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English Meets Urdu - Our Debut Series

Our debut book series for children is a set of board books that make it easy parents to teach their children Urdu words without needing to know the Urdu alphabet. The series was developed with Benish Shah and Maryam Ishtiaq with one key reality in mind: not all immigrant and first/second generation parents read Urdu script but they want to teach their children to speak Urdu (and maybe learn something themselves in the process). The series combines English and transliterated Urdu with beautiful illustrations.

Ages: 0-5 years old

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I ordered the full set for my kids and a few sets for my friend's kids - these are incredible. The look and feel are so GOOD.

Mishal Hemani

Teaching my daughter Urdu words when I wasn't taught to read Urdu script has been hard. These books made it possible.

Faisal Alam

I've NEVER found books made for Pakistani kids and I've never been so happy. These books are perfect.

Sana Quereshi
RESTOCKED! The English Meets Urdu 3-Book Set
RESTOCKED! The English Meets Urdu 3-Book Set
RESTOCKED! The English Meets Urdu 3-Book Set
RESTOCKED! The English Meets Urdu 3-Book Set
RESTOCKED! The English Meets Urdu 3-Book Set
RESTOCKED! The English Meets Urdu 3-Book Set
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This set includes all three board books in the English meets Urdu book series:

  • Elizey Eats
  • Sarina Sees
  • Kai Colors 

ELIZEY EATS

Elizey eats pomegranate and gajaar. Apples and even angoor! Come see what Elizey Eats. Elizey Eats is part of the English meets Urdu book series by Benish Shah and Maryam Ishtiaq. The book teaches children the English and Urdu words for the fruits and vegetables they love. 

SARINA SEES

Sarina sees dogs and billis, and monkeys and more. Come see what Sarina sees! Sarina Sees is part of the English meets Urdu book series by Benish Shah and Maryam Ishtiaq. The book teaches children the English and Urdu words for animals they love.

KAI COLORS

Kai Colors with green and gulabi. He loves blue and jaamani too. Come color with Kai! Kai Colors is part of the English meets Urdu book series by Benish Shah and Maryam Ishtiaq. The book series is developed to help teach children Urdu without parents needing to know how to read Urdu script. A combination of beautiful illustrations with English and transliterated Urdu, Kai Colors is a great way to introduce children to Urdu as a spoken language. 

Material: Board Book | Ages: 0-5 

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Author: Benish Shah 

Benish Shah is a lawyer and startup executive. She's had two sold-out children's books in the past, has been published in Refinery29, Forbes, Inc, The University of Pennsylvania, and more. Her children's books have one theme: developing books for her nieces and nephews that she couldn't find in the world. 

Illustrator: Maryam Ishtiaq 

Maryam Ishtiaq is a content creator and social media strategist. She has been profiled in Southern Living Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, Hello Pakistan, and more. As an immigrant, Maryam approached this book series with her daughter and her nephews and nieces in mind. She wanted to develop a tool to make it easy for parents to teach their children Urdu and this collaborative series was born.

 

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