{"id":17375,"date":"2024-02-17T21:14:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T02:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=17375"},"modified":"2026-10-17T21:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T01:42:11","slug":"hala-tahboub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/hala-tahboub\/","title":{"rendered":"Hala Tahboub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hala Tahboub was born in Jordan and now lives in Montreal. Tahboub was an architect and interior designer before shifting careers to become an illustrator and author of children&#8217;s books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/10\/The-Interrupted-Plans-of-Mango-and-Nan-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/10\/The-Interrupted-Plans-of-Mango-and-Nan-book-cover.jpg 253w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/10\/The-Interrupted-Plans-of-Mango-and-Nan-book-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/10\/The-Interrupted-Plans-of-Mango-and-Nan-book-cover-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Interrupted Plans of Mango and Nan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clarion Books, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the brilliant mind of Hala Tahboub comes a topsy-turvy tale of a boy and his grandmother. All they want is a summer ice-cream cone, but instead they get an all-over-the-town adventure. Silly and sweet, Mango and Nan find that sometimes canceled plans and disappointment are best served with sprinkles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/02\/Kevin-Goes-First-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/02\/Kevin-Goes-First-book-cover.jpg 151w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/02\/Kevin-Goes-First-book-cover-104x150.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kevin Goes First<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York: Clarion Books, 2023.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1ua10n4\/alma991005822759708636\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1ua10n4\/alma991005822759708636\">PZ7.1.T35 K38 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Kevin and his friends find a mysterious ladder, it sparks a big debate over what it might lead to . . . and who should go first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When eager Kevin starts climbing before a decision is agreed upon, he discovers a BIG surprise that might be better shared with friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hala Tahboub <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halatahboub.com\/\">personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publisher Clarion Books, an imprint of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\">HarperCollins<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hala Tahboub was born in Jordan and now lives in Montreal. Tahboub was an architect and interior designer before shifting careers to become an illustrator and author of children&#8217;s books. 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