Aisha Saeed, author portrait
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Aisha Saeed

Aisha Saeed is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of books for children, including her middle grade novels Hafsa's Way, Omar Rising (a Kirkus Best Book), and Amal Unbound (a New York Times bestseller and Global Read Aloud). Her picture book Bilal Cooks Daal received an APALA honor, and she also wrote the picture books You and Me, Baby, Zuni and the Memory Jar, and The Together Tree. Aisha is also a founding member of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books™. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family.
Hafsa's Way
You and Me, Baby
Zuni and the Memory Jar
Omar Rising
She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai
Diana and the Journey to the Unknown
Diana and the Island of No Return
Diana and the Underworld Odyssey
Amal Unbound
Aladdin: Far From Agrabah

Books

Hafsa's Way
You and Me, Baby
Zuni and the Memory Jar
Omar Rising
She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai
Diana and the Journey to the Unknown
Diana and the Island of No Return
Diana and the Underworld Odyssey
Amal Unbound
Aladdin: Far From Agrabah

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