Daniel and Ismail
Paperback – Picture Book, May 7, 2024
Restless Books · Paperback · May 17, 2024
A one-of-a-kind, uplifting picture book about an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy who bond on the soccer field—translated into English, Hebrew, and Arabic.
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- Who it’s for
- Daniel and Ismail meet on a soccer field, where shared play crosses cultural and religious differences.
- Themes
- Cross-cultural friendship, Cultural and religious differences, Soccer and shared interests
- Genres
- Diversity & Multicultural, Soccer Stories, Prejudice & Racism
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A one-of-a-kind, uplifting picture book about an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy who bond on the soccer field—translated into English, Hebrew, and Arabic. Daniel and Ismail, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, don’t know each other yet, but they have more in common than they know. They live in the same city and have the same birthday, and this year they get the same presents: a traditional scarf—for Daniel a tallit and for Ismail a keffiyeh—and a soccer ball.
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Taking their gifts out for a spin, they meet by chance on a soccer field, and they soon begin to play together and show off the tricks they can do. They get so absorbed in the fun that they lose track of time and mix up their gifts: Daniel picks up Ismail's keffiyeh and Ismail takes Daniel's tallit. When they get home and discover their mistake, their parents are shocked and angry, asking the boys if they realize who wears those things. That night, Daniel and Ismail have nightmares about what they have seen on the news and heard from adults about the other group. But the next day, they find each other in the park and get back to what really matters: having fun and playing the game they both love. Daniel and Ismail is a remarkable multilingual picture book that confronts the very adult conflicts that kids around the world face, and shows us that different cultures, religions, societies, and languages can all share the same page.
Soccer, Tallit, Keffiyeh
Daniel and Ismail meet on a soccer field, where shared play crosses cultural and religious differences.
Come here for
- Two boys meeting through soccer
- A story translated into English, Hebrew, and Arabic
Expect
- Soccer tricks and a mix-up involving a tallit and keffiyeh
- A picture book in English, Hebrew, and Arabic
Where it sits
| Diversity & Multicultural | 72% |
|---|---|
| Soccer Stories | 69% |
| Prejudice & Racism | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Soccer Stories
- Prejudice & Racism
- Faith & Religion
- Authors
- Juan Pablo Iglesias Yacher
- Publisher
- Restless Books
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Cross-cultural friendship · Cultural and religious differences · Soccer and shared interests
- Reading lane
- Soccer Stories