Stories

  • Gol Noor

    Gol Noor

    About the Story: It is a story of an Afghan refugee girl, Gol Noor, who came to Canada when she was a grade 3 student. I created the character of Gol Noor as a protagonist in the digital illustrations. She used to go to school in Afghanistan. Following the invasion of the Taliban, Gol Noor […]

  • May’s Hidden Algorithm

    May’s Hidden Algorithm

    About the Story: May’s Hidden Algorithm is an illustrated story about the beauty and amazement of family mathematical knowledge. May and Ryan, both migrant children, take pride in the multiplication algorithm using fingers taught by their mothers at home. May learns from her mother that this finger multiplication method has been used among farmers back […]

  • Peace Farm

    Peace Farm

    About the Story: Peace Farm is a story about Abir’s family farm. Beautiful vegetables grow here. Bees, butterflies, earthworms all help Nahima and Mohamed, Abir’s parents who are great farmers from Syria. Peace Farm is kind and loving to humans but also to plants and animals. While illuminating the beauty of this Peace Farm, this […]