تالين تعيش بعيدًا، بعيدًا جدًّا.
لكنّ جذورها في لبنان.
Taleen lives far, far away.
But her roots are in Lebanon.
نمسك الأيدي ونرقص الدبكة.
دقّ، دقّ، نطّة!
Everyone holds hands and dances dabke.
Stamp, stamp, jump!
تيتا تري تالين مكانًا مميّزًا.
في جبيل، قوارب صغيرة تتمايل على البحر الأزرق.
Teta shows Taleen a special place.
In Byblos, little boats rock on the bluest sea.
جدّو يرفعها عاليًا
لنقطف أحلى تين.
Jiddo lifts Taleen up high
to pick the sweetest figs.
«عمر هذه الأرزة ألف سنة»، تقول تيتا.
«جذورها عميقة… مثل جذورك.»
“This cedar is a thousand years old,” says Teta.
“Its roots go deep… just like yours.”
Where My Roots Grow
Your child flies home to Lebanon: jasmine at Teta's door, man'oushe for breakfast, figs with Jiddo, dabke under the stars, and a cedar a thousand years old.
- Their name in Arabic and English, French or Spanish
- Drawn to look like them: from your photo, or skin tone, hairstyle, hair colour
- Teta and Jiddo, and their own place in Lebanon
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The story
Your child lives far away, but one day a letter comes from Teta: “Come home, habibi!” They fly over the sea to Beirut, eat warm man'oushe, dance dabke, pick figs with Jiddo and stand under a cedar a thousand years old. Teta gives them a seed to take home, and they learn their roots come with them wherever they go.
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, both on every page. The Arabic is simple, with only the vowel marks young readers need.
Every book is made for one child
Drawn to look like them
Painted from your photo, or pick from 4 skin tones, 9 hairstyles and 5 hair colours.
Teta and Jiddo too
Drawn to match your family or painted from their photos, and Teta can wear a hijab. You choose what your child calls them.
Their name, in both languages
Written in Arabic and in their other language, on the cover and through the story.
Their place in Lebanon
Beirut, Byblos, Zahlé and more, or type your family's village.
Your own dedication
A few words from you, printed on the first pages.
في يوم، تصل رسالة من تيتا:
«تعالي يا حبيبتي!»
One day, a letter comes from Teta.
“Come home, habibi!”
Two languages on every page
Arabic with English, French or Spanish, so the whole family can read it together.
Read the first pages
This is Taleen's book. Yours will have your child's name, look, family and place.
تالين تعيش بعيدًا، بعيدًا جدًّا.
لكنّ جذورها في لبنان.
Taleen lives far, far away.
But her roots are in Lebanon.
في يوم، تصل رسالة من تيتا:
«تعالي يا حبيبتي!»
One day, a letter comes from Teta.
“Come home, habibi!”
نطير فوق البحر…
مرحبًا يا بيروت!
Over the sea we fly…
Hello, Beirut!
منقوشة زعتر ساخنة.
«صحّتين!» تقول تيتا.
Warm man'oushe with za'atar.
“Sahtein!” says Teta.
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