ABSTRACT
The most famous storyteller in the history of mankind is Scheherazade, an intelligent woman who courageously decided to save the lives of other young maidens in the kingdom by marrying the evil Sultan Shahrayr, and keeping him entertained every night by telling him a series of intertwined stories that refuse closure. Women have been, since the beginning of times the greatest storytellers because they have had to entertain life. However, for different tribal, social and economic reasons, the past 200 years have witnessed the silencing of feminine voices in countries where Arabic is spoken. In the past twenty years an increase in the production of children’s literature spearheaded by different Arab women authors, illustrators, educators and publishers indicates that their voices are rising again.
