Yasmin Hanif

Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name is based on @YHanifWrites real-life experience of children from South Asian backgrounds defaulting to European names for a teddy bear. @SophieBenmouyal's art is full of authentic details - like the names of the children Yasmin worked with on the wall!

Abdullah is given a teddy for Eid, but he can't figure out its name! Then after hearing a family story from Pakistan Abdullah has an idea - maybe the bear has a name from his own culture... @YHanifWrites Save 30% at DiscoverKelpies.co.uk in our #WinterSale!

Glasgow bookshop tour with @YHanifWrites and Justin Davies! On Mon 20th Oct, we'll be visiting @WStonesArgyleST @BigglestonesBks @WaterstonesGla and @WaterstonesBYR to sign books and chat to booksellers - pop in to grab your signed copy of #AbdullahsBear and #Firebloom!

@VikkiGemmell Thank you Vikki! 🙂🙏

victoriagemmell.com/2025/10/04/int… 📚✍️Today I’m delighted to welcome friend and writer @YHanifWrites on my ‘Interview with a Writer’ feature 🤩 Yasmin recently released her gorgeous debut picture book Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name (illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal)

@ljlittleson @DiscoverKelpies @scottishbooks @WaterstonesGla Glad you enjoyed it Lindsay and it was wonderful having you there! X

@DiscoverKelpies @scottishbooks @WaterstonesGla @YHanifWrites It was a lovely evening. Yasmin spoke so passionately, the cake looked (and tasted) amazing and Yasmin’s mum’s lamb samosas were incredible!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at @WaterstonesGla tonight for the launch of Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! We had so much fun 🧸💛 A huge congratulations again to @YHanifWrites and Sophie Benmouyal!

The team are getting ready for the launch of Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! at @WaterstonesGla, with the assistance of two little helpers! 🧸 @YHanifWrites #Childrensbooks #Booklaunch

🧸Happy Book Birthday!🧸 Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! by @YHanifWrites and Sophie Benmouyal is out now! Find your copy wherever books are sold, or head over to our website: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/uncatego…

Only 2 more days until the publication of Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! by debut author @YHanifWrites and Sophie Benmouyal! 🧸💛 Thanks to KILTS (Kids' Literature Scotland) for this fantastic review. Pre-order a copy from the Kelpies website now!📚 #PictureBook #ChildrensBook

@scottishbooks @DiscoverKelpies Thank you for sharing! @scottishbooks 🥰📚❤️

Head over to BfS for a sneaky preview of the wonderful picture book Abdullah's Bear Needs a New Name! written by @YHanifWrites and illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal! booksfromscotland.com/2025/09/abdull…

Happy #TeddyBearDay! 🐻 Download, colour in and name your own teddy bear here: discoverkelpies.co.uk/2025/09/abdull… @YHanifWrites debut #PictureBook Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name, illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal, is out on 18th September. Preorder now on the Kelpies website.

Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name by @YHanifWrites and @SophieBenmouyal is a gentle yet powerful story about the value of cultural heritage 🧸 Thank you to @MaisieWrites for the wonderful review! ❤️ Pre-order your copy now on the Kelpies website: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/uncatego…

Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name by @YHanifWrites and @SophieBenmouyal is a gentle yet powerful story about the value of cultural heritage 🧸 Thank you to @MaisieWrites for the wonderful review! ❤️ Pre-order your copy now on the Discover Kelpies website: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/uncatego…

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@ljlittleson @DiscoverKelpies Currently reading this @ljlittleson felt like I was really there! ⛵️☀️🍦⛱️

Day trip to Millport, the setting of my first novel, The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean. #favouriteplace #Scotland @DiscoverKelpies

@DiscoverKelpies @DebsCa Thanks for the repost @DebsCa 🫶🙏

This month is #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, which seemed like the perfect opportunity to share Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name from debut author @YHanifWrites 🧸A gentle yet powerful story about the value of cultural heritage, out September discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/uncatego…

@StuartWhiteWM @Bozzle Thanks @Bozzle ❤️🙏

Thanks for the advanced copy and congratulations to @YHanifWrites on this wonderful book! Been reading this with the little one. Amazing illustration from Sophie, too!