Small stories,
big hearts.
Samia Kids is the children's desk of Samia Studios. We make picture books and short films that teach honesty, patience, courage and the joy of making things. Every story is written and drawn by a person.
In print now
Three books,
in print.
The Allah Book series: three picture books by Samia Jahangiri about the creatures Allah made. Short books for little ones, and the first books of Samia Kids.
Printed and in hand. Page count and price: TBC. The books are sold through Samia Books; online ordering is coming.
Photos: Pexels (goats on a meadow; bee on a yellow flower; brown cow in pasture).
Films in development
Short films,
drawn by hand.
Three short animated films are in the works. Each is a few minutes long, flat and bright, with one plain lesson and no lecture. Titles and stories may change before release.
The Star Who Could Not Sit Still
A small star wants the sun to rise now. It learns that some things are worth waiting for.
Patience · about 4 minutes
Goat Tells the Truth
A goat knocks over the milk pail and no one saw. Telling the truth turns out to be easier than hiding it.
Honesty · about 4 minutes
Bee Shares the Honey
A bee has more honey than it needs and a hungry neighbour next door. Sharing makes the hive bigger, not smaller.
Sharing · about 4 minutes
Meet the star
The star of
the house.
The star is the small yellow character who turns up on every Samia site, and it is the hero of Samia Kids. It is curious, a little impatient, and always trying to do the right thing.
In the films it learns the lessons alongside the children watching, one at a time, and never pretends to have them all figured out.
Made by people
Made by people,
for small people.
Every story from Samia Kids is written by a person and drawn by a person. Nothing is generated. Nothing is published as the first output of any tool.
Nothing here is made to frighten a child, and nothing here is made to sell them something. There are no ads, on this site or in the films.
- Written and drawn by a personEvery book and film has a named author and a named illustrator.
- Nothing generatedNo machine-written story, no machine-drawn picture, no synthetic voice.
- Nothing that frightensNo jump scares, no villains that follow a child to bed.
- No adsNot on this site, not in the films, not in the books.
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