Author Nabiha Mheidly founded Dar Al-Hadaek in Beirut in 1987, and it is described as the first press in the Arab world to focus only on books for children and young people. The house has released more than 450 titles for readers aged 2 to 14, in print, as e-books and as audiobooks, along with books adapted for children with special needs. It also publishes two children's magazines, Ahmad and Tuta Tuta. Alongside Lebanese authors it works with writers from Egypt, Syria, Oman, Bahrain and Tunisia, and some of its books have been translated into German, Persian, Turkish, English and French. Mheidly's picture book about threads, "A Story Told by the Threads", was listed as a White Ravens book by the International Youth Library in Munich. The office is in Al-Jinah, Beirut.
Dar Al-Hadaek at a glance
- Founded in Beirut in 1987 by Nabiha Mheidly
- More than 450 children's titles released
- Publishes Ahmad and Tuta Tuta children's magazines
- Etisalat Award winners in 2009 and 2012
Who is behind Dar Al-Hadaek
- Nabiha Mheidly (Founder). Source: arabkidlitnow.com