Children's Book Suggestions | Middle Eastern & North African Heritage Month 2026

Celebrate Middle Eastern & North African Heritage (MENA) Month with these books published in 2025. For more book ideas, check out our MENA lists from 2025 and 2024 (picture books and chapter books) or browse the library catalog for books about the Middle East, Arab culture, Muslims, and specific regions (like Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Palestine).

Updated January 30, 2026
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Algarmi, Wahab

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

The teacher of nomad land : a World War II story
Nayeri, Daniel
Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature Page-turning WW2 hidden history masterfully told by award winner Daniel Nayeri 1941. The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side,...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)


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