![]() ![]() She lives in Northwest Ohio with her family. ![]() She's a current Muslim Highlights Foundation Storyteller.Īya is one of the co-founders of Kidlit in Color.īesides writing and teaching, she enjoys hosting brunches, traveling and cycling (indoors and outdoors). It is set to be published in August 1st by Tilbury House, and illustrated by Anait Semiridzhyan. Her Baba tells her he’s packed her favorite. Egyptian American Kanzi and her family have just moved to a new town where Kanzi will be starting third grade. ![]() THE BANNED-BOOKS BAKE SALE, about a girl and her classmates finding out their school district has banned diverse books and they organize a bake sale and protest. Review: The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story. THE NIGHT BEFORE EID: A MUSLIM FAMILY STORY, published by Little, Brown/ Christy Ottaviano, is about three generations of Egyptian-Americans bonding over a special Eid treat. Her board book, OUR WORLD: EGYPT, was published in October 2022 by Barefoot Books, illustrated by Magda Azab. Her debut picture book THE ARABIC QUILT: AN IMMIGRANT STORY, published in February 2020 by Tilbury House & illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan, has won numerous awards and honors. ![]() Her writing has been published in The Huffington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Toledo Area Parent and many others. Aya and her books have been featured in Oprah Daily, Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Yahoo!, Book Riot and USA Today. She holds a master’s degree in Education with a focus in teaching English as a second Language. Aya Khalil (she/her), M.Ed, is an award-winning author and freelance journalist. ![]()
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