!2024-06-0344 min
Reading With Your Kids PodcastHow Reading Together Builds Bonds & BrainsWe love sharing thought provoking conversations with fascinating people on Reading With Your Kids. We beging by chatting with the CEO of Reash Out And Read Marty Martinez. Marty tells us Reach Out and Read, trains pediatricians to integrate books into well-child visits to promote early literacy. He explained how shared reading helps children's brain development and bonding with parents. Later in the episode we meet author Hena Khan. Hena tells us her new anthology "The Door is Open" is a collection of stories written by South Asian American writers. She also shared about her upcoming graphic novel "We A...2024-05-1657 min
Dr. Diane's Adventures in LearningGiving Voice to Joy, Beauty, and Anxiety: Adventures with Award-Winning Author Hena KhanSend us a textIn today's society, childhood anxiety is increasingly visible, as more young people and their families find themselves grappling with these silent battles. On this week's episode of the Adventures in Learning podcast, award-winning author Hena Khan discusses her latest book, Drawing Deena. In Drawing Deena, Hena addresses the subtle onset of anxiety that is often overlooked by adults. We talk about the necessity of proper support systems within schools and how cultural stigmas can prevent access to these vital resources. Her portrayal of Deena is not just about the internal turmoil o...2024-02-2231 min
Young Adult Authors UnpluggedThe Award Winning Creator Of Amina's Voice Hena Khan Is Back With Drawing DeenaAccording to the CDC, anxiety affects approximately one in 11 children aged 3-17. A panel of experts recently recommended that all children 8 and older be screened for anxiety. Award-winning Pakistani American writer, Hena Kahn, hopes to help address America’s mental health crisis among children in her middle grade novel, Drawing Deena. Deena is a lovable and relatable young artist who struggles with anxiety, who wants her parents to stop fighting and having money woes, and dreams of being a painter like her idol Vincent van Gogh. She learns to stand up against bullies of all ages an...2024-02-2010 min
Arroe Collins Unplugged and Totally UncutThe Award Winning Creator Of Amina's Voice Hena Khan Is Back With Drawing Deena
According to the CDC, anxiety affects approximately one in 11 children aged 3-17. A panel of experts recently recommended that all children 8 and older be screened for anxiety. Award-winning Pakistani American writer, Hena Kahn, hopes to help address America’s mental health crisis among children in her middle grade novel, Drawing Deena.
Deena is a lovable and relatable young artist who struggles with anxiety, who wants her parents to stop fighting and having money woes, and dreams of being a painter like her idol Vincent van Gogh. She learns to stand up against bullies of al...2024-02-1910 min
On The Shelf with Honora QuinnFrom A Spin-Off to A Masterful Standalone All Of It's Own - Drawing Deena with Hena KhanToday I got to talk with an absolute powerhouse of a young readers writer. Hena Khan has done it all, middle grade, picture books, anthologies, graphic novels... there is no telling what she'll come up with next! Today I got to discuss her newest middle grade novel DRAWING DEENA. It was originally pitched to be a spin-off of one of her other novels (listen to the ep to find out which one...) and has turned into a delightful book of it's own after severing those ties.
Hena is amazing and I highly recommend you check her and...2024-02-1830 min
Middle Grade MattersEp. 33: Hena Khan on Sharing her Pakistani Culture Through BooksOn this episode, I talk with Hena Khan about her new middle grade book, Drawing Deena. We also talk about kids and anxiety, encouraging kids to write, and seeing all kids represented in children's literature.From the publisher: From the award-winning author of Amina’s Voice and Amina’s Song comes a tenderhearted middle grade novel about a young Pakistani American artist determined to manage her anxiety and forge her own creative path.For bonus content and info on upcoming episodes, subscribe to the Middle Grade Matters newsletter here: Newsletter, and follow us on Instagram, Thre...2024-02-1331 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookDrawing Deena Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 702408
Title: Drawing Deena
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Reena Dutt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:23:47
Language: English
Release date: 02-06-24
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family
Summary:
From the award-winning author of Amina’s Voice and Amina’s Song comes a “nuanced and quietly powerful” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade novel about a young Pakistani American artist determined to manage her anxiety and forge her own creative path.
Deena’s never given a name to the familiar knot in her stomach that appears when her parents argue abou...2024-02-065h 23
Words, Images, & WorldsWords, Images, & Worlds with Hena KhanAuthor Hena Khan talks about creativity, writing for all ages, and the new book, Drawing Deena, out in the U.S. on February 6, 2024. Hena also talks about many other projects on the horizon. You can find out more about this author's wonderful work at https://henakhan.com2024-02-0319 min
The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan GatenbyHena KhanSend us a textHena Khan called in for a lively chat about her new book for young readers, Drawing Deena.HENA KHAN is a Pakistani American writer, and winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature She is the author of the middle grade novels Amina’s Voice, Amina’s Song, and More to the Story, Drawing Deena, and the Zara’s Rules series and picture books Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, Under My Hijab, and It’s Ramadan, Curious George, among others. Hena lives in her hometown o...2024-02-0209 min
Cyrus Webb's tracksAuthor Hena Khan discusses #storytelling, #DrawingDeena on #ConversationsLIVE ~ @henakhanbooks @simonteenHost Cyrus Webb welcomes author Hena Khan to Conversations LIVE to discuss her storytelling journey and new book DRAWING DEENA. Get your copy on Amazon here.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cyrus-webb-s-tracks--1422267/support.2024-02-0109 min
The Reading CultureVisibility Cloak: Hena Khan on Commonality Over Conformity"There's these universal truths [...] specific details, but universal feelings and universal experiences that people hopefully can relate to. And that's what I go for in all of my books. Common humanity.” - Hena KhanHena Khan didn’t believe her perspective mattered. As a Pakistani-American Muslim, she grew up not seeing her or her family reflected in the media she was consuming. As any kid might do, she concluded that it was simply because her experience was not important, a realization that became clearer in hindsight. Recalling her childhood writing, she discovered she had unintentionally white-washed her...2023-11-2840 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookZara's Rules for Living Your Best Life Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 644805
Title: Zara's Rules for Living Your Best Life
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Subhadra Newton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:58:23
Language: English
Release date: 03-21-23
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, Religious & Inspirational, Health & Family
Summary:
From the award-winning author of Amina’s Voice and Amina’s Song comes the third book in the charming middle grade Zara’s Rules series following Zara as she tries to save her spring break!
It’s spring break and Zara and Naomi have big plans…until Zara finds out that Naomi’s parents are sending...2023-03-211h 58
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastScrap Bag: The Spring Girls with Anna ToddFor this week's Scrap Bag, we're going deep with Anna Todd on her 2018 Little Women adaptation, The Spring Girls. Anna is the New York Times best-selling author of several novels. Her After series has been adapted into a trilogy of feature films. (Total box office gross to date, by the way: $150 million.) Together, we get into everything from Meg's sexuality to the military-industrial complex to the many definitions of fanfiction. It's some of the most fun I've ever had making this show, and I can't wait for Anna to drop The Spring Women.
Our cover art is b...2023-03-1047 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 25: The First Wedding with Michael LealiIf the Dovecote's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'! This week, Meg and John Brooke tie the knot, and we bust out the Victorian floral analysis to tell you exactly what her bouquet really means. We also get into Laurie's longing, Jo's spinsterhood, and the presence of a ghost among the celebrants.
Joining us for the festivities is Michael Leali, the author of The Civil War of Amos Abernathy. We open the episode by chatting about Amos, the tale of a twelve-year-old boy who's falling in love and learning queer history from his post as a Civil War re-enactor. D...2023-02-241h 02
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 24: Gossip with Sarah SchulmanThis week, we're diving into the first chapter of the oft-maligned second volume of Little Women. The war is over, wedding bells are ringing, and the March girls are growing up -- but at what cost?
Our guest this week is the legendary Sarah Schulman. Sarah is a writer, activist, and AIDS historian. She’s written dozens of books, plays, and films. Her most recent book, Let the Record Show, won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction. She was an active member of ACT UP and she co-founded the Lesbian Avengers, the direct action group the org...2023-02-1047 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 23: Aunt March Settles the Question with Kim TranThis week, we're diving into the final chapter of Volume 1 of Little Women: Aunt March Settles the Question. What question? A marriage proposal. Oh, god. How is Alcott gonna proto-feminist her way out of this one?
Our special guest is Kim Tran, a writer and a consultant on transformative justice, sexual harassment prevention, and unlearning anti-Blackness in non-Black communities, among many other subjects. Her work has been featured in NPR, Slate, and the New York Times. She holds a PhD in Ethnic Studies with a designated emphasis in Women and Gender Studies from UC Berkeley, and she’s c...2023-01-2757 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 22: Pleasant Meadows with Camryn GarrettThis week, we're joined by Camryn Garrett, the acclaimed author of Full Disclosure, Off the Record, and Friday I’m In Love, which just dropped on January 10 — so, like, take your headphones out of your ears, run to your nearest bookstore, and buy it now. In 2019, Camryn was named one of Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 and one of Glamour’s College Women of the Year, and she recently graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Together, Camryn and I tackle the scene in which Dad March comes home, at last, from war. (No, he does not actuall...2023-01-1347 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 21: Laurie Makes Mischief and Jo Makes Peace with Alex Marzano-LesnevichThis week, we're joined by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich. Alex is the author of the book slash cultural phenomenon The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, which won several awards, including the Lambda Literary Award, and was named one of the best books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, the Times of London, the Guardian, and about a million other places. Alex earned their BA from Columbia, their MFA at Emerson College, and their JD at Harvard Law School. They’re now an assistant professor at Bowdoin College, and their next book, Both and Neither, is forthcoming from Do...2022-12-3040 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastScrap Bag: Lou Alcott and George Eliot with Ethan EvansThis week, we're joined by Ethan Evans, a PhD candidate at Cardiff University, to chat about George Eliot, a contemporary of Lou Alcott, and everything the two authors had in common. Ethan has written extensively on queer masculinity in Eliot's life and work, and his research applies recent developments in queer and trans studies to the lives of Eliot and her partner George Henry Lewes.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It a...2022-12-1628 min
Totally Booked with ZibbyHena Khan, ZARA'S RULES FOR RECORD-BREAKING FUNZibby interviews award-winning children’s author Hena Khan about Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun, the first book in a humor-filled middle-grade series about neighborhood antics starring Zara, a young Muslim girl and the queen bee of it all! Hena talks about the childhood memories that inspired the story (it involves dreams of breaking a Guinness World Record and a tragic hula hoop incident) and her ultimate goal of adding diversity to children’s literature (she is Pakistani American and Muslim, and never saw herself in books growing up!). She also discusses her writing, publishing, and touring experiences (and the im...2022-12-1624 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 20: Confidential with Jennifer PutziThis week, we’re joined by Jennifer Putzi. Dr. Putzi is a professor at the College of William & Mary, where she teaches English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. Among her course offerings, she’s taught both Transgender Fictions and a 400-level course called 150 Years of Little Women. She is the author of several books, including Fair Copy: Relational Poetics and Antebellum American Women's Poetry and Identifying Marks: Race, Gender, and the Marked Body in Nineteenth-Century America. Together, we discuss Chapter 20: Confidential, in which Meg and John Brooke’s relationship really takes off, much to Jo’s consternation. Also, we m...2022-12-0256 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 19: Amy's Will with Gregory Eiselein and Anne PhillipsThis week, we’re joined by Gregory Eiselein, current president of the Louisa May Alcott Society and Donnelly Professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Kansas State University. We're also joined by Anne Phillips, former president of the Louisa May Alcott Society and Associate Head of the Graduate Faculty of English at Kansas State University. Together, Dr. Eiselein and Dr. Phillips have co-edited four books on Alcott and Little Women. They bring entire lifetimes of expertise and experience to this episode, a deep dive into Chapter 19: Amy’s Will, which sees Beth becoming sicker and Amy becoming… a Cath...2022-11-1847 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 18: Dark Days with Molly HoranThis week, we’re joined by Molly Horan, author of the delightful novel Epically Earnest, which is available now from Harper Collins. She is a professor at New York University, where her course offerings include Reading and Writing LGBT YA Fiction: From Annie On My Mind to They Both Die at the End. She’s also edited and written for publications like BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and Bust, and she holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the New School. And she co-wrote a stage adaptation of Little Women for Brooklyn's Hedgepig Ensemble in 2019, which makes her very...2022-11-0447 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 17: Little Faithful with Tiffany WayneThis week, we're joined by special guest Tiffany Wayne, a historian and scholar of women, gender, and feminism. Dr. Wayne was an Affiliated Scholar at Stanford University's Clayman Institute and a professor of history at UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College. She's edited and authored several books, including Women's Suffrage: The Complete Guide to the Nineteenth Amendment, Women's Rights in the United States, and Feminist Writings from Ancient Times to the Modern World. We're so glad to have Dr. Wayne on hand as Beth returns from the Hummels with bad news and a worse fever. You can visit Dr...2022-10-2146 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookZara's Rules for Finding Hidden Treasure Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 586472
Title: Zara's Rules for Finding Hidden Treasure
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Subhadra Newton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:57:07
Language: English
Release date: 10-18-22
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, Religious & Inspirational, Health & Family
Summary:
From the beloved author of Amina’s Voice comes the second book in the delightful Zara’s Rules middle grade series following Zara as she starts her own business!
Zara lives for bike rides with her friends—so when her shiny, brand-new bike goes missing from the park one day, she’s crushed. After her parents...2022-10-181h 57
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 16: Letters with Eagan DeanThis week, we're joined by special guest Eagan Dean, an award-winning Americanist in Rutgers' Department of English. Eagan is currently working toward his PhD in Literatures in English with a certificate in women's, gender, and sexuality studies. Their dissertation, "American Literary Gender (and Its Discontents): The Literary Production and Uses of Hermeneutic Gender in the Long Nineteenth Century in America," makes him the perfect person to break down this chapter of Little Women. With Marmee away in Washington, tending to father, Jo assumes the mantle of man of the house -- and the other March sisters have their own...2022-10-101h 01
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastScrap Bag: Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) with Kathleen GrosThis week, we're chatting with cartoonist Kathleen Gros about her graphic novel Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of), which reimagines Jo March as a middle schooler discovering her queer identity and navigating a crush on Freddie, a girl who works with her on the school's paper. Kathleen is also the author of the forthcoming Anne, a contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables, which is due out this summer and, yes, promises budding romance between Anne and one Diana Barry. When Kathleen's not writing queer-as-hell adaptations of your favorite classics, she teaches comics at Langara College. You...2022-09-3031 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 15: A Telegram with Vicki JohnsonThis week, we're joined by special guest Vicki Johnson. Vicki is a former White House staffer and the author of the forthcoming picture book Molly's Tuxedo, due out in June 2023 from Little Bee Books. She's a 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow, a graduate of Smith College, and an MFA candidate at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. You can visit her online at vickijohnsonwrites.com, on Twitter at @vickijohnson, and on Instagram at @vickijohnsonwrites.
Together, Vicki and I dive into Chapter 15: A Telegram, in which a telegram arrives, all hell breaks loose, and Jo gets the most famous literary...2022-09-1645 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 14: Secrets with Erin ThomasThis week, we're joined by special guest Erin Thomas, the author of more than half a dozen books for young people, including Forcing the Ace, Wolves at the Gate, and Overboard. She teaches creative writing to people of all ages, from Toronto schoolchildren to residents of the Oshawa Senior Citizens' Centre. She's a member of CANSCAIP, the Writers' Community of Durham Region, and the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Together, Erin and I dive into Chapter 14: Secrets, in which Jo publishes her very first story and enters into a footrace with Laurie, one with staggering Greek-mythic implications. You can visit...2022-09-0753 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastScrap Bag: "Saoirse Ronan" by RXK NephewThis week, we're hosting the world premiere of RXK Nephew's new song "Saoirse Ronan." RXK Nephew is a rapper based in Rochester, New York. He's been profiled in Rolling Stone and the Washington Post, and his song "American tterroristt" came in at #44 on Pitchfork's list of the best 100 songs of 2021. Pitchfork also published a list of the best 100 RXK Nephew songs of 2021; Neph was the only artist to get his own list. I asked him to watch Greta Gerwig's Little Women and report back in a song. Here it is. Not safe for work. Do not listen if you...2022-08-3104 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 13: Castles in the Air with Hena KhanThis week, we're joined by special guest Hena Khan, an award-winning children’s author who’s written many books, including Amina’s Voice, which was named one of the best books of 2017 by the Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, and many more. She also wrote More to the Story, a contemporary adaptation of Little Women that takes place in a Pakistani American family and centers on one Jameela Mirza and her quest for school paper greatness. Together, we take a look at Chapter 13: Castles in the Air - Hena's working title for More to the Story; fun fact! - and le...2022-08-2445 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 12: Camp Laurence with Claudia MoralesWe're back after our summer break! This week, we're joined by special guest Claudia Morales, a writer and digital content specialist based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in MTV News and Extra Crispy, among other publications. Claudia and I take a dive into Camp Laurence, the closest thing Little Women has to an anime beach episode. Among picnics, games of croquet, and a revealing game of 19th century Truth or Dare, Jo lets us know that she doesn't mind being a guy, as long as she's comfortable, and Laurie hints at how he really feels about his "dear...2022-08-0841 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 11: Experiments with Tess ScilipotiThis week, we're joined by special guest Tess Scilipoti, a Ignatz Award-nominated comic artist whose work has appeared in The Nib. We dive into the eleventh chapter of Little Women, "Experiments," where the girlies decide to abandon their chores for a week and wind up regretting everything. You can visit Tess online at tscilipoti.com and on Twitter @tessscilipoti.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for...2022-07-0939 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastScrap Bag: Amy's Pickled Limes with Dennis LeeThis week, we're joined by special guest Dennis Lee, staff writer at the Takeout and lunatic behind the newsletter Food is Stupid and the late, great blog The Pizzle. Dennis and I discuss the history of pickled limes and their role in Little Women before taste-testing our own home-pickled citrus. We're both dubious... but do these limes contain hidden depths?
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art...2022-06-2619 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 10: The Pickwick Club and Post Office with Sivan Piatigorsky-RothThis week, we're joined by special guest Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth, cartoonist for the New Yorker and author-illustrator of the forthcoming graphic novel "Diana: My Graphic Obsession." We dive into the tenth chapter of Little Women, "The Pickwick Club and Post Office," where all the little women drag up as little men to welcome a boy into their ladies' club. You can visit Sivan online at sivanpiatigorskyroth.com and on Instagram at @sivanbasha.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission f...2022-06-1949 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 9: Meg Goes to Vanity Fair with Jaya SaxenaThis week, we're joined by special guest Jaya Saxena, senior writer at Eater and author of several books, most recently “Crystal Clear: Extraordinary Talismans for Everyday Life.” We dive into the ninth chapter of Little Women, "Meg Goes to Vanity Fair," where, in Jaya’s words, “Meg goes to a party and learns to never want anything ever again.” You can visit Jaya online at jayasaxena.com and on Twitter at @jayasax.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission...2022-05-3043 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 8: Jo Meets Apollyon with Andi SchwartzThis week, we're joined by special guest Andi Schwartz. Dr. Schwartz is a Visiting Scholar at York University's School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. Her dissertation was an online ethnography of femme internet culture, and her other research interests include femme subjectivities and critical femininities. We dive into the eighth chapter of Little Women, "Jo Meets Apollyon," where Amy lights Jo's manuscript on fire then pays for her misdeed by falling through the ice of the local river-slash-pond situation. Fittingly, Andi and I talk a lot about Jenny Fran Davis's essay "High Femme Camp Antics," which you can r...2022-05-1442 min
The SSR PodcastEpisode 192: Starring Sally J. Freedman As HerselfAll hail Queen Judy Blume! Episode 192 is all about Judy’s most autobiographical novel, Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself. Published in 1977, Sally tells the story of a young Jewish girl navigating a move from New Jersey to Miami in the aftermath of World War II. The novel inspires conversations about Holocaust literature more broadly, how to best capture tragedy and humor simultaneously, old tech, teasing as flirting or flattery, writing about death for kids, our changing expectations for children, and the one language choice Alli struggled with in this book. Hena Khan is the award-winning author of...2022-05-0359 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 7: Amy's Valley of Humiliation with Hannah ZbitnewThis week, we're joined by special guest Hannah Zbitnew, an interdisciplinary artist creating textiles and ceramics in downtown Toronto. We dive into the seventh chapter of Little Women, "Amy's Valley of Humiliation," where everyone's favourite twelve-year-old stunt queen destroys the social order of her one-room schoolhouse with little more than a couple dozen pickled limes. You can visit Hannah online at hannahzbitnew.com and on Instagram at @hannahzbitnew.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's...2022-04-2941 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookZara's Rules for Record-Breaking Fun Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 551153
Title: Zara's Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Subhadra Newton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 02:07:34
Language: English
Release date: 04-19-22
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, Religious & Inspirational, Health & Family
Summary:
From the beloved author of Amina’s Voice comes an all-new middle grade series starring a young Muslim girl determined to break a Guinness World Record and prove she’s still the master of fun among the neighborhood kids.
Zara Saleem is the queen of the neighborhood.
Zara’s in charge of it all: she organizes the ga...2022-04-192h 07
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 6: Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful with Naomi KanakiaThis week, we're joined by special guest Naomi Kanakia, author of the novels "Enter Title Here" and "We Are Totally Normal," along with last year's handbook "The Cynical Writer's Guide to the Publishing Industry." We dive into the sixth chapter of Little Women, "Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful," where Beth gets the play the piano to her heart's content and Laurie does not. You can visit Naomi online at thewaronloneliness.com and on Twitter at @rahkan.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A...2022-04-1738 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastScrap Bag: Laurie and the Guarded Gate with Daniel OkrentThis week, we're joined for our very first Scrap Bag episode by special guest Daniel Okrent, former public editor of the New York Times and author of the book The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America. We dive into the complex history of anti-Italian bigotry in New England and the struggles that Laurie would have faced in the world of the Boston Brahmins. You can visit Daniel online at danielokrent.com and on Twitter at @okrent.
Our cover art is by Mattie...2022-04-0821 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 5: Being Neighborly with Elle GrenierThis week, we're joined by special guest Elle Grenier, the author of the forthcoming young adult novel "Bottle Blonde." We dive into the fifth chapter of Little Women, "Being Neighborly," where Jo nurses a convalescing Laurie back to full flower-boy health. You can visit Elle online at ellegrenier.com at on Twitter at @elle_oftheball.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for Hena Khan's book "More to...2022-04-0255 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 4: Burdens with Jaime ArmentaThis week, we're joined by special guest Jaime Armenta, a writer and comedian with the Pack Theater in Los Angeles. We dive into the fourth chapter of Little Women, "Burdens," where Jo uncovers the secrets of her crotchety old Aunt March's lavender marriage, Meg spills some great governess gossip, Beth remains an angel, and Amy remains a stunt queen. You can visit Jaime online at @catshitgirl.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group...2022-03-2736 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 3: The Laurence Boy with Morgan BimmThis week, we're joined by special guest Dr. Morgan Bimm, a writer and scholar in York University's School of Gender, Feminist, and Women's Studies. We dive into the third chapter of Little Women, "The Laurence Boy," where Jo and Laurie meet one another before committing to a gender. You can visit Morgan online at morganbimm.com and on Twitter at @bimmbles.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover...2022-03-1848 min
Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 2: A Merry Christmas with Stephanie RedekopThis week, we're joined by special guest Stephanie Redekop, a PhD candidate in English literature at the University of Toronto. We dive into the second chapter of Little Women, "A Merry Christmas," which contains a scene so controversial, so rife with gender euphoric crossdressing, that the Christian Union saw fit to ban Little Women from all Sunday School libraries. You can visit Stephanie on Twitter at @stephired.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing...2022-03-1146 min
A for EffortRethinking Read Across AmericaWhat does it mean to "Read Across America" and why is everyone wearing red and white striped top hats? In this episode, we discuss the history of Read Across America Day, how it has evolved over time, and its ties to the infamous Dr. Seuss. I give ALL my opinions on Dr. Seuss and the current celebration that is Read Across America Week.
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Jo's Boys: A Little Women PodcastChapter 1: Playing Pilgrims with James Frankie ThomasThis week, we're joined by special guest James Frankie Thomas, who writes the YA of Yore column for the Paris Review. We dive into the first chapter of Little Women, "Playing Pilgrims," where the March sisters await a Christmas without any presents and Jo can't get over her disappointment in not being a boy. We also get into the life and times of Lu Alcott, who, in their own words, was "more than half-persuaded that I am a man's soul put by some freak of nature into a woman's body." Why, you ask? "Well, for one thing, because I...2022-02-1853 min
Books and Boba#157 - October 2021 Book NewsOn this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our October 2021 mid-month check-in! New books mentioned in our publishing news:A Scatter of Light by Malinda LoJust Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa AkhbariEnly and the Buskin' Blues by Jenny LiuWhat’s Between Your Hands by Mitali PerkinsMr. Panda and the Red Flower by Jackie HuangTiny Mochi & Co. by Michelle DoNoura's Crescent Moon by Zainab KhanI Kick and I Fly by Ruchira GuptaTiny Troubles by Sophie DiaoLook No Further by Siofra Robinson and Rioghnach Robinson (a.k.a. Riley Red...2021-10-1645 min
Chit Chat ConnoisseurRevolutionary Readers with Pranoo KumarThis week Alisha and Pranoo finally get to chat about Pranoo's incredible bookstore in West Palm Beach, Rohi's Readery. This must-visit in South Florida is a social justice-driven children's bookstore, but also a place for adults to come and learn! We get into DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access), education in schools and the workplace, honoring our ancestors and so much more. Check out some of Pranoo's fave books below! Chat Soon!
"My Rainbow" - DeShanna Neal and Trinity Neal
"Bindus Bindis" - Supriya Kelkar
Lucas Makes a Comeback - Igor Plohl
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Kids Ask Authors podcastWhat do you know now that you wish you'd known before you published a book? with Hena KhanAuthors Hena Khan and Grace Lin answer the question What do you know now that you wish you'd known before you published a book? and book review club member Zeeva reviews Amina's Voice written by Hena Khan.2021-10-1111 min
Hook of a BookMore to the StoryToday, I review a listener request sent in from Lucy, More to the Story, by Hena Khan. This book was so good, and I’m glad I can share it with you! Thirteen-year-old journalist Jameela Mirza wants to prove that she is worthy of the title of features editor for the school newspaper, but when her younger sister has serious health problems, her world is turned upside-down! Can Jameela piece it back together? If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.2021-08-2806 min
The Couch with Mary CarverTeaching Kids About Diversity with Media (with Lucretia Berry & Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young)Welcome to a new episode of The Couch. Today I’m here with my friends Lucretia Berry and Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Lucretia is the creator of Brownicity.com, a learning community that celebrates many hues and one humanity. She’s a wife, mom of three, and a former college professor, and her passion for racial healing led her to becoming an author and speaker. And long-time listeners know Dorina, friend of the show. She’s a multicultural speaker, author, Bible teacher, foodie, podcaster, and trail runner. She helps people chase God's glory down unexpected trails and flo...2021-07-061h 05
Happy Friday, North Texas!Episode 28 - Coming of Age: How Literature Helps Children Understand Their WorldIn flipping the pages of a book, you can be transported anywhere and introduced to people and cultures you’ve never experienced before. For kids, the content in books can be especially impactful, encouraging a sense of wonder and curiosity as well as nurturing their development and understanding of the world. On this episode of UNT Pod, we talk with UNT History Associate Professor Kathryne Beebe and Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education Dan Heiman about the origins of children’s literature, the role books can play in meaningful conversations with our kids inside and outside the classroom and the effo...2021-06-1533 min
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineAMINA'S SONG by Hena Khan, read by Soneela NankaniNarrator Soneela Nankani returns to voice seventh grader Amina, whom listeners met in Hena Kahn’s AMINA’S VOICE. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Nankani’s skill at bringing the characters to life and conveying all of Amina’s joy and delight in visiting family in Pakistan. When Amina returns home to the U.S., she’s surprised to find her friends aren’t as interested in hearing about her time in Pakistan, and her classmates are fearful after a presentation she gives on Malala Yousafzai’s life and activism. Listeners will enjoy hearing Amina’s creative ways to h...2021-05-0308 min
Unabridged: A Book PodcastEnjoy Revisiting the Classics through RetellingsIn this Unabridged podcast episode, we share some retellings of classics that we've enjoyed reading. We share our picks including Hena Khan’s More to the Story, Patricia Park’s Re Jane, Rachel Hawkins’s The Wife Upstairs. These recommendations are perfect for the retellings category on our Unabridged Reading Challenge for 2021!
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Reading WomenEp. 108 | Once Upon an Eid and The Girl and the GhostIn this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Once Upon and Eid and The Girl and the Ghost.Thanks to Our Sponsors!
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Kidlit These DaysChildren's Books In VerseTune in to hear Nicole and Nusrah talk about excellent children’s literature in verse, alongside a conversation with the wonderful Charles Waters, the co-author of Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship.
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Reading WomenEp. 107 | Middle Grade MagicIn this week’s episode, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and special guest Afoma Umesi share books around April’s theme, Middle Grade Magic.Thanks to Our Sponsors!Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code READINGWOMEN for $100 off your first month.Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!Things MentionedSalaam Reads / Simon & SchusterBooks Mentioned
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Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookAmina's Song Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 442952
Title: Amina's Song
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:02:18
Language: English
Release date: 03-09-21
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, Health & Family
Summary:
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature
In the companion novel to the beloved and award-winning Amina’s Voice, Amina once again uses her voice to bridge the places, people, and communities she loves—this time across continents.
It’s the last few days of an amazing trip to Pakistan, and Amina finds it hard to leave the sigh...2021-03-095h 02
The Kojo Nnamdi ShowKojo For Kids: Author Hena KhanDiscover books about Muslim American kids that will resonate with every kid.2021-03-0126 min
Get BookedLabor Leader For LizardsAmanda and Jenn discuss the War of 1812, Muslim middle-grade reads, classics by women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books Discussed1812: The War that Forged a Nation by Walter R. BornemanImages of America: Prince Ge...2021-02-0441 min
Chapter One with HPL"Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan, Read by AndleebEverything is changing now that Amina is in middle school. It's always been just her and her best friend, but Soojin is suddenly sitting with a "popular" girl and talking about changing her name to sound more "American" leaving Amina wondering if she needs to start changing as well. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Simon & Schuster. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.2020-12-0115 min
Middle Grade Ninja97 Author Hena KhanHena Khan and I discuss her career thus far in children’s publishing and her wide range of books from IT’S RAMADAN, CURIOUS GEORGE to ZAYD SALEEM, CHASING THE DREAM to her most recent MORE TO THE STORY and the upcoming AMINA’S SONG. We discuss how she strives to create the representation in children’s literature that was lacking when she was a young reader and the importance of writing stories about Muslims rather than stories solely about being Muslim. All this and so much more await Esteemed Audience.
Hena Khan is a Pakistani-American who was born and raised i...2020-11-211h 32Unabridged: A Book PodcastRead-Aloud Book Recommendations for Parents and TeachersIn this Unabridged Podcast episode, we're discussing books for all levels that we believe would work really well for read-aloud choices. We were thrilled to be joined by Holly Hicks, a third-grade teacher and Unabridged Ambassador who has experience choosing and sharing read-aloud picks with her third-grade students. We also share our own experiences with read-aloud picks both at home and in the classroom.
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Kate Clayborn’s Love Lettering
Jen - Marissa Meyer’s Instant Karma (from NetGalley, out 11/3)
Sara - Sarah Morgan’s One More for Christmas
Holly - Ruth Ware’s The Turn...2020-10-2850 minUnabridged: A Book PodcastUnabridged Launches Teaching TidbitsIn this Unabridged Episode, we share with listeners a brand new type of episode that we're launching in Season Four, Teaching Tidbits! These bite-sized episodes will focus on books and activities relevant to classroom teachers. We'll share these a couple of times a month on Fridays, so be on the lookout for them in your feed!
Bookish Check-in
Ashley - Hena Khan’s Amina’s Voice
Jen - Susan Abulhawa’s Against the Loveless World
Sara - Jerry Craft’s New Kid
Sara's Teaching Tidbit
Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi
Never Have I Ever Net...2020-09-0927 min
Fictional FrontiersFictional Frontiers with Sohaib - (Episode 593)1. Hena Khan - Author of More to the Story2020-06-2655 min
Storytime with Atique Miah and FamilyGolden Domes and Silver LanternsA Muslim book of colours. Written by Hena Khan and illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini. Listen as Hannah finishes the sentences so cleverly and astutely! This will soon become a children's favourite in every household it reaches.2020-06-1203 min
A Bookish HomeEp. 51: Hena Khan On More to the StoryThis week I’m joined by children’s book author Hena Khan. Her latest middle grade novel, More to the Story, has been called a love letter to Little Women. You can also listen on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Books Mentioned On This Episode: More to the Story Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns Under … Continue reading Ep. 51: Hena Khan On More to the Story →2020-03-1236 min
Kidlit These DaysSeeing Others Without FearMatthew and Nicole discuss combatting xenophobia by adopting a stance of cultural humility and helping shape children’s understanding of a broader world, rich with hundreds of cultures, languages, and people both very similar and very different from their own.
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Writer ExperienceEp 80 - Hena Khan, Critically-Acclaimed Children's Author of More to the Story and Amina's VoiceHena Khan is a critically-acclaimed Pakistani-American Children's Author of Amina's Voice; Power Forward; On Point; Bounce Back; It’s Ramadan, Curious George; Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns; and The Night of the Moon. Her newest book, MORE TO THE STORY, is a Little Women inspired and takes on the concerns of a Muslim Pakistani-American family in 2019, just launched in September through Simon & Schuster's Salaam Reads imprint.
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https://twitter.com/henakhanbooks2019-12-1649 min
Making Sense of IslamEp. 76: Hena Khan EpisodeHena Khan is an award winning Pakistani American children’s author. Her middle grade novel Amina’s Voice was named a Best Book of 2017 by the Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, and others. She is the author of the Zayd Saleem: Chasing the Dream series: Power Forward, On Point, and Bounce Back. Hena has written several acclaimed picture books including Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, Night of the Moon, It’s Ramadan Curious George, Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets and Under My Hijab. Her newest book, More to the Story, is a middle grade novel inspired by Little Women.Hena began...2019-12-061h 18
Tech Plus BooksDiverse Representation: Rural Does Not Mean WhiteIn this episode we discuss our struggle to find "mirror" books for our students. In particular we address the lack of books with rural settings featuring children of color. If you have book suggestions, please add to our Padlet of Rural Mirror Books. Cathy shares a fun, light adult fiction book about a modern school librarian, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms. And Laura shares a middle grade book, More to the Story by Hena Khan, which is a modern retelling of Little Women. Tech tips include resources related to The 1619 Project, the Book Creator app, and Na...2019-11-2528 min
The Children's Book PodcastHena Khan (2019)Hena Khan (@henakhanbooks) shares MORE TO THE STORY, a novel is inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and centering on a Pakistani-American family with four daughters: Jameela, Aleeza, Bisma, and Maryam. We experience the story through Jameela, a writer and budding journalist who passionately wants to make her mark on the school’s newspaper. The story is a lens through which readers experience that how we are in the world and how we react and respond to things going on in the world has everything to do with who we are and who we are becoming. There are so ma...2019-10-3158 min
Turn Every Moment Into a Story With Full AudiobookMore to the Story Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 374305
Title: More to the Story
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Priya Ayyar
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:55:36
Language: English
Release date: 09-03-19
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Kids, Health & Family
Summary:
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes a new story inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic, Little Women, featuring four sisters from a modern American Muslim family living in Georgia.
When Jameela Mirza is picked to be feature editor of her middle school newspaper, she’s one step closer to being an award-winning journalist like h...2019-09-034h 55
Get BookedHow Many Rocks Did They Lick?Amanda and Jenn discuss dark fiction, humorous SF/F, women breaking down barriers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh, and Blinkist.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books DiscussedAn Af...2019-08-2252 min
Life BeatsBrilliant story-telling and Inclusion with Hena Khan & Zanib MianSally welcomes to the studio the author of Amina’s voice, named best book of 2017 by the Washington Post, and the author of Planet Omar, featured on the BBC’s Cebeebies Story-time. Hena Khan and Zanib Mian talk captivating stories as a gateway to new worlds, and the power of inclusivity and representation.
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Kidlit These Days#3: Demystifying the HijabKarina and Matthew talk about speaking to children on the danger of hate-laced speech toward Muslims, seeking understanding of hijab and the importance of hijab to some Muslim women, and the implications of a recent challenge to a public school staff dress code that would bar principals and teachers from wearing religious symbols. Joining is special guest Saadia Faruqi, author of the Meet Yasmin series, illustrated by Hatem Aly.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.To get even more kidlit news and reco...2019-04-1854 min
Jamie Greene, Author at GeekDadGBBP 212: Hena KhanThis week, we're talking to author Hena Khan, whose book 'Amina's Voice' was one of the launch titles for Simon & Schuster's Salaam Reads imprint.
Click through to read all of "GBBP 212: Hena Khan" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to shop at Amazon. Thanks!2019-02-2259 min
The Great Big Beautiful PodcastEpisode 212: Hena KhanThis week, we're talking to author Hena Khan, whose book Amina's Voice was one of the launch titles for Simon & Schuster's Salaam Reads imprint. She's also written a series of middle grade books about Zayd Saleem - "Chasing the Dream" - a 4th grader with dreams of basketball stardom, a few board books that spotlight Muslim traditions, and even a book starring Curious George! On this episode, we talk to Khan about getting attached to Salaam Reads, using her and her children's experiences as a foundation for her books, recognizing the differences between those experiences, and telling diverse stories where...2019-02-1459 min
The Children's Book PodcastHena KhanHena Khan (@henakhanbooks), author of Amina's Voice, stops by the podcast to talk about a sense of betrayal over names, helping a character feel comfortable in her own skin, and a deeper ideas of assimilation and acceptance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message2017-07-2149 min
Unwind and Indulge in the World of Literature With Full Audiobook LuxuryAmina's Voice Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 322048
Title: Amina's Voice
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:19:58
Language: English
Release date: 06-30-17
Publisher: Recorded Books
Genres: Kids, Health & Family
Summary:
'Amina's anxieties are entirely relatable, but it's her sweet-hearted nature that makes her such a winning protagonist.' -Entertainment Weekly A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community in this sweet and moving middle grade novel from the award-winning author of It's Ramadan, Curious George and...2017-06-304h 19
Discover the Top 100 Audiobooks in Kids, Ages 8-10Amina's Voice Audiobook by Hena KhanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: Amina's Voice
Author: Hena Khan
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-12-17
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community in this sweet and moving middle-grade novel from the award-winning author of It's Ramadan, Curious George and Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.
Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She...2017-06-124h 20
The Greed for Ilm PodcastEP 199 – Hena KhanAmerican Muslim and Children’s Author Hena Khan joins me to talk about her newest book, “Amina’s Voice.” I am very excited to have her back on the podcast to talk about her book, the long and arduous writing process, what she would like readers to take away from the book and more. Some Links and Topics... The post EP 199 – Hena Khan appeared first on Greed for Ilm.2017-03-1400 min
See Something Say SomethingEpisode 8: Why Are Samosas In Every Single Book?Youth Lit authors Hena Khan and Sara Farizan talk about writing young Pakistani and Iranian characters, and wonder why every single book set in South Asia includes samosas. Plus, they give Ahmed some writing advice and read from their own work. Hena shares an excerpt from her forthcoming novel "Amina's Voice," and Sara reads from "Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel".
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See Something Say SomethingEpisode 8: Why Are Samosas In Every Single Book?Youth Lit authors Hena Khan and Sara Farizan talk about writing young Pakistani and Iranian characters, and wonder why every single book set in South Asia includes samosas. Plus, they give Ahmed some writing advice and read from their own work. Hena shares an excerpt from her forthcoming novel "Amina's Voice," and Sara reads from "Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel". Follow Hena at @henakhanbooksFollow Sara at @SaraFarizanFind a list of books recommended by Hena and Sara 2016-12-0950 min