Über die Grafikdesignerin:
Doha Al-Khateeb ist eine syrische Künstlerin. Sie studierte Geografie und Fotografie an der Fakultät für Kunst am Adham Ismail Center for Visual Arts. Nach ihrem Abschluss 2006 war sie im Bereich der Malerei tätig und nahm an mehreren Gruppenausstellungen und Workshops mit Kindern teil.
Für ihre Arbeit bei mehreren lokalen und arabischen Zeitschriften und Verlagen erhielt sie eine Reihe von Auszeichnungen, darunter den Preis der Europäischen Kommission im Recycling-Wettbewerb, den Preis für die Gestaltung eines Posters zur Drogenkontrolle und Preise für Ölmalerei für junge Künstler.
Heute widmet sich Al-Khateeb unter dem Motto Bilder für Kinder, die das Herz zum Lachen bringen ganz dem Zeichnen von Kinderbüchern.
Hatless is an imaginative and inspiring story of a little girl who must make her way in an environment where those around her have different values than her. The main character is a little girl named Hatless who lives in Hat Town. There people are born with head coverings that hide their heads and faces. The world there is dark, silent and odorless. The little girl feels trapped there and would like to take off her hat. For fear of uncanny events, however, she keeps him on hold for the time being. Then one day she realizes that the scary things stay whether she takes it off or keeps it. She then decides to take off her hat. The world she is now discovering is full of beautiful things and she is happy about it. Even when those around her start to avoid her company, she doesn't get discouraged and tries to find a new way that allows her and those around her to see the beautiful things in their lives and embrace the world. In this way she changes the course of her own life and that of her fellow citizens. The story lets children's imaginations run wild and stimulates their creativity.
With illustrations by Nancy Roberts