Walk With Me: Gibran
Gibran takes your child by the hand and tells them his true story: drawing in the snow in Bsharri, sailing to America at twelve, learning a new language, painting in Paris and writing The Prophet in New York. Your child is in every picture, with real dates, places and a fact on every page.
- A true story: real dates, real places and a “Did you know?” fact on every page
- Their name on every page, in Arabic and English, French or Spanish
- Painted into every picture to look like them: from your photo, or skin tone, hairstyle or hijab, hair colour, glasses
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The story
Gibran Khalil Gibran takes your child by the hand and tells them his own life: a poor boy drawing in the snow in Bsharri, the ship to America at twelve, learning English in Boston, going home to Beirut to study Arabic, painting in Paris, starting the Pen League in New York and writing The Prophet, read today in more than 100 languages. It ends with what he left behind: his museum in Bsharri and his words, still read all over the world.
Is it true?
Yes. Every date, place and person is real, and every page has a “Did you know?” fact. At the back: a timeline of his life, a few new words, and a line from The Prophet that you choose.
Ages
Written for 5 to 10 year olds: a real story to read together, and to read alone as they grow.
Size & quality
Square hardcover, 21 × 21 cm, with a matte cover and 32 pages of thick 200gsm gloss paper. Printed one copy at a time, just for your child.
Delivery
Printed just for your child and sent with tracking: about 7–10 days to the UAE, usually 10–14 days to other countries. We deliver worldwide, and delivery is free on orders over $100.
Languages
Arabic with English, French or Spanish (or any two of them), both on every page. The Arabic is written for a boy or a girl, so it always reads naturally.
They walk beside Gibran on every page




Painted to look like them
Painted from your photo, or pick boy or girl, four skin tones, nine hairstyles or a hijab, five hair colours, with or without glasses.

ثمّ خسرت عائلتي بيتنا، وصارت الحياة صعبةً جدًّا. وفي سنة ١٨٩٥، حين كنتُ في الثانية عشرة، ركبت أمّي البحر معي ومع أخي الكبير بطرس وأختيّ الصغيرتين مريانا وسلطانة، مسافرين إلى أمريكا.
وقفتُ في مؤخّرة السفينة أتأمّل جبال لبنان وهي تصغر وتصغر.
قفي معي يا تالين، ولنلوّح لها مودّعين.
Then my family lost our home, and life became very hard. In 1895, when I was twelve, my mother took my big brother Boutros, my little sisters Marianna and Sultana, and me on a ship across the sea, to America.
I stood at the back of the ship and watched the mountains of Lebanon grow smaller and smaller.
Stand with me, Taleen. Let’s wave goodbye.
هاجرت عائلاتٌ لبنانيّة كثيرة في تلك السنوات. واليوم يعيش ملايين الناس من أصلٍ لبنانيّ في كلّ أنحاء العالم.
Many Lebanese families left in those years. Today, millions of people with Lebanese roots live all over the world.
A true story on every page
Real dates, places and people, told by Gibran himself, with a “Did you know?” fact on every spread.

Their name on every page
Gibran talks to them all the way: “Sit still, Taleen… I'm painting your portrait!”

استقررنا في بوسطن، في حيٍّ مزدحم مليء بالعائلات التي تتكلّم العربيّة. وفي المدرسة كان عليّ أن أتعلّم الإنجليزيّة من أوّل كلمة، حتى إنّهم غيّروا طريقة كتابة اسمي بالإنجليزيّة، من Khalil إلى Kahlil!
كنتُ أرسم في كلّ دفترٍ أملكه. وذات يوم رأى رسومي مصوّرٌ اسمه فريد هولاند داي، ففتح لي أبواب متاحف وكتبٍ لم أتخيّلها من قبل.
تعالي يا تالين، لنذهب ونرى.
We settled in Boston, in a busy neighbourhood full of Arabic-speaking families. At school I had to learn English from the very first word, and they even changed the spelling of my name, from Khalil to Kahlil!
I drew in every notebook I had. One day a photographer named Fred Holland Day saw my drawings, and he opened the door to museums and books I had never imagined.
Come, Taleen. Let’s go and see.
كتب جبران طوال حياته بلغتين: العربيّة والإنجليزيّة. وهذا الكتاب يتكلّم لغتين أيضًا!
Gibran wrote all his life in two languages, Arabic and English. This book speaks two languages too!
Two languages on every page
Arabic with English, French or Spanish, so the whole family can read it together.
«أنتم الأقواس، وأولادكم سهامٌ حيّة تنطلق منكم.»
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”
Gibran's words, chosen by you
Pick a line from The Prophet for the last page: on children, work, friendship, giving or teaching.
- 1883Born in Bsharri, North Lebanon, on 6 January.
- 1895Sails to America with his family and settles in Boston.
- 1898Goes back to Beirut to study at Madrasat al-Hikma.
- 1904His drawings are shown for the first time, in Boston.
- 1905His first book, Music, comes out in Arabic.
- 1908Studies art in Paris.
- 1911Moves to New York.
- 1920Founds the Pen League with Mikhail Naimy and other writers.
- 1923The Prophet is published.
- 1931Dies in New York on 10 April, aged 48, and is laid to rest in Bsharri.
A timeline of their life
At the back: every year that mattered, from Bsharri in 1883 to The Prophet in 1923, and words to know.
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This is Taleen's book. Yours will have your child's name and look.
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