Abdullah loves his Eid gift — a teddy bear! It used to belong to his abba, who encourages him to guess its name. Abdullah’s siblings, friends and classmates all have suggestions — Henry, Katie, Olivia, Archibald — but none of them feels right… Until he hears a family story and has an idea: What if the bear has a name like his own?

 

 

 

 

Teddy Bear Colouring Activity

• Print out and colour in your very own teddy bear.
• Give your bear a name!
• Why did you choose this name?
• Find out about your own name! Does it mean something? Are you named after someone?

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Yasmin Hanif is a Scottish-Pakistani author, poet and educator from a Muslim background. She worked on the ‘We Can Be Heroes’ project which tackled the lack of diversity in children’s literature and won several awards including the Scottish Awards for Minority Ethnic Educators, the Aspiring Writers Award and The Scottish Education Curriculum Innovation Award. Yasmin’s debut picture book Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! is inspired by this project. Yasmin lives in the west of Scotland.

Did you know you can get funding for author visits in Scotland with the Live Literature funding scheme? Find out how to apply via the Scottish Book Trust, or find Yasmin in the Live Literature directory.