Awards and Praise for Illustrator Hatem Aly:
The Inquisitor's Tale:
Newbery Honor Book | Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award | A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year
"Dense with literary and earthy delights, including Hatem Aly’s exquisite illustrations, which wrap around the text as in an illuminated manuscript.” —NYT Book Review
"Mingles earthy humor and high culture [in a] medieval story that unfurls Chaucer-style . . . Hatem Aly’s marginal illuminations add sparkle." —Wall Street Journal
* "Hatem Aly illuminates Gidwitz's story with whimsical black-and-white drawings that enliven this philosophical swashbuckler.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review
“Children like none we’ve met before: so dignified, so self-sufficient, so, well, medieval. And yet, they are funny, intensely real and believably brave . . . Gidwitz and illustrator Hatem Aly breathe life into a tale that you won’t soon forget.” —Chicago Tribune
Meet Yasim!:
* "Readers will be charmed by this one-of-a-kind character . . . Faruqi nails the child's perspective, and illustrator Aly gives Yasmin life. . . . Utterly satisfying." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
* "Features an imaginative second grader who will quickly become a favorite among emergent readers. Aly's animated illustrations are the perfect complement to the text and bring Yasmin and her beloved family to life." —SLJ (starred review)
"In brightly colored artwork by Aly, Yasmin’s wide-eyed expressions and flamboyant style (striped tights, a polka-dotted painter’s smock, red cowgirl boots) lend her great appeal." —PW
Awards and Praise for Illustrator Hatem Aly:
The Inquisitor's Tale:
Newbery Honor Book | Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award | A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year
"Dense with literary and earthy delights, including Hatem Aly’s exquisite illustrations, which wrap around the text as in an illuminated manuscript.” —NYT Book Review
"Mingles earthy humor and high culture [in a] medieval story that unfurls Chaucer-style . . . Hatem Aly’s marginal illuminations add sparkle." —Wall Street Journal
* "Hatem Aly illuminates Gidwitz's story with whimsical black-and-white drawings that enliven this philosophical swashbuckler.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review
“Children like none we’ve met before: so dignified, so self-sufficient, so, well, medieval. And yet, they are funny, intensely real and believably brave . . . Gidwitz and illustrator Hatem Aly breathe life into a tale that you won’t soon forget.” —Chicago Tribune
Meet Yasim!:
* "Readers will be charmed by this one-of-a-kind character . . . Faruqi nails the child's perspective, and illustrator Aly gives Yasmin life. . . . Utterly satisfying." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
* "Features an imaginative second grader who will quickly become a favorite among emergent readers. Aly's animated illustrations are the perfect complement to the text and bring Yasmin and her beloved family to life." —SLJ (starred review)
"In brightly colored artwork by Aly, Yasmin’s wide-eyed expressions and flamboyant style (striped tights, a polka-dotted painter’s smock, red cowgirl boots) lend her great appeal." —PW
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