Arab Kid Lit Now!

The collective ArabKidLitNow is dedicated to the discovery, promotion, and translation of Arabic literature for young readers, helping Arabic children’s literature find audiences in new languages around the world.

This website is for:

Publishers. Find great books to bring to new life in your language. See highlighted recommended titles in the sidebar to the right.

Translators. Discover great children’s books you can transmogrify into a new language.

Readers of Arabic. As has often been said, great children’s literature is for readers of all ages!

Language learners. For emerging Arabic readers of all ages, great Middle Grade and Young Adult literature are a wonderful entry point to reading. The “recommended” titles at right should all have options for how to purchase them in Arabic.

Readers of English. We will point you to new and forthcoming translations of the best of Arabic literature for young readers. See our forthcoming titles in the sidebar to the right.

Teachers, librarians, booksellers, and more.