Awards

• Commended for Arab American Book Award 2024 (United States)
• Joint winner of Best Book for Kids 2023 (United States)
• Joint winner of Librarian Favorite 2024 (United States)
• Joint winner of Windows & Mirrors List 2023 (United States)

Overview

Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma's dad is finally joining her family in their new home. Salma is so happy to see her bababut she's also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She throws herself into showing him around the city and helping him learn English, but as Baba shares memories of Damascus Salma starts to realize how much she misses Syria, too. Can Salma make space in her heart for two homes? And can Baba?

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9781773217628

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Reviews

Praise for Salma the Syrian Chef Truthful, hopeful, and relatable. --School Library Journal, starred review This beautiful story grasps diversity, exploring resilience, love, friendship, and the meaning of home. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Praise for Salma the Syrian Chef ""Truthful, hopeful, and relatable.""--School Library Journal, starred review ""This beautiful story grasps diversity, exploring resilience, love, friendship, and the meaning of home.""--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Author Information

DANNY RAMADAN is an award-winning Syrian-Canadian author, activist, and public speaker. His work as an activist has helped provide a safe passage to dozens of Syrian LGBTQ+ refugees to Canada. He is the author of two novels for adults, The Clothesline Swing and The Foghorn Echoes, and a forthcoming memoir, Crooked Teeth. Danny lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. ANNA BRON studied traditional animation at Sheridan College. She illustrated the award-winning picture book Salma the Syrian Chef and the middle-grade novel Harvey and the Extraordinary. She has animated, designed, and directed commercials and short films. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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