Humera Malik & Ravan Sader
Saif's Special Patches
Saif is “just shy,” or at least that’s what everyone tells him. When his mom comforts him with a patchwork quilt made of his special memories, he remembers that he’s so much more.
He was brave when he went down the biggest slide at the Eid picnic. He was smart when he won the scavenger hunt among his friends. He was persistent when it took him a year to learn to read the Quran. He’s helpful when he lends a hand to clean up the mosque.
Saif isn’t just shy. Like his patchwork quilt, he is still growing.
Soaring Kite Books
Picture Book
Age 4+
32 pp | US$ 18.99
hc | 280 x 229 mm
Publication: March 2025
Author: Humera Malik
Illustrator: Ravan Sader
All rights available, excl. Chinese (simpl. & compl.), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
- Look inside
- Book trailer
- Social and emotional learning component
- Shows mother-son and sibling bonding
- Features a Muslim family and elements of the Ramadan holiday
Awards
- Awards
“Past successes sewn into a precious quilt help a boy to work through self-doubt in this reassuring picture book about growth taking time. . . In smudgy, pastel-textured illustrations, Sader portrays key moments past and present alongside Saif’s unreservedly earnest endeavors.”—Publishers Weekly, March 2025
“Sader evokes peace and calm with a brightly colored palette of yellows, reds, purples, and blues reminiscent of pastels on a watercolor background. VERDICT This warm tale about self-realization and growth is recommended for picture book collections.”—School Library Journal, December 2024
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