![BookCoverPreview[1]](https://munaizaki.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/bookcoverpreview1.jpg)
Our book on Sudanese Proverbs is now available as a print on demand book.
The cover was created on a Createspace template which only allows certain options. Nevertheless we were very pleased to receive the cover image from the Sudanese artist, Ahmed Amir Jabir.
A page from Illustrated Sudanese Arabic Verbs for Beginners by Muna Zaki.
Soon to be published…
Learning proverbs in a foreign language is a great way of expressing your sense of humour about certain situations without having to try and make jokes that might not really be appropriate.
While in England during the summer I heard an old proverb being used to describe the admiration that a mother had for her children: “all her geese are swans” Which means that in a mother’s eyes her children are the most beautiful and special children in the world. Of course all children should be lovely in their own mother’s eyes but there are occasions when some mothers lose their sense of reality!
This reminded me of a couple of very similar proverbs that we have in Sudanese Arabic. Continue reading
You can’t judge a book by its cover, or can you?
I designed this cover for my workbook. I wanted a bright cheerful cover that would appeal to young children who often seem to be visual learners. More information about the book is available on the Arabic page.
Muna Zaki 