Doha al-khateeb

Biography

About the graphic designer:

Doha Al-Khateeb is a Syrian artist. She studied geography and photography in the Faculty of Arts at the Adham Ismail Center for Visual Arts. After graduating in 2006, she worked in the field of painting and took part in several group exhibitions and workshops with children.

For her work at several local and Arabic magazines and publishers, she received a number of awards, including the European Commission Prize in the Recycling Competition, the Prize for Designing a Drug Control Poster, and Oil Painting Prizes for Young Artists.

Today, Al-Khateeb dedicates himself entirely to drawing children's books under the motto Pictures for children that make the heart smile.

Last Released

Hutlos

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

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