Buy The Jackal Who Thought He Was a Peacock Read a wonderful review of Jackal Who Thought He Was A Peacock by Children’s Books Ireland: Based on a fable by Rumi and retold by Fereshteh Sarlak, star billing for this picturebook goes to the illustrator, internationally renowned Iranian artist Firoozeh Golmohammadi. Her luminous images lifted […]
Today is National Poetry Day! This year’s celebration of all things verse is on the theme of ‘freedom’, which gives a perfect opportunity to enjoy some of our poetry books! When I Coloured in the World, by Ahmadreza Ahmadi and illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi, is a beautifully profound poem of hope and change. A child […]
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 in the middle of a busy summer of events at book festivals up and down the country. At the Greenwich Book Festival and the Hay International Festival, Alia Alzougbi’s storytelling sessions brought two of our titles to life: The Jackal Who Thought He Was A Peacock and The Parrot and the Merchant. In this special […]
Greenwich Book Festival Findings! By Laura Hagerty* What’s in a book? Worlds of wonder, fantasy and discovery are found between the covers of books. Discovery leads to new experiences that develop an understanding of new thoughts and ideas that may previously have been foreign. During the last weekend in May, the […]
Wonderful events at Greenwich Book Festival Picture this: a beautiful blue-sky day, the river lazily taking boats of tourists up and down the Thames and a grassy yard filled with children playing and adults reading in the sunshine. This was the scene last Saturday 27 May at the Greenwich Book Festival, where Tiny Owl hosted […]
Hay Festival: a magical melting pot of international ideas! The Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, is the biggest event of the international literary calendar. At the edge of the Brecon Beacons, it’s a magical melting pot of ideas from all over the world, attended by writers and artists, thinkers and scholars, performers and publishers… including […]
Read a wonderful review of The Jackal Who Thought He Was A Peacock by educational consultant Laura Davies for Outside in World: The Jackal Who Thought He Was a Peacock Author: Based on a tale by Rumi, retold by Fereshteh Sarlak Illustrator: Firoozeh Golmohammadi Translator: Azita Rassi ISBN: 9781910328132 Reading age: 6 – 8 (and […]
You may have heard of the Persian storyteller Rumi and his fables. But who was he? Born in what is now Afghanistan in the 13th century, he was a Sufi mystic, ethical philosopher, teacher and world-renowned poet. His works have been translated into many languages and media, and they include themes of peace, love and […]
Pre-order Cinderella of the Nile
Pre-order Cinderella of the Nile, hardback, 40 pp, £12.99 (discounts may apply) Available 14 May 2018 Written by Beverley Naidoo Illustrated by… Read more…
Buy Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me
Buy Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me, hardback, 32pp, £9.99 (discounts may apply) Written by Eloise Greenfield Illustrated by… Read more…
Buy The Drum, hardback, 24pp, £9.99 (discounts may apply) Available 1 March 2018 Written by Ken Wilson-Max Illustrated by Catell Ronca… Read more…
Buy The New Baby and Me! hardback, 24pp, £12.99 (discounts may apply) Available 12 February 2018 Written by Christine Kidney Illustrated… Read more…
Buy Chalk Eagle, paperback, 32pp, £10.99 (discounts may apply) Available 29 January 2018 Created by Nazli Tahvili A young boy… Read more…
