Join author and artist Malak Mattar on Saturday, November 16 at 5 PM for a reading of her children’s book, Sitti’s Bird: A Gaza Story. Written and illustrated by Malak, this unique and sensitive picture book reflects her childhood in occupied Palestine. It tells the story of a young girl whose love for her family and passion for art help her overcome the fear and trauma of the 2014 Gaza airstrikes— traumas experienced by many children in Gaza and beyond.
Malak is a little girl who lives in Gaza with her parents. She goes to school, plays in the ocean, and visits Sitti’s house on Fridays. One day while she is in school, bombings begin. She spends the next 50 days at home with her parents worrying and feeling scared, until one day she picks up her paintbrush …
