Ali the Great and the Brother Bother Beach Day

It's beach day for Ali and his family! Ali has big plans for "big kid" activities, but Fateh keeps getting in the way, as usual! Is there any way a big brother and a little brother can have fun together? Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir. Ali's big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution--you just have to find it! Includes an Urdu glossary, facts about hermit crabs, discussion prompts, and jokes.

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, interfaith activist, and cultural sensitivity trainer featured in O, The Oprah Magazine. She is the author of the Yasmin and Ali the Great series, and the Eisner award-nominated graphic novel Saving Sunshine. She also writes chapter books, picture books, and middle grade novels. Saadia is editor-in-chief of Blue Minaret, an online magazine of poetry, short stories, and art. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her family.