Books Unbanned Storytime: Hannah Moushabeck and Aya Ghanameh
author talks
banned books
first five years
storytime
Join us for a special joint author storytime as part of our Books Unbanned Storytime series, where we highlight books that have been banned or challenged in libraries, schools, and in other ways around the country.
Hannah Moushabeck will share her autobiographical picture book Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine illustrated by Reem Madooh, about a Palestinian family celebrating the stories of their homeland. Brooklyn-born Hannah Moushabeck is a second‐generation Palestinian American author, editor, and marketer who was raised in a family of booksellers and publishers in Western Massachusetts and England.
Aya Ghanameh will share her new book These Olive Trees: A Palestinian Family’s Story, inspired by the experiences of her family who cultivated her love of the earth throughout her upbringing in exile. Aya Ghanameh is a Palestinian illustrator, writer, and designer from Amman, Jordan currently based in New York City.
Limited signed copies of the featured books will be available for sale at this event.
Registration recommended. Entry subject to room capacity.
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03/18/2024 04:30 pm
03/18/2024 05:30 pm
America/New_York
Books Unbanned Storytime: Hannah Moushabeck and Aya Ghanameh
<p><em>Join us for a special joint author storytime as part of our <strong>Books Unbanned</strong> Storytime series, where we highlight books that have been banned or challenged in libraries, schools, and in other ways around the country. </em></p><img src="https://static.bklynlibrary.org/prod/public/inline-images/Hanna%20and%20Aya.png" data-entity-uuid="3c1a7512-abe7-4c7a-a629-5ede4f01bc7b" data-entity-type="file" alt="photo of the cover of Homeland and These Olive Trees with author portraits of Hannah and Aya" width="513" height="294"><p><strong>Hannah Moushabeck</strong><span> will share her autobiographical picture book </span><em>Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine</em><span> illustrated by Reem Madooh, about a Palestinian family celebrating the stories of their homeland. Brooklyn-born Hannah Moushabeck is a second‐generation Palestinian American author, editor, and marketer who was raised in a family of booksellers and publishers in Western Massachusetts and England.</span></p><p><strong>Aya Ghanameh </strong><span>will share her new book </span><em>These Olive Trees: A Palestinian Family’s Story</em><span>, inspired by the experiences of her family who cultivated…
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