About the author

Omar Ismael writes the Omar's World books to share moments from his own life that taught him something.

Each book starts with something that really happened. A new bike that was much harder to ride than it looked. A bored Saturday that turned into a wrestling show in the basement. At the time they were just ordinary days. Looking back, they were the days that taught him things he still leans on: that falling over is part of learning, that you can make something wonderful out of whatever is lying around, and that getting back up is the bravest part.

He writes for children aged 3 to 7 and for the grown-ups who read to them. If a child who has just fallen off a bike, or been knocked flat, sees a little of themselves in Omar and decides to try again, the book has done its job.