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 little squirrel who gets bored and wants to find a friend. Right then, a turtle calls him from inside the bushes! The squirrel wants to be friends with him, but the turtle does not know the meaning of friendship…

He was born in Semnan, 1957. He has experienced writing short stories, novels, translating and illustrating for children’s book. His e-mail address: akrami.jamal@gmaial.com