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Mimi
شعر ميمي
Mimi hates her curly hair and wishes she had straight, silky hair - just like princesses in stories and mermaids in the sea. Her friend Fatima has the sort of hair Mimi wants! If only she could get a hair straightener but her mum says no.
But what happens when Mimi dreams her hair is straight?
But what happens when Mimi dreams her hair is straight?
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
First published July 24, 2009
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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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July 5, 2019
This is a simple children's picture book about young Mimi, who dreams of having straight hair instead of curly. One night, she ends up having straight hair in a dream, but would it end up becoming a reality? This was cute, bright illustrations and a lovely message about appearances and being true to you.
October 4, 2010
وأخيرا استطاعت القصة اقناع ابنة أختي ذات الخمس
(سنوات بجمال شعرها (الملوى
لدرجة أنها رفضت استشواره
:)شكرا أ. فاطمة حللت لنا الكثير من المشاكل
(سنوات بجمال شعرها (الملوى
لدرجة أنها رفضت استشواره
:)شكرا أ. فاطمة حللت لنا الكثير من المشاكل
June 22, 2018
تريد ميمي ذات الشعر الملوى أن يصير شعرها أملس. أمها ترفض أن تشتري لها آلة تمليس، لكنها تحلم بعدما تنام أن شعرها صار بالفعل أملس. ماذا يحصل لها عندها؟
February 26, 2010
رااائعه :)
March 17, 2010
تحاكي القصة تفكير الكثييير من الصغيرات
:)
أتسائل إن كنت سأجدها مقنعة في ذاك السن؟
:)
أتسائل إن كنت سأجدها مقنعة في ذاك السن؟
May 5, 2018
القصة رائعة، وتصل إلى عقول الصغيرات وتوضح لهن أنهن جميلات وإن كانت شعورهن ملتوية. فكرة الحلم رائعة، فتستطيع الطفلة التمييز بين الحلم والواقع، من أحمل قصص الأطفال التي قرأتها.
October 10, 2018
Mimi does not like the way her hair is curly and big. She wishes she had straight hair like the princesses in stories or her friend Fatima. She tells her Mum she wants to straighten her hair and Mum says no. Mimi falls asleep upset at Mum's decision...but then she has a dream about having straight hair and it isn't nice.
If only all kids had such dreams and were then satisfied with the hair they were born with. Self-acceptance, especially in the hair department seems to be a pretty universal struggle. This is a good one to use to talk with kids about self-acceptance.
If only all kids had such dreams and were then satisfied with the hair they were born with. Self-acceptance, especially in the hair department seems to be a pretty universal struggle. This is a good one to use to talk with kids about self-acceptance.
October 18, 2018
Mimi hates her curly hair, but learns an important lesson that her hair is part of what makes her herself.
Again, as with the other Mimi books, I like the idea of the story, but it is just too simple. Mimi has a dream that teaches her to like her hair and all is better. Maybe more realistic than actually straightening her hair and not having anyone recognize her, but it just didn't seem to hold up as a story to me.
Again, as with the other Mimi books, I like the idea of the story, but it is just too simple. Mimi has a dream that teaches her to like her hair and all is better. Maybe more realistic than actually straightening her hair and not having anyone recognize her, but it just didn't seem to hold up as a story to me.
November 12, 2009
حلم جعل ميمي تقتنع بأن شعرها جميل كما هو
March 28, 2010
nice nice :)
August 19, 2018
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