Leila Boukarim

Zips and Eeloo

1 - Zips and Eeloo Make Hummus (Feb-2024)
2 - Zips and Eeloo Make a Friend (Oct-2024)

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  From Salam to Yalla Bye!
  

  • Jun-2026
  • / General Fiction
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  A savvy little girl explains how to survive a huge family party???especially the never-ending goodbye at the end???in this cheeky and charming picture book celebration of Middle Eastern culture.What happens when you???re invited to a Middle Eastern p...

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  Rima and the Painter
  

  • Jul-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  â˜..."A tender testament to the healing power of art." -- Booklist, starred review In this heartwarming picture book, a girl and her mama discover joy and friendship through the art of Bob Ross and his happy little trees. Rima and her mama have moved...

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  Mariam's Dream
  

  • Apr-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  Mariam's Dream follows real-life freedom dreamer Mariam Al-Shaar, known around the world for building Soufra, a women-run kitchen in the Bourj Al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon.This is a story about how one woman can make a huge di...

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  Sundays Are for Feasts
  

  • Feb-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  Every summer, Yasmine visits her family in Lebanon, and every Sunday, the whole family comes over for lunch. This summer Sunday, Yasmine is making the hummus! But hummus is harder to make than she expects, and Yasmine has all sorts of questions:...

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  Diary of my Dreams
  

  • Jan-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  Why? Why do I have to keep waking up? Naji narrates his own story of being constantly awoken from his dreams by the sounds of explosions back to the reality of war and its horrors. But it's time to wake up now. It's time to move on....

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  Zips and Eeloo Make a Friend
  

  • Oct-2024
  • / General Fiction
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  Zips and Eeloo - 2
  

  Zips and Eeloo are two aliens from planet Zooglebeep (NOT Zoogleboop, that is a very different planet) who think they know everything about being human. But do they know how to make a friend? Find out in this colorful and funny graphic novel tha...

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  Lost Words
  

  • Apr-2024
  • / Historical
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  Based on a true family story, this inspiring picture book about the Armenian Genocide shares an often-overlooked history and honors the resilience of the Armenian people.What is it like to walk away from your home? To leave behind everything and...

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  Zips and Eeloo Make Hummus
  

  • Feb-2024
  • / General Fiction
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  Zips and Eeloo - 1
  

  ALA​ 2024 Best Graphic Novel Award for Easy Readers In this hilarious and colorful graphic novel, readers will learn how to make hummus alongside the two alien friends. They'll clap and cheer as Zips and Eeloo look for a bowl (but get it confu...

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  Thank Goodness for Different
  

  • May-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  Lilly feels different, and that doesn't make her very happy. Lilly's mother explains to her that we are all different, and shows her how the things that make us different can make our world a better, more beautiful place for everyone. Sh...

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