My Dad is Always Working - Hafsah Dabiri

Abdullah’s dad always seems to be working! He rushes to work in the morning, and he rushes back without time even to pick Abdullah up from school.

He’s always so busy that when Abdullah’s teacher asks him to write a ‘jazakAllah khair’ card, Abdullah thinks the only one he should thank is his mum.

Hafsah Dabiri

With beautiful illustrations and a heartfelt message, My Dad is Always Working is a story about the depth of gratitude and the important bond between father and child.

ISBN 978-0-86037-841-9 | US $11.95 ISBN 978-0-86037-841-9

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My Dad is Always Working

But what is daddy really doing? Join Abdullah as he learns to recognise that sometimes the blessings we need to be most grateful for are not the ones that are easy to see.

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My Dad

Is Always

WORKING

Author: Hafsah Dabiri Illustrator: Arwa Salameh

“Wake up Abdullah,” Mum said, “it’s time for class.”

Abdullah moaned and peeked his head out from under his duvet.

“Already?” Abdullah complained as he rolled out of bed and gave his mum a hug. His clothes were laid out at the end of his bed, ready for him to take a shower and put on.

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“Okay, see you—” “CLICK.” He heard the front door snap shut before he had even finished his sentence.

Abdullah frowned and thought, “Dad is always working…”

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Abdullah shrugged his shoulders and said,

“Dad is always working…”

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Once he had finished, Abdullah tiptoed into his dad’s room and placed the card in his jacket pocket.

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kAll

a Jaz

ir Kha

DAD

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Abdullah and his mum arrived home in the evening after football, as soon as they opened the front door, they smelt something burning coming from the kitchen.

They ran into the kitchen to see what on earth was going on. Abdullah’s dad was standing in the middle of the kitchen sweating, covered in flour and holding a stack of very burnt pancakes.

“Dad … are … you … okay?” said Abdullah as he and his mum struggled to hold back their laughter.

“Dinner is served!” Abdullah’s dad announced importantly as he wiped some flour off of his face.

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Hafsah Dabiri

Abdullah’s dad always seems to be working! He rushes to work in the morning, and he rushes back without time even to pick Abdullah up from school.

He’s always so busy that when Abdullah’s teacher asks him to write a ‘jazakAllah khair’ card, Abdullah thinks the only one he should thank is his mum.

With beautiful illustrations and a heartfelt message, My Dad is Always Working is a story about the depth of gratitude and the important bond between father and child.

ISBN 978-0-86037-841-9 | US $12.95 ISBN 978-0-86037-841-9

K Exclusively managed by KUBE www.kubepublishing.com PUBLISHING

9 780860 378419

51295

My Dad is Always Working

But what is daddy really doing? Join Abdullah as he learns to recognise that sometimes the blessings we need to be most grateful for are not the ones that are easy to see.