Read a wonderful review of The Elephant’s Umbrella by Jane Hall for Carousel Magazine, Summer issue: The Elephant’s Umbrella by Laleh Jafari tells the story of a very wise umbrella. Elephant is kind and generous, always sharing his umbrella whenever needed. One day though the wind whisks the umbrella away, and it is found […]
Read a wonderful review of Alive Again by Margaret Pemberton for Armadillo Magazine: This simple but very effective book follows a young boy’s thoughts as he contemplates the cycle of nature and whether words die. The thoughts are about simple things such as ‘blossom’, ‘wheat’ and ‘journey’, but they start the reader thinking about the […]
Read a wonderful review of A Bird Like Himself by Diana Barnes for Armadillo Magazine: This picture book starts with a little bird hatching out of an egg, with a tiny ambulance driving away, but no parent, and the assorted animals around it attempting to look after the little bird. He has a swing on […]
Tiny Owl joined the fun at Greenwich Book Festival 2017, in the majestic setting of the Royal Observatory, for two events featuring our stories by Rumi! Storyteller Alia Alzougbi performed Rumi’s fable The Jackal Who Thought he was a Peacock and dressed up in a truly fabulous costume! She also gave a traditional pardekhani performance […]
Tiny Owl is pleased to be featured within the pages of Chicken! Newspaper. It is an innovative resource offering realistic views on current events for children. The cover of Issue 8 is an illustration from one of Tiny Owl’s publications. When I Coloured in the World is a perfect fit for this edition of Chicken! as […]
Read a wonderful review of Bijan and Manije by Anne Harding: Bijan and Manije is a re-telling of a story from Shahnameh (the Book of Kings), a collection of Persian myths and legends from many centuries ago, brought to life for children by Iranian poet and author Ali Seidabadi, and well translated by Azita Rassi. When […]
The Elephant’s Umbrella has been listed as a Perfect Picture Book! On her lovely blog To Wander, Ponder, Write, Patricia Nozell picks one picture book to review every Friday. Read on to find out why she thinks it’s so wonderful that The Elephant’s Umbrella ‘presents sharing as a win-win situation’, and to see some resources and suggestions for exploring the […]
Read a wonderful review of A Bird Like Himself by Mirrors windows doors: When an eclectic collection of animals come across an egg, they swiftly also find themselves cast in the role of parents. What they lack in bird-ness, they make up for with love and dedication. As Bird grows, he benefits from the diverse […]
We are thrilled to see this blog (below) from amazing children’s librarians in Porirua, New Zealand and all the great work they have done to show books from around the world to their members. We love all the bottles of happiness drawn by children in these photos.Well done all of you! The past school holidays saw […]
By Anahita Teymorian (Taymourian) Buy A Bird Like Himself hardback, 32 pp, £11.99 (discounts may apply) Buy A Bird… Read more…
By: AhmadReza Ahmadi Illustrations by: Nahid Kazemi Buy Alive Again paperback, 24 pp, £7.99 (discounts may apply) Buy Alive Again hardback,… Read more…
Buy The Parrot and the Merchant
Based on a fable by Rumi Illustrations by: Marjan Vafaian The exquisitely illustrated story is an enchanting fable exploring how… Read more…
By Anahita Teymorian (Taymourian) written and illustrated by Anahita Teymorian, translated by Azita Rassi Buy The Clever Mouse hardback,… Read more…
Buy When I Coloured in the World
By: AhmadReza Ahmadi Illustrations by: Ehsan Abdollahi Buy When I Coloured in the World, paperback, 32pp, £7.99 (discounts may apply)… Read more…
