Madrassah Mysteries: The Case of the Great Gerbil Escape
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About The Book
Bobby, the adorable gerbil is not in his cage and everyone at madrassas has made up their minds about what happened to him.
Everyone except Tariq, Sana, Zacky and Zaynah, who are on a mission to solve the mystery. Will Bobby ever be found?
About the Contributor(s)
About the author
Zanib Mian: Zanib Mian studied Molecular Cell Biology at University College London before working as a secondary school science teacher. Motivated by the lack of diverse and inclusive representation in children's publishing, she left teaching to found Sweet Apple Publishers, through which she has published numerous picture books and early readers, many of which she authored herself. Her books have been featured on BBC's CBeebies Bedtime Stories and praised by The Guardian for their contribution to diversity in children's literature. She was commissioned to write an opera for The Mahogany Opera Group, regularly features at the Bradford Literature Festival, and serves on the panel of judges for the Young Muslim Writers Awards. Her Planet Omar series, first published under the title The Muslims, is her first work for older readers and is published by Hachette Children's Group; it won the Little Rebels Award 2018 and was shortlisted for the UKLA Award and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.
About the illustrator
Laila Ramadhani Ritonga: Laila Ramadhani Ritonga is a freelance illustrator of children's books from Medan, Indonesia. She studied Visual Communication Design in Bandung, where she developed the skills she now applies to her illustration work. With a lifelong enthusiasm for children's literature, she has dedicated her creative practice to the genre, illustrating Islamic children's books including titles on the life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and stories for young Muslim readers. Her work has appeared in multiple titles published for Muslim children internationally.
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