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Author bio: Marzieh is an award-winning author. Raised between the bustling cities of Dubai, U.A.E and Karachi, Pakistan, Marzieh loves traveling, reading and samosas. She is a member of SCBWI, 12x12, and a graduate of the Lyrical Language Lab, Children's Book Academy, and Storyteller Academy. She loves teaching fellow creatives and has conducted several classes online for writers. She is active on Twitter, Blue sky, and Threads where she continues to form connections with the Writing Community, runs a kidlit review group on Facebook and blogs about her author journey and life in Pakistan on Instagram. Marzieh dreams of owning a talking parrot someday. But, until then, she lives in Pakistan with her husband and children who in ...more

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	A Dupatta Is... by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Anu Chouhan (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awe-samosas! by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Bhagya Madanasinghe (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 194 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henna Is . . . by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Anu Chouhan (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Anain Shaikh (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 94 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yasmeen Lari, Green Architect: The True Story of Pakistan's First Woman Architect – A Biography About Innovative Sustainable Homes After Natural Disasters by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Hoda Hadadi (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 85 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aarzu All Around 4.16 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friday Fun (Our Neighborhood Series) by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Anoosha Syed (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hamza and Aliya share the Ramadan Cheer 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Excited for Eid (An Our Neighborhood Series Board Book for Toddlers Celebrating Islam) by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Anoosha Syed (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radiant Ramadan (An Our Neighborhood Series Board Book for Toddlers Celebrating Islam) by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author), Anoosha Syed (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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