Lateefa Buti (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: لطيفة بطي) is a Kuwaiti writer. She has published many books for children including ''Hatless'', which won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2017 in the children's literature category, and was translated into English by Nancy Roberts.

Career

Lateefa Buti has published two short story collections including ''The Mermaid'' and ''My Country, Ininkayo''. In 2003, she started writing books for children. Buti has contributed stories to the Kuwaiti magazine ''Al Arabi Al Sagheer'' including ''Salem and Salma'' and ''My City Kuwait''. Also, she has written some cultural heritage stories and

folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...

for Al Jazeera Children's Channel and Al Baraem Channel. Buti won several awards, including the first place award for Children's Theater Writing Competition at the level of the State of Kuwait, the second place in the Children's Theater Writing Competition at the level of the Arab world which was held by the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Literature in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

in 2013, and won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for category of Children's Literature for her book ''Hatless'' in 2017. She is the founder of ''Dar al-Ruslan'' for publishing which is the first Kuwaiti publishing house for children's book.

Works

Short story collections

* ''My Country, Ininkayo'' (original title: ''Baladi Inenkaio''), 2001 * ''The Mermaid'' (original title: ''Aroos Al-Bahr'')

Plays

* ''The Princess Salma'' (original title: ''al-Amira Salma'') * ''The Hunter Saleh'' (original title: ''al-Sayad Saleh'')

Children's book

* ''Why Did the Young Foal Neighed?'' (original title: ''Limatha Sahalat Al Muhra Al Sageera?''), 2010 * ''Miss Chicken'' (original title: ''Al Anesa Dajaja''), 2016 * ''Khanfesa Tanesfna'' * ''Nayel's Gloves'' * ''Gregaan and the Kangaroo'' (original title: ''Greegaan wa al Kangar''), 2017 * ''The Greyhound Puppy'' (original title: ''al-Garw sloogi''), 2017 * ''Hatless'' (original title: ''Bela Qubaa''), 2017 * ''Children and Rainbow Colors'' (original title: ''al-Atfal wa Qaous Qusah''), 2017 * ''The Black Smile in the White City'' (original title: ''al-Ibtisama al-baidaa fi al-madina al-sawdaa''), 2017

References