Written for pre-school children, the series consists of 15 volumes of which nine have been published to this date. All the stories are thematically based on friendship and sympathy. The amusing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian outstanding writers and skillful illustrators under the supervision of Majid Raasti, the author and the head of Mehrabe Ghalam’s board of children’s literature. The art director of the series is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. This book tells the story of a rabbit sitting in his home eating a carrot. Then, there appears a blind mole rat digging a tunnel and wants to find a friend…

Hoda Haddadi, writer and illustrator, was born in Tehran in 1976. She has majored in graphic arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts. Haddadi’s first story was published in the 1980s in an important young adult magazine in Iran. She began illustrating for children by working with a number of specialized children’s and young adult publications and so far has illustrated the works of many renowned Iranian writers for children and young adults. Although Hoda Haddadi is best known as an illustrator, she is an active story writer too. She has written for different age groups. She has written stories for children, stories for young adults, composed poems, and written young adult novels. Her writings for young adults depict unconventional characters who are trying to bond with their surroundings.