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Mimi
ميمي وأمها المشغولة
تريد ميمي من أمها أن تتوقف عن العمل كي تمضي أوقاتًا
أكثر معها. تقرر أمها أن تقضي معها يومًا مميزًا وتأخذها في
نهايته إلى عيادتها وتريها أدواتها وكيفية استخدامها. أم ميمي
لن تتوقف عن العمل، بل سترى ميمي أهمية عملها وتتمنى أن
تصبح مثلها عندما تكبر.
Mimi is upset that she never gets to spend enough time with her mother. She wants her to leave her job to have all the energy for Mimi all day. Mimi and her Busy Mom is a story about a common feeling children have towards their parents and how a parent could deal with it delicately.
أكثر معها. تقرر أمها أن تقضي معها يومًا مميزًا وتأخذها في
نهايته إلى عيادتها وتريها أدواتها وكيفية استخدامها. أم ميمي
لن تتوقف عن العمل، بل سترى ميمي أهمية عملها وتتمنى أن
تصبح مثلها عندما تكبر.
Mimi is upset that she never gets to spend enough time with her mother. She wants her to leave her job to have all the energy for Mimi all day. Mimi and her Busy Mom is a story about a common feeling children have towards their parents and how a parent could deal with it delicately.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
28 pages, Hardcover
First published September 12, 2011
18 people want to read
About the author
Fatima Sharafeddine
197 books131 followersSee also فاطمة شرف الدين.
Fatima Sharafeddine was born in 1966 in Beirut, Lebanon, and spent the first six years of her childhood in Sierra Leon, in West Africa.
Three years after she returned with her family to live in her native country, the Lebanese civil war started. She spent the next 15 years of her life moving between cities, houses, and schools, always trying to refuge in the safest area.
In 1989, she received her B.A. in Early Childhood Education from the Lebanese American University. A year later, she got married and moved to the USA where she received a Master’s degree in Educational Theory and Practice (1993), with focus on Children’s Literature, and a Master’s degree in Modern Arabic Literature (1996), both from Ohio State University.
She moved to Houston, Texas in 1996, where she worked for two years as a lead teacher with children aged 3 to 6. At a later stage, she taught Arabic Language and Culture classes at Rice University (from 1998 to 2001).
In 2001, she moved with her husband and two children to Brussels, Belgium, and decided to become fully dedicated to writing for children. She currently works with three publishing houses, ASALA (Lebanon), KALIMAT (UAE), and MIJADE (Belgium). She mainly writes for children between 0 and 12 years old, but recently started writing for young adults. Over the last 6 years, she has written and published over 45 books, and translated several others from English and French into Arabic.
Moreover, several of her books have been translated to various Asian and European languages (details in the bibliography).
In March of 2007, she won the award of the best book of 2007 for her book “Mountain rooster” from the ‘National Committee of the Lebanese Child’, and in February 2009, her book “There is war in my city” was chosen to be on the honor list of Anna Lindh Foundation.
In 2010 she was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, for her achievements in Children’s Literature in the Arab World.
Fatima is an active member of the Society for Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Brussels branch, where she participates in several workshops a year, as well as organizes bimonthly critique group meetings. She also attends several book fairs during the year, mainly the Frankfurt book fair, the Bologna book fair, and the Beirut International Book fair. She participates in various reading activities in Lebanon, such as the Reading Week (in spring) and the Book Festival (in summer), where she gets a chance to go to remote villages in Lebanon and read to the children in schools and public libraries.
She has recently started to give workshops, in various Arab capitals, for writers who want to focus on children’s literature.
Fatima Sharafeddine was born in 1966 in Beirut, Lebanon, and spent the first six years of her childhood in Sierra Leon, in West Africa.
Three years after she returned with her family to live in her native country, the Lebanese civil war started. She spent the next 15 years of her life moving between cities, houses, and schools, always trying to refuge in the safest area.
In 1989, she received her B.A. in Early Childhood Education from the Lebanese American University. A year later, she got married and moved to the USA where she received a Master’s degree in Educational Theory and Practice (1993), with focus on Children’s Literature, and a Master’s degree in Modern Arabic Literature (1996), both from Ohio State University.
She moved to Houston, Texas in 1996, where she worked for two years as a lead teacher with children aged 3 to 6. At a later stage, she taught Arabic Language and Culture classes at Rice University (from 1998 to 2001).
In 2001, she moved with her husband and two children to Brussels, Belgium, and decided to become fully dedicated to writing for children. She currently works with three publishing houses, ASALA (Lebanon), KALIMAT (UAE), and MIJADE (Belgium). She mainly writes for children between 0 and 12 years old, but recently started writing for young adults. Over the last 6 years, she has written and published over 45 books, and translated several others from English and French into Arabic.
Moreover, several of her books have been translated to various Asian and European languages (details in the bibliography).
In March of 2007, she won the award of the best book of 2007 for her book “Mountain rooster” from the ‘National Committee of the Lebanese Child’, and in February 2009, her book “There is war in my city” was chosen to be on the honor list of Anna Lindh Foundation.
In 2010 she was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, for her achievements in Children’s Literature in the Arab World.
Fatima is an active member of the Society for Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Brussels branch, where she participates in several workshops a year, as well as organizes bimonthly critique group meetings. She also attends several book fairs during the year, mainly the Frankfurt book fair, the Bologna book fair, and the Beirut International Book fair. She participates in various reading activities in Lebanon, such as the Reading Week (in spring) and the Book Festival (in summer), where she gets a chance to go to remote villages in Lebanon and read to the children in schools and public libraries.
She has recently started to give workshops, in various Arab capitals, for writers who want to focus on children’s literature.
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October 11, 2018
Mimi does not like that her Mum's job as a pediatrician makes her often late to pick up Mimi from school and so tired at night she often can't finish stories. Mimi wants her Mum to quit her job. Instead, Mum takes the day off of work, spends time with Mimi doing fun things, and shows her where she works.
In the story, just showing Mimi the office without any patients convinces Mimi that what her Mum does is important. I'm not really sure how clear a picture Mimi would really get of what her mother does just by visiting the office without patients. I think it would have been better for Mimi to spend the day at the office with her mom so she could really see what her mom does. I also find it really surprising that Mimi has never been to her mother's office before. That just doesn't seem realistic. Still the story is cute and sweet. Might be a good read for mother's day.
In the story, just showing Mimi the office without any patients convinces Mimi that what her Mum does is important. I'm not really sure how clear a picture Mimi would really get of what her mother does just by visiting the office without patients. I think it would have been better for Mimi to spend the day at the office with her mom so she could really see what her mom does. I also find it really surprising that Mimi has never been to her mother's office before. That just doesn't seem realistic. Still the story is cute and sweet. Might be a good read for mother's day.
October 18, 2018
Mimi is angry that her mom is always late and tired because of her job at the children's hospital. Her mom takes a day off to show Mimi what she does and why it is so important.
Things I like:
Although the plot and the words were very simple, I did like that the mom took the time out to help her daughter understand in a loving way.
I liked that this is a multicultural story and you see the mom in her traditional Muslim garb while she is in public.
I like that this shows a working mom from a Muslim culture balancing work and parenting- has a good message for all cultures while normalizing a minority culture.
Two stars just because the story and art was so simplistic that it felt a little lacking.
Things I like:
Although the plot and the words were very simple, I did like that the mom took the time out to help her daughter understand in a loving way.
I liked that this is a multicultural story and you see the mom in her traditional Muslim garb while she is in public.
I like that this shows a working mom from a Muslim culture balancing work and parenting- has a good message for all cultures while normalizing a minority culture.
Two stars just because the story and art was so simplistic that it felt a little lacking.
September 13, 2016
تحدث الوالدين مع أبنائهم عن أسباب انشغالهم عنهم أمر ضروري والزيارات إلى مقر العمل لها وقع مختلف
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