Want to support literacy in Ethiopian languages? Ask your library or school to get digital copies of our books from OverDrive!  We have more than 860 titles available and just added Igbo & Kiswahili to our catalog, which includes 14 Ethiopian languages.

Come Join Us at Empower the Community weekend in DC August 2. Thank you to Board Members Yene and Bethelehem for leading our representation this year. Come say hi and check out our books!

Our Featured Titles this week all feature the beautiful colors of Ethiopia:. Yellow: My Adorable Colors.: Colors of Ethiopia: The Road of Life:

We're thrilled to offer more titles in our featured language, Basketgna!. Families: Beautiful Dreams: Bad Days Don't Last Forever: Andromeda: A Story of Hope:

Join our monthly book club to buy books for kids in Ethiopia! Just set up a recurring Monthly donation of at least $4 and you can help us get more books to kids who need them. Thanks for supporting literacy!

Animals make excellent teachers:.Greedy Bird: The Little Snail: The Lonely Nile Perch: When Was I Born? Too Brave: We Can Stop The Lion:

Our Featured Language this week is spoken by over 13 million people: Greek. We're grateful to Michael Angelidis for helping to translate our titles into this ancient language!. Mamas: Papas: Children:

Thank you, ESFNA for organizing another fantastic, empowering and exciting event! We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with old friends, and to make new ones. Thank you for supporting the Ethiopian diaspora!

Our Featured Titles this week all feature stories of encouragement and empowerment:. It’s Okay to Make Mistakes: Bad Days Don’t Last Forever: Head in the Stars: I Can Jump Jump:

Congratulations to the authors and illustrators of The True Story of Teff and the Art of Cooking for winning 2025 Gourmand awards! Thank you to everyone who made these books possible. The True Story Of Teff: The Art of Cooking:

Our Featured Language this week is Somali, which is spoken by over 24 million people in the Somali Peninsula and among the diaspora. We are proud to offer over 170 titles in this important language!.

Thank you Seattle Rotary Club for funding a new reading room at Hope for Korah. We are grateful to help support literacy in Korah!

Our Featured Titles this week highlight the importance of empowering girls:. Beautiful Hair: Girls: Girls Grow Up: Yellow: Where Do Dreams Grow?

Sales were strong on two continents last month (North America and Europe), with titles heading to Germany, the UK, and Spain! As always, we are deeply grateful for the consistent support of our Canadian readers. Thank you for supporting bilingual literacy in the diaspora!

Want to help support bilingual literacy? Ask your library or school to get digital copies of our books from OverDrive! We now have over 800 bilingual books in Ethiopian languages available. Thanks for your support!

Thank you Calliope's Library for this thoughtful write-up of our book Andromeda (. Leaving us a review is a great way to raise awareness of our work!. Andromeda, Princess of Ethiopia is available in 11 languages (plus English):

Our Featured Titles this week look at the incredible ecosystems of some of Ethiopia's National Parks!. Hide and Seek at Kafta Shararo National Park: Nechisar National Park: The Great Rift Valley Lakes:

We saw a lot of love for Somali titles last month, and our Portuguese version of Jember!. Jember.Thirteen Months of Sunshine.The Runaway Injera.Counting In Ethiopia.Who Am I?.The Busy Little Bee.My Five Senses.Nile Crocodiles.A Big Hunt For Little Lion.The Boy Who Never Gave Up

Come celebrate with us from June 28-July 5th at Federal Way Memorial Field! 32 teams will compete at ESFNA 2025 in Seattle. We will have our bilingual Ethiopian language books at tent #86, come find us and say hello!

When two young friends from different nations meet in a busy market, friendship is natural. The title for our new early reader speaks for itself: We May Be Different But We Can Still Be Friends. Amharic: Igbo: