Hooda Shawa Qaddumi facts for kids

Hooda Shawa Qaddumi is a talented writer who creates books for children and young adults. She was born in the United Kingdom and has a Palestinian father and a British mother. Her stories have won many awards, including the famous Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Children's Literature in 2008 for her book "The Birds’ Journey to Mount Qaf."

About Hooda Shawa Qaddumi

Hooda Shawa Qaddumi grew up in the United Kingdom. Today, she lives in Kuwait with her husband and their two children. She also works as a professor, teaching English at Kuwait University.

Her Education and Studies

Hooda Qaddumi has studied a lot! She went to the American University in Cairo. There, she earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science. Later, she got a master's degree in Education in Teaching English from The College of New Jersey in the United States. She is currently working on another master's degree at Kuwait University. This new degree is in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies.

Award-Winning Books

In 2008, Hooda Qaddumi's book, "The Journey of Birds to Mount Qaf," won a big prize. It received the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Children's Literature. This same book also won the Best Direction Book Award at the Beirut International Book Fair 50. The story was inspired by an old poem called "Logic of the Bird." This poem was written by a Persian poet named Farid al-Din al-Attar way back in the 12th century.

Books by Hooda Shawa Qaddumi

Here are some of the wonderful books Hooda Shawa Qaddumi has written:

• "A Birds’ Journey to Mount Qaf" (2009)
• “The Animal’s Vs the Humans at the Court of the King of the Jinn” (2012)
• “The Yellow Man”
• “The Secret Revealer” (2013)
• “The Elephant’s Journey” (2015)
• “Apollo on Gaza Beach” (2017)