Ruqaya's Bookshelf: From our Hearts to yours

Many of us were voracious readers as children, and we devoured whatever fell into our hands. However, most of the stories we read were about charac...

A new school year is often a time of trepidation for kids and parents alike. It’s a whirlwind of emotion and change, excitement and dread. It’s a t...

In the final nights of Ramadan, let's keep few things in mind when it comes time for iftar. We want to keep our energy high and our bodies and bell...

Every year we are so happy to see Ramadan come in, and then sad to see Ramadan go! This month passes so quickly, and we always wish we had done mor...

Stories are powerful. I’ve know that since I was a little girl, consuming many chapter books in one day, and pulling all-nighters to finish those p...

Baking cookies is fun cold-weather activity families can do in preparation for Ramadan or Eid. Baking warms up the kitchen, fills up the house with...

Farheen Khan, author of the Ali Series, spent her childhood in Canada with her Pakistani parents. She was a very creative child with a big imaginat...

Rukhsana Khan’s latest book, Elephant’s Makeover is a rich text that will inspire conversations about bullying, gossip, and creating friendships. I...

Assigning kids household chores is a great way to give parents a little extra help at home and to teach children important life skills. But getting...

Today, author extraordinaire Sarah Musa writes about her real life experience that inspired her book Ahmed and the Very Stuck Teapot:   Long ago wh...

We are in the thick of winter, my least favourite season of the year! Being a parent of an outdoorsy child that's mostly stuck indoors means lots o...

Writing books for children isn’t about portraying angel-like protagonists who never make mistakes. Not only would those characters be boring, but...