Hoda Hadadi Explained

Hoda Hadadi
Birth Date:	2 February 1977
Occupation:	Illustrator, Author and Poet
Birth Place:	Tehran, Iran
Birth Name:	Hoda Hadadi
Nationality:	Iranian

Hoda Hadadi^{[1] [2] [3]} (February 2, 1977 Tehran) is an Iranian illustrator, Author and Poet.^[4] Her literary and visual works often support eco-feminism, featuring women as the narrators and heroes^[5] of their life stories. She delves into the lost narrators or forgotten narratives^{[6] [7]} of women and their relationship with nature. She is particularly known for her collage technique in her visual artworks, especially her use of transparent silk paper.^[8]

Biography

Hadadi was three years old at the start of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and five when the Iran-Iraq War began, lasting for eight years. Her drawings during this period featured only girls, women, and nature, with no trace of war or ideology.At the age of ten, she began writing poems inspired by Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Her professional career began at nineteen, while she was a graphic design student at Tehran University of Art, with publications in children's magazines. To date, many of her books have been published in Iran,^{[9] [10]} the United States^[11] Denmark,^{[12] [13]} and France.^[14]

Articles and Reviews about Her

Some Recent Articles about Hoda

• 2023 A Comparative Study of the Human-Nature Relationship in The Fate of Fausto and I’ll Sow My Hands in the Garden^[15]
• 2021 “Reading Hoda Hadadi in Tehran” The Implicit Articulation of Lesbian Identity in Iranian Children’s Literature by Masih Zekavat/Johns Hopkins University press ^[16]
• 2018. An Introduction to Ecofeminism: Alternative Ecofeminist Readings of Diling-a-DiLing and Two Friends/ Massih Zekavat, Europa-Universität Flensburg; Yazd University, Childhood Studies of Shiraz University /An Introduction to was published in Children’s Literature Studies in 2019^[17]

Awards

In 2018, Hadadi received five stars from the Danish newspaper Politiken^[18] for writing and illustrating the book "The Mountain That Wanted to Travel" (Bjerget der ville rejse).^[19]

• 2022 Honour certification of IBBY international (Board of books for young people) For the book: (Bacheha Bahar), Malaysia^[20]
• 2021 and 2020 The little Black Fish medal for Best Illustrator (The mother), Also (Bacheha Bahar), Children's Book Council (IBBY of Iran)^[21]
• 2020, selected for The white Raven list of international youth library of Munich (I'll sow my hands in the garden)- Germany^[22]
• 2018, Gold Medal for Best Picture Book (Drummer Girl), International Book Award, USA^[23]
• 2017, Gold Medal for Best Illustrator (Drummer Girl), Literacy Classics Award, USA^[24]
• 2017, Gold Medal for Best Illustrator (Drummer Girl), Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, USA^{[25] [26] [27]}
• 2010, Winner of New Horizons of Bologna for Writing and Illustrating the book (Two Friends), Italy^[28]
• 2007, Grand Prix of Belgrade (Two Friends), Serbia^[29]
• 2007, Golden Plaque of BIB, Bratislava (If I Were a Pilot & With Rain Again), Slovakia^[30]
• 2005, Second Prize of Katha (Smiling Crocodile- Not published), India^[31]

Bibliography

A complete list of Hoda Hadadi's books in which she has rolled as an Illustrator, Author, Poet or Art director, can be found here. Some notable books are as follows:

• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Rina singh. Garden of Grenades, Greystone books. Canada. 2023^[32]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Reem Farouqi. Milloo's mind. Harpercollins. USA. 2022^[33]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Raoul Follereau A smile. Pikku publishing. UK 2021 and in Canada by Pajama press. Canada 2021^{[34] [35] [36]}
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Forough Farokhzad. I'll Sow my Hands in the Garden. Mirmah. Iran. 2019^[37]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Hoda Hadadi. Bjerget der ville rejse (The travelling mountain). Uro. Denmark 2018^[38]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Poet: Hoda Hadadi. Jeg taenker pa et hjem (I Am Thinking of a Home). Uro. Denmark 2018^[39]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Nima Yushij. Bacheha Bahar. Mirmah. Iran 2018^[40]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Hiba Masoud. Drummer Girl. Daybreak. USA 2015^[41]
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Kelly Cunnane. Deep in the Sahara. Random House. 2013. USA 2013, Also by Mitsumura. Japan 2014^[42]
• Author: Hoda Hadadi. The Clown (novel). Kanoon. 2012^[43]
• Illustrator and author: Hoda Hadadi Two Friends. Shabaviz. Iran 2007, Also in Italy 2010: Il bosco delle meraviglie,Terre editore,  Also in France 2011. Amies pour la vie. Lirabelle publishing^{[44] [45] [46]}
• Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Farhad Hasanzadeh. Kooti Kooti's Story (3 volumes). Kanoon. Iran 2006-2007-2008, Also by Mevsimler Kitap publishing, Turkey 2020^{[47] [48]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hoda Hadadi . 2024-07-08 . Greystone Books Ltd..
2. Web site: Hoda Hadadi . 2024-07-08 . www.goodreads.com.
3. Web site: Hadadi, Hoda . 2024-07-08 . Pajama Press . en-US.
4. Web site: Jeg tænker på et hjem eReolen . 2024-07-08 . ereolen.dk.
5. News: چرا زنان قهرمان داستان‌ها و افسانه‌ها نمی‌شوند؟ . 2024-07-08 . BBC News فارسی . fa.
6. Web site: Forgotten Female Storytellers Through the Ages :: Bibliocrunch . 2024-07-08 . bibliocrunch.com.
7. Web site: debuk . 2023-07-24 . Lost words and hidden histories . 2024-07-08 . language: a feminist guide . en.
8. Web site: What Is Silk Paper Printing And How Is It Used? B&B Press . 2024-07-08 . www.bbpress.co.uk . en-gb.
9. Web site: 2020-01-25 . بلندخوانی کتاب قصه‌های کوتی کوتی، قشم، بهمن ۹۸ - با من بخوان . 2024-07-09 . fa-IR.
10. Web site: admin . 2017-07-03 . قصه‌های کوتی‌کوتی (مجموعه ۴ جلدی) . 2024-07-09 . فرهاد حسن‌زاده . fa-IR.
11. Web site: 2017 Winners . 2024-07-09 . www.moonbeamawards.com.
12. Web site: Bjerget der ville rejse – FORLAGET URO . 2024-07-09 . www.forlageturo.dk.
13. Web site: Jeg tænker på et hjem – FORLAGET URO . 2024-07-09 . www.forlageturo.dk.
14. Web site: AMIES POUR LA VIE . 2024-07-09 . Lirabelle - Livres, CD, DVD, kamishibaï . fr-FR.
15. Zekavat . Massih . 2023-10-18 . A Comparative Study of the Human-Nature Relationship in The Fate of Fausto and I’ll Sow My Hands in the Garden . Children's Literature in Education . en . 10.1007/s10583-023-09552-w . 1573-1693. free .
16. Zekavat . Massih . 2021 . Reading Hoda Hadadi in Tehran: The Implicit Articulation of Lesbian Identity in Iranian Children’s Literature . Children's Literature Association Quarterly . 46 . 3 . 283–303 . 1553-1201.
17. ذکاوت . مسیح . 2019-02-20 . درآمدی بر بوم‌فمنیسم: مطالعه‌ی موردی دو دوست و دیلینگ دیلینگ . مطالعات ادبیات کودک . fa . 9 . 2 . 55–76 . 10.22099/jcls.2017.24465.1482 . 2008-8647.
18. Web site: 2019-02-05 . Fine fortællinger til børn: Anmelderen takker for bøger med hjertevarme billeder og budskaber, der er til at forstå . 2024-06-22 . Politiken . da-DK.
19. Web site: Bjerget der ville rejse – FORLAGET URO . 2024-06-22 . www.forlageturo.dk.
20. Web site: IBBY Honour List 2022 . 2024-06-24 . www.ibby.org.
21. Web site: Instagram . 2024-06-24 . www.instagram.com.
22. Kia Literary Agency . Rights Catalog 2023 . Kia Literary Agency Rights Catalog 2023.
23. Web site: 2020-06-06 . International Book Awards - Honoring Excellence in Independent & Mainstream Publishing . 2024-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606162906/http://internationalbookawards.com/aboutuscontactus/2018awardannouncement.html . 2020-06-06 .
24. Web site: 2017-07-07 . Illustrator Hoda Haddadi honored at Literary Classics Intl. Book Awards . 2024-06-22 . Tehran Times . en.
25. Web site: 2017 Winners . 2024-06-22 . www.moonbeamawards.com.
26. Web site: 2017-11-12 . Iranian illustrator Hoda Haddadi honored at Moonbeam Children's Book Awards . 2024-06-22 . Tehran Times . en.
27. Web site: 2017-11-12 . Hoda Haddadi Judged Best Illustrator at American Contest . 2024-06-24 . Financial Tribune . En.
28. Web site: 2010-03-30 . Animalarium: From Bologna: the Ragazzi Awards . 2024-06-24 . Animalarium.
29. Web site: 2007-11-21 . Iranian illustrators win four awards at Belgrade biennial . 2024-06-24 . Tehran Times . en.
30. Web site: Iranian illustrator wins BIB Golden Apple - Mehr News Agency . 2024-06-24 . en.mehrnews.com.
31. Web site: 2005-12-13 . Iranian illustrators win Chitrakala Award 2005 . 2024-06-24 . Mehr News Agency . en.
32. Web site: Imagine a Garden . 2024-06-28 . Greystone Books Ltd..
33. Book: Hadadi, Hoda . Milloo's Mind . January 17, 2023 . Harper Collins . 2023 . 9780063056619 . The U.S. . January 17, 2023 . English.
34. Web site: 2020-12-09 . A Smile - Pikku Publishing . 2024-06-28 . pikkupublishing.com . en-GB.
35. Web site: A Smile . 2024-06-28 . Pajama Press . en-US.
36. Web site: Gülümse . 2024-06-28 . www.homerbooks.com . tr-TR.
37. Web site: 2020-02-16 . دست‌هایم را در باغچه می‌کارم! . 2024-06-28 . همشهری آنلاین . fa.
38. Web site: Bjerget der ville rejse – FORLAGET URO . 2024-06-28 . www.forlageturo.dk.
39. Web site: Jeg tænker på et hjem – FORLAGET URO . 2024-06-28 . www.forlageturo.dk.
40. Web site: بچه‌ها بهار – انتشارات میرماه . 2024-06-28 . fa-IR.
41. Book: Hadadi, Hoda . Drummer Girl . April 1, 2022 . Daybreak Press . 2022 . The U.S. . April 1, 2022 . English . B09X329GXK.
42. Book: Hadadi, Hoda . Deep in the Sahara . October 8, 2013 . Schwartz & Wade . 2013 . 978-0375870347 . Illustrated . Japan . October 8, 2013 . English.
43. Web site: کتاب دلقک اثر هدی حدادی ایران کتاب . 2024-06-28 . فروشگاه اینترنتی ایران کتاب . fa.
44. Book: دو دوست . 978-964-505-231-5 . fa.
45. Web site: Il bosco delle meraviglie e la scoperta dell'amicizia . 2024-06-28 . Terre di mezzo . it-IT.
46. Web site: AMIES POUR LA VIE . 2024-06-28 . Lirabelle - Livres, CD, DVD, kamishibaï . fr-FR.
47. Web site: admin . 2017-07-03 . قصه‌های کوتی‌کوتی (مجموعه ۴ جلدی) . 2024-06-28 . فرهاد حسن‌زاده . fa-IR.
48. Web site: You searched for kuti kuti . 2024-06-28 . Mevsimler Kitap Yayıncılık . tr.