غَرْسَةGHARSA READERS Follow along
Arwa, Yousef, the cousins, Theeb the cat and Hudhud the hoopoe together in the garden

قَرِيبًا COMING SOON

قِصَصٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ تَنْمُو مَعَ أَطْفَالِكُمْ

Arabic early readers that grow with your child

Nine levels for children aged 4 to 9, from first letters to chapter books. Read-along stories with full vowel marks and an English line for parents.

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Planting Letters · Arabic Readers That Grow

غَرْسَة is a young tree, freshly planted.

Every child who starts to read Arabic is one. The series grows with them, level by level, from a seed to a full tree.

  • غ and G in one letter. Arabic first, with English joined to it, the way every book pairs the two languages.
  • The dot is a tatreez diamond, the cross-stitch of our grandmothers' embroidery.
  • Planted between two seedlings: the letter itself is the young plant.

مِنْ بِذْرَةٍ إِلَى شَجَرَةٍ

From a seed to a full tree

Nine levels, one step at a time. Slide to watch your reader grow.

Level 0 Seed badge
Level 0
بِذْرَة
Seed
First letters
First letters · age 4Chapter books · age 9

Also growing: a collection of Islamic Stories · قِصَصٌ إِسْلَامِيَّةٌ

تَعَرَّفُوا عَلَى الْعَائِلَةِ

Meet the family

Read-along stories with Arwa, Yousef, the cousins, Theeb and Hudhud.

Arwa and Yousef reading together under the olive tree, with Theeb asleep beside them

أَرْوَى وَيُوسُفArwa & Yousef

Story time under the olive tree, with a book open and a cat asleep nearby.

Theeb the round ginger cat asleep on an olive branch beside Hudhud the hoopoe

ذِيب وَهُدْهُدTheeb & Hudhud

قِطٌّ بُرْتُقَالِيٌّ يُحِبُّ النَّوْمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ.

A round ginger cat who would much rather be asleep, and his friend the hoopoe.

Arwa, Raya and Yousef building a sandcastle on the beach with Theeb

الْأَوْلَادُThe children

Sandcastles, gardens and family days out, the everyday places where stories happen.

حَرْفُ الْأُسْبُوعِ LETTER OF THE WEEK

ب

ب · بـ · ـبـ · ـب

بَ · بُ · بِ

بَابَا baa · as in Baba

First read in Level 1 · Root

Trace it together

Hand your child the phone or tablet, or use a mouse, and follow the shape of ب. Don't forget the dot underneath.

كَلِمَةُ الْأُسْبُوعِ WORD OF THE WEEK

زَيْتُونَة

zaytoona · olive tree

نَامَ ذِيبٌ تَحْتَ الزَّيْتُونَةِ.

Theeb fell asleep under the olive tree.

غَرَسُوا فَأَكَلْنَا، وَنَغْرِسُ فَيَأْكُلُونَ

They planted, and we ate; we plant, and they will eat.

نَصِيحَةٌ لِلْأَهْلِ

For parents

1

Read it twice.

First read the page aloud, slowly. Then read it again while your child points to each word. Five minutes a day is plenty.

2

Use the English line.

Every page has a line in English for you. Read it first if you need to, then enjoy the Arabic together.

3

Celebrate each new level.

Every book carries its level badge. When your child moves up, make a fuss. Growing readers love to see how far they've come.