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Salma Makes a Home

Salma Makes a Home

Danny Ramadan (Author) See More (5)
Anna Bron (Illustrator) See More (5)
Top Grade Books
CELA Library
The Salma Series
JUVENILE FICTION
Social Themes | Readers | Family
Emigration, Immigration & Refugees , Chapter Books , Parents , Emotions & Feelings
Annick Press
1 - 4
6 - 9
CELAAmazonIndigo
EPUB [reflow]
9781773217635
$8.99 CAD
English
05/09/2023
Hardback
9781773217611
$24.99 CAD
English
05/09/2023
Braille
XXX0000447
$24.99 CAD
English
05/09/2023
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Description

A 2023 NYPL Best Book for Kids!

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 baba–but 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?

Moving across the world was Salma’s first big adventure. Now you can join her on even more adventures in her new home—from cooking Syrian food, to becoming a big sister, and more!

Danny Ramadan Anna Bron

Author Bio

DANNY RAMADAN is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, won multiple awards and his picture book Salma et les saveurs de la Syrie continues to receive accolades. Danny graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing, and lives in Vancouver with his husband.
Anna Bron is an illustrator based out of Vancouver, Canada. She studied traditional hand-drawn animation at Sheridan College and upon graduation embarked on a manifold freelance career, producing award winning children’s picture books, as well as directing and designing numerous short animated films. Her love of the wilderness runs deep in her family, her parents having first met in the Siberian woods. She grew up sleeping in snow caves, climbing mountains, and canoeing rivers and lakes. When she is not drawing, she is exploring the coast mountains of British Colombia. She lives with her partner and two budgies.

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Prizes

  • Windows & Mirrors List, NEIBAJoint winner 2023
  • Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book CentreJoint winner 2023
  • Best Bets, Top Ten, OLAWinner 2023
  • New York Public Library Best Book for KidsJoint winner 2023
  • The Children’s Book Council Librarian FavoriteJoint winner 2024
  • Chocolate Lily Book AwardShort-listed 2025
  • Arab American Book AwardCommended 2024
  • Beverly Cleary Award, Oregon Library AssociationLong-listed 2026

Review Quotes

“[A] lyrical, layered, and deftly told story. A forthright, tender perspective on childhood immigration.”

 — Kirkus Reviews, 02/25/23