Lateefa Buti facts for kids

Lateefa Buti (Arabic: لطيفة بطي) is a talented writer from Kuwait. She is well-known for writing many wonderful books for children. One of her most famous books is Hatless. This book won a special prize called the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2017. This award is a very important honor in the world of books! Hatless was also translated into English by Nancy Roberts so more children could read it.

Lateefa Buti's Career

Lateefa Buti started her writing journey by publishing two collections of short stories. These included The Mermaid and My Country, Ininkayo. In 2003, she began writing books especially for children.

She has written many stories for Al Arabi Al Sagheer, a magazine for children in Kuwait. Some of these stories are Salem and Salma and My City Kuwait. She also wrote stories about cultural heritage and folklore for TV channels like Al Jazeera Children's Channel and Al Baraem Channel.

Awards and Achievements

Lateefa Buti has won several important awards for her writing.

• She won first place in the Children's Theater Writing Competition in Kuwait.
• She also won second place in the Children's Theater Writing Competition for the whole Arab world in 2013. This competition was held by the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Literature in Kuwait.
• In 2017, she won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Children's Literature for her book Hatless.

Lateefa Buti is also the person who started Dar al-Ruslan for publishing. This is the very first publishing house in Kuwait that focuses only on children's books.

Books by Lateefa Buti

Lateefa Buti has written many different kinds of books.

Short Story Collections

• My Country, Ininkayo (original title: Baladi Inenkaio), published in 2001
• The Mermaid (original title: Aroos Al-Bahr)

Plays for Children

• The Princess Salma (original title: al-Amira Salma)
• The Hunter Saleh (original title: al-Sayad Saleh)

Children's Books

• Why Did the Young Foal Neighed? (original title: Limatha Sahalat Al Muhra Al Sageera?), 2010
• Miss Chicken (original title: Al Anesa Dajaja), 2016
• Khanfesa Tanesfna
• Nayel's Gloves
• Gregaan and the Kangaroo (original title: Greegaan wa al Kangar), 2017
• The Greyhound Puppy (original title: al-Garw sloogi), 2017
• Hatless (original title: Bela Qubaa), 2017
• Children and Rainbow Colors (original title: al-Atfal wa Qaous Qusah), 2017
• The Black Smile in the White City (original title: al-Ibtisama al-baidaa fi al-madina al-sawdaa), 2017

See also

• Salha Obeid
• Nadia Al Najjar
• Hessa Al Muhairi
• Maryam Saqer Al Qasimi