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by Yasmin Hanif (Author), Sophie Benmouyal (Illustrator)
Abdullah has to guess the name of his new teddy in this sweet but powerful story about celebrating your cultural heritage.
One of Abdullah's Eid presents is a cuddly teddy bear. The bear used to belong to Abdullah's dad, his abba, and it has a name, but Abba won't say what it is.
Abdullah's siblings, friends and classmates all have suggestions - Bertie, Katie, Olivia, Edward - but none of them feels right. Then one night after hearing a family story from Pakistan, Abdullah has an idea - maybe the bear has a name from his own culture!
Author Biography
Yasmin Hanif is a British-Pakistani author, poet and educator from a Muslim background. She worked on the 'We Can Be Heroes' project, which tackled the lack of diversity in children's literature and won several UK awards. Yasmin's debut picture book Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! is inspired by this project. She lives in the west of Scotland, UK.
Sophie Benmouyal was born in Canada to a French-Canadian mother and a Moroccan father. She is a children's book illustrator and graphic designer based in Montreal, Canada. She has two young daughters, a love of the outdoors and a compulsive children's book buying habit.
