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Shushuya - by Bassam Altaji (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- A charming and imaginative picture book from the Middle East about a boy and his imaginary friend.
- 3-5 Years
- 11.0" x 8.75" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Imagination & Play
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Book Synopsis
A charming and imaginative picture book from the Middle East about a boy and his imaginary friend. Shushuya is a dragon, and Shushuya is my friend.He's blue and green and very large with scales from end to end.
Follow a young boy and his dragon through a day of extraordinary adventures and ordinary tasks. Translated from Arabic and written in rhyme, its repetition evokes traditional ghazal poetry and makes it a perfect bedtime read-aloud. This sweet story of adventure, friendship, and the power of imagination is sure to inspire readers young and old to find the magic in every day.
About the Author
Bassam Altaji was born in 1967 in Kuwait. As a child, he dreamt of building and piloting a flying machine, and he loved to make up stories to tell neighborhood children. He is the author of numerous children's books, including The Fisherman, The Adventure of the Three Ducks, and On the Way to School. He studied and lived in Hungary for 23 years, and now lives in Jordan. Charlotte Shama is a French illustrator, married to a Palestinian, and has been living in West Asia with her family and pens for many years now. After studying applied arts and animation in France and England, she worked as a volunteer in an Arabic-speaking school, a press photographer, a librarian, and an art teacher. Finally, Charlotte came back to her passion and settled happily on being a freelance illustrator. Elisabeth Jaquette is a translator from Arabic. Her translation of Minor Detail by Adania Shibli was a finalist for the National Book Awards and longlisted for the International Booker Prize. Other translations have been nominated for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, Best Translated Book Award, and TA First Translation Prize. She is also Executive Director of Words Without Borders.Dimensions (Overall): 11.0 Inches (H) x 8.75 Inches (W)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 3-5 Years
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Imagination & Play
Publisher: Crocodile Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: Bassam Altaji
Language: English
Street Date: January 20, 2026
TCIN: 94300680
UPC: 9781623716394
Item Number (DPCI): 247-46-8124
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 8.75 inches width x 11 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.806 pounds
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