Asma Balfaqih

Joyful learning

Why my books ask questions

25 November 2026 · 3 min read · By Asma Balfaqih

JOYFUL LEARNING At the end of every storythere is a question. Asma Balfaqih asmabalfaqih.com

Many children’s books end with a sentence that explains what the story means. With that the conversation is over before it has begun.

My books end with a question that has no right result. What would you have done? When did you last experience that? Children answer without fear of saying something wrong.

For parents this is a relief. They do not have to explain anything, they only have to listen. And that is exactly when children say the most.

About the author

Asma Balfaqih is a children’s book author. She studied social work at Hadhramout University in Mukalla and taught the Quran and Islamic religion in Taiz and Mukalla. She writes in Arabic about values, family and faith in the everyday life of children, and lives with her family in Meisterschwanden, Switzerland.

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