Children's Book For Syrian Cause

Hello friends:

I have just finished a children's book. My target readers are children in the age group of 3-9 years as well as the parents/ grandparents/ caregivers, who could read the narrative in the book to them.

After seeing and hearing about the plight of millions of Syrians and their families, whose families have been torn apart by the raging internal conflict and carnage, I found a greater purpose of wanting to publish this book. 





I wish to help the displaced Syrians who have found refuge recently beyond their own borders - especially in the US and Canada - by donating a part of the proceeds from the sale of this book, when it gets published.

That is my true motivation, beside my hope to make this story a lifelong and life-lasting reading experience for whoever reads it.

The book is now complete with beautiful life-like illustrations, done by a very talented Syrian illustrator - now a refugee herself, in Istanbul, Turkey. Through her vivid color combination and skillful artwork, the story has been rendered alive and, I'm confident that it would bring pure joy to anyone who reads it. 


W H A T    I S     M Y    S T O R Y?

My target readers are children in the age group of 3-9 years as well as the parents/ grandparents/ caregivers, who could read the narrative in the book to them.

The purpose of this book is 2-fold:

(a) Narrating a story that is laced with love, affection, morals, ethics, friendship, family ties and connection with others, and

(b) Connecting the narrator through their genuine effort towards explaining significant aspects of the story composition, with the young minds.

I shared the story in this book with some friends who have children and definitely know a thing or two about the art of story telling. Some of their comments are, 'amazing!", 'beautiful!', 'genuine!', 'pure joy!', 'inspiring!', 'tear-jerking!', etc.

W H A T     A M     I      T R Y I N G     T O     D O?

I would like to contribute positively - in whatever modest way - towards the rehabilitation of Syrian refugees in the US and Canada, since I cannot be there to help in person, even if I wish to. My book could be instrumental in that effort. 

H O W    C A N    Y O U   B E    A    P A R T    O F    T H I S?

We all live in real world and it so happens, any kind of publishing is not cheap. My goal is to raise $5500 this cause. Hence, I'm reaching out to all of you out there, who could pitch in as much as you can, so that this book can see the light of the day and serve a great cause as I stated above.

U P DA T E

Thanks to your continued support, my campaign has received $2500 so far - almost 45% of the target. But, it is still quite off the mark and has a long way to go! 

Please help me reach the goal by sharing the link with your friends and families on the social media and encouraging them to contribute.

No charity is small. But its impact would be huge and, your contribution - no matter how small - will be received with great appreciation. You can make an even greater contribution by buying the book when it comes out!!

Read the excerpt below.

Thank You and God Bless,

Abdul-Majeed Azad, PhD
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T H E     B O O K
 
Here or There, The Lamp Goes......Where?

© Abdul-Majeed Azad (2017)
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There was a king.

He had a name. But everyone knew him as Sultan.  

Sultan had a huge kingdom – as far as the eyes could see.

He ruled over a large number of people.

Nobody really knew how many people lived in his country.

But one thing everyone knew.

He treated all with kindness and affection.

He made them feel special by his warmth and love.

He never wronged anyone. 

He was a just king.

He was a generous king.

There was plenty of food and clean water.

There was safety and protection.

 
People respected and loved the king very much.

They were loyal to him.

His kingdom had everything. 


There were schools and colleges.

There were universities and hospitals.

There were workshops and newspapers.

There were hotels, restaurants and café.

There were garages and gas stations.


There were laboratories and libraries.

There were factories and bakeries.

There were flower shops and nurseries.

There were barns and potteries.

 
There were parks, canyons and planetariums.

There were museums, geysers and gymnasiums.

There were apple orchards and aquariums.

There were pumpkin patches and stadiums.

 
There were roller-coasters, studios and zoos.

And Islands with baboons, giraffe and moose.


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