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Sami's Special Gift

Sami's Special Gift

An Eid al-Adha Story

Coming April 16, 2024. Pre-order today!

By: M. O. Yuksel / Illustrated by: Hüseyin Sönmezay

It’s Eid al-Adha, and Sami wants to celebrate. But this year is different after his grandfather’s passing. A touching picture book about kindness towards others.

Sami worries that the Eid al-Adha carnival won’t be as fun without Dede (his grandfather), who passed away recently. Sami’s grandmother sends him a very special gift—one of Dede’s ties from Türkiye—and Sami vows to never take it off. After going to the mosque for Eid prayer, Sami’s family stop at the shelter where Baba and Anne volunteer. Can an unexpected encounter and a special gift change Sami's whole understanding of Eid?

The gift of giving and the power of empathy shine through in this engaging, poignant holiday story.

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M. O. Yuksel, author

M. O. Yuksel is the award-winning author of In My Mosque; One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University; and Ramadan Kareem. She was born in Türkiye, raised in New York City, and now lives in New Jersey. She loves celebrating Eid al-Adha and going to the carnival with her family.

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Hüseyin Sönmezay, illustrator

Hüseyin Sönmezay is a freelance illustrator. He was born in Bulgaria and moved to Türkiye when he was young. He attended vocational school with a concentration in graphic design. He has worked with local and international agencies and publishers and has illustrated more than forty picture books as well as various magazine illustrations. He currently lives in Izmir with his wife and two daughters, and this is his first book in the United States. 

Read more about Hüseyin.

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ISBN: 978-1-62354-296-2

Ages: 3-7
Page count: 32
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Publication date: April 16, 2024

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