This post is part of the #30DaysArabVoices Blog Series, a month-long movement to feature Arab voices as writers and scholars. Search the hashtag on your favorite social media for more blog posts. When I set out to write my first middle grade series for children, Daughters of the Lamp, one of my main goals was to transport […]
CALLING ALL TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AND PARENTS: One of the things I miss most about teaching is reading aloud to my students. Particularly, during difficult times. Sacred and healing are the words that come to mind when I think of those moments. I wrote the story of Little Sunbird shortly after October 7th as a way to […]
The recent devastating events in Israel and Gaza are difficult for us as adults to comprehend and can leave us at a loss for words when it comes to talking to the children in our lives. Check out these resources recommended by the Bank Street Graduate School of Education for guidance.
Nedda Lewers is an Egyptian American author and former teacher. She writes books that take children on fun adventures and feature characters who are trying to make sense of the big, complicated world and their place in it.