Nada Shawish Dutka

KidLit Author

Upcoming Books

cover illustration for picture book cookies and crescents of girl holding plate of cookies
COOKIES AND CRESCENTS: AN EID STORY
Abrams Books
After moving away from her bustling city and large extended family, a girl discovers that while her Eid traditions may look a little different in a new home, it's the community you create that matters.
NEW AUDIOBOOK!
Dreamscape
BIG NEWS! Cookies and Crescents is going to be an Audiobook! Narrated by Jeed Saady with Dreamscape media coming July 2025.
illustrated ingredients to make eid cookies from picture book cookies and crescents
FREE PRINTABLE CLASSROOM ACTIVITY!
Learn to improvise and share
Free printable Cookies and Crescents classroom coloring activity to learn more about ma'amoul and to practice improvising! You can also print the postcard version on card stock, add a stamp, and share your best Eid cookies with a friend.

About Nada

Currently represented by Paige Terlip at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency... Nada Shawish Dutka is writing about growing up, based on her own experiences as the daughter of Palestinian and Hungarian immigrants to the United States.
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