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The Girl who Lost her Smile by Karim Alrawi, illustrated by Stefan Czernecki ISBN 1-896580-15-7 · $9.95 Canada · £4.95 UK · $6.95 US Buy this book from Amazon.com (US customers) Buy this book from Amazon.co.uk (UK customers) Buy this book from Chapters.ca (Canadian customers) See larger picture     See reviews     See more illustrations from this book Parent's Magazine Gold Award Short-List Kentucky Book Award 2002 The Girl who Lost her Smile is one of 52 picture books recommended by Chicago Public Schools for first grade readers ...books recommended range in publication dates from 1982-2002. In the wonderous city of Baghdad lives a young girl called Jehan. One morning, Jehan wakes and sees that her smile is lost. She looks everywhere. Jugglers and fire-eaters come to help her find it. Artists paint murals on the walls of her room. They all try their hardest to entertain Jehan, but still, she cannot find her smile. Derived from a collection of Islamic stories The Girl Who Lost Her Smile is a simple folktale about uncovering life's hidden beauty. Karim Alrawi is the editor-in-chief of Arabica, the major English language magazine for the Arab-American community. He is also Playwright in Residence at Meadow Brook Theatre in Michigan. He has over 30 professionally produced plays to his credit and has won many national and international awards for his writing. Mr. Alrawi was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, and has since lived in England, Canada and the United States. Stefan Czernecki lives in Vancouver but has traveled all over the world. His work reflects his global outlook, as he draws his artistic inspiration from the folk art of the countries he has visited. Stefan is the illustrator of many titles, including Paper Lanterns, The Singing Snake, The Sleeping Bread, Mr. Belinsky's Bagels and Mama God, Papa God. He has been honoured with the 1997 Aesop Accolade of the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society for his book The Cricket's Cage: A Chinese Folktale.