Thank you for sharing! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
17.01.2026 20:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you for sharing! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
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Day 17 #365PictureBooks
THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED
@OmarAbedWrites.bsky.social & @metahatem.bsky.social
Big thanks @SandyJonas.bsky.social for this one!
I ❤️ this book! It has everything…siblings, pirates, hilarious page turns. Story within a story almost rhymes in the best possible way.
#kidlit
Author Omar Abed and Author/Illustrator Julie Rowan Zoch will present "You (Sorta) Gotta Keep 'Em Separated: Inside Look at Picture Book Publishing with a Different Author and Illustrator. June, 2026.
In June, author Omar Abed joining author/illustrator (and #12x12PB founding member) Julie Rowan Zoch, who will talk about publishing a #picturebook when the author & illustrator are separated through the process. #kidlit #kidlitart Want to attend? Join us at http://12x12challeng...
09.01.2026 18:59 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
In DEBUG THIS BOOK, a young boy enlists the help of an eclectic cast (including the most effective character of all: the reader) when he discovers a "bug" sabotaging his story... 👀🐞📕
Coming June 30, 2026
Available for preorder: bookshop.org/a/86855/9781...
Thank you Katherine! It's been a long time coming. ☺️☺️☺️ I'm so excited for folks to experience this book!
20.11.2025 22:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Debug This Book is coming in 2026!!! 🐞📕
20.11.2025 22:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
#Kidlit #PictureBook writers - here's my #PB recommendation for my fall blog post - The Book That Almost Rhymed by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social, illustrated by Hatem Aly.
If you are *RWQ* (rhyming while querying) - you'll want to give this a read!
www.hannahlorenzobooks.com/post/mentor-...
To rhyme or not to rhyme? Check out my latest #24CarrotWriting Book Pick where I give tips on how to use The Book That Almost Rhymed by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social & @metahatem.bsky.social as the perfect mentor text for this muddy issue. I LOVE this book! www.24carrotwriting.com/book-picks
16.06.2025 21:04 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0I'm honored to learn that THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED has just won the 2025 Irma Black Award! Congrats @metahatem.bsky.social! 🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳
14.05.2025 17:30 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Such an honor, and such a surprise! Thank you!!
14.05.2025 17:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On the Rhyme Doctors' HOUSE CALLS blog today, we examine two books that choose to rhyme-- some of the time.
www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/...
@schaubwrites.bsky.social @eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social @patriciatoht.bsky.social @carriefinison.bsky.social @omarabedwrites.bsky.social #kidlitmegafeed
THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social & @metahatem.bsky.social is the Elementary level selection @neatoday.bsky.social's April #ReadAcrossAmerica! Find out more get ideas on how to bring this hilarious read aloud into your class or library! #EduSky
24.04.2025 13:02 — 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0😍🤩 So exciting! 🥰 Thank you!
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"The Book That Almost Rhymed" written by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social and illustrated by @metahatem.bsky.social is a 2025 Irma Black Award contender. There's still time to sign-up and participate! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent... @bankstreet.edu #bankstreet #irmablackaward #bankstreetcbc
11.04.2025 19:46 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
38. Once they finally took me to the medical center, the nurse took my temperature. She said "you need to take that thing off your head" and took off my hejab without asking my permission. I told her you can't take off my hejab and she said this is for your health. After a few minutes I put my hejab back on. But they did nothing to treat my asthma and gave me a few ibuprofen. 39. I had a third asthma attack at the Louisiana facility. Again, this happened in the cell and other woman knocked on the window to get the attention of the officers. I was told that the nurse would come to the cell to see me. She took me outside for a short bit and told me that it was all in my mind. She finally took me to the medical center but I was not treated for my difficulty breathing. The nurse left the room and didn't answer my questions 40.I had a fourth asthma attack on Wednesday March gth around noon. I used my inhaler and waited for it to pass. I was in pain and very scared but I didn't ask to go to the medical center because I don't feel that they address my medical needs. 41. I don't feel safe at the medical center because of my prior experiences there. They complain when I go there and speak to me in an insulting and condescending manner. They also write information in my medical records that is not accurate. The doctor and nurses there are rude and uncaring.
NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
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Massive sale right now on Amazon for The Book That Almost Rhymed. (This is cheaper than I get my author-discounted copies from the publisher.) Get yours: amzn.to/4iT401Q
03.04.2025 12:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A comic page in a watermelon border. A comic page depicting a young Palestinian-American boy feeling the contrast between the Palestine of his family's history, the destruction he's witnessing, and the swiftness with which it feels his peers have lost interest. By Omar Abed and Salam Zahr.
The collection cover depicts a Palestinian man on a boat, seemingly moving at piece despite many waves in the colors of the Palestinian flag. Art by Dania Omari, logo by Jeeda Shupassi.
What is Samidoon? Arabic for steadfast, brave, surviving, persevering. Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is a 64-page anthology of new short comics from a mix of Palestinian creators and their allies that speak to the Palestinian ability to remain steadfast and survive. After print and production costs, all proceeds for the life fo the book will be donated to the Palestine Red Crescent Society to help those on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank, and across Palestine. samidoonanthology.com The graphic also includes the book's logo and iconography of watermelons and olive branches.
Featuring stories by Anas Abdulhak, Omar Abed, Jordan Alsaqa, Fuad Alymani, Rebecca Ann, Iasmin Omar Ata, Marguerite Dabie, Duck Drew, Lorenzo Hall, Megan Huang, Cris Jackson, Danny Lore, David Mariotte, James Marsh, Rebecca Michaud, Reem Natesh, Dania Omari, Matthew Palacios, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Jacoby Salcedo, Jameeleh Shelo, Johanna Taylor, Jodie Troutman, Alina Wahab, Fortune Wesson, Salam Zahr. samidoonanthology.com The graphic also includes the book's logo and iconography of watermelons and olive branches.
Samidoon Spotlight!
Today, we're spotlighting Together We Rise by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social and Salam Zahr! A story about a Palestinian-American kid learning about the incredibly work of community and solidarity, even as others are easily distracted.
Learn more at samidoonanthology.com!
There should be a setting in Google Maps called "I don't care if it takes a couple minutes longer. Take me the scenic route and get me out of this traffic."
19.03.2025 18:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Super exciting! 🥰 Thank you!!
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The 2026 KID NOMINATED #CCBA picture book list is out! I ❤️ to see the books kids actually love. There are 4 here that I hadn't even heard of! Colorado Children's Book Award @christymandin.bsky.social @omarabedwrites.bsky.social @metahatem.bsky.social @xinmakesbooks.bsky.social #bookposse #booksky
17.03.2025 16:38 — 👍 29 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 1
Excited to share Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine
This volunteer charity project from Palestinian creators & allies tells stories of resistance, resilience, and life!
Visit www.samidoonanthology.com for previews and more!
Earnings are donated to Palestine Red Crescent Society.
Yay! Thank you for reading! ☺️
11.03.2025 19:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Surprised to see The Book That Almost Rhymed covered on the radio today.👂🦻
www.kunr.org/show/on-the-...
Loved this shoutout from @bookriot.bsky.social 🥰😂
bookriot.com/funniest-pic...
The flip side of the comments I get on my website. 🥰
The book they're talking about:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Even when they wanna hate, they can't deny the book is great! 😉
14.02.2025 23:59 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1inshaAllah, thank you! I'm still struggling to define / pitch it a bit, but it's a YA speculative fiction / romance about a boy who goes to great lengths to get closer to a girl, but ends up discovering love for his own culture and family in the process.
14.02.2025 14:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I've tried to keep it pretty low-key since I'm not sure where it'll go, but finishing a draft feels good anyway! 😀 Thank you!!
14.02.2025 14:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just submitted a completed YA manuscript.
Is it terrible? Yes.
But did I DO IT? YES!