Why I Made These Books
Urdu was the language of home for me — the language of bedtime stories, of my parents' voices, of everything warm and familiar. But when I started reading to my own children, I couldn't find books that worked for our family. Most Urdu books assumed you could already read the script. We couldn't — not fluently — and neither could many of the aunties and grandparents who wanted to join in.
So I made something different. Books where Roman Urdu sits right alongside the Urdu script, on every single page — so anyone in the family can pick up the book and read it out loud, no lessons required.
About the Books
Let's Learn Alif Bay Pay grew from the simple words I use every day with my kids — words for animals, food, family, colors, feelings. I wanted those words to feel joyful to say, not like homework.
My First Urdu Rhymes collects six original rhymes — the kind that are fun to say out loud, that stick in little minds, that a toddler will ask you to read again and again. Every rhyme has both Urdu script and Roman Urdu, so the whole family can join in together.
About AaoSeekheinUrdu
AaoSeekheinUrdu — "Let's Learn Urdu" — is built on one belief: that heritage language learning should feel like a gift, not a burden. Our mascot is the Chakor, the national bird of Pakistan, a symbol of devotion in Urdu and Persian poetry. It felt right.
These are our first two books. We hope they are the beginning of something much bigger — a library that grows with your family, in a language that connects you to where you came from.
Roman Urdu on every page. No Urdu literacy needed to share these books with your child.
Original illustrations designed to delight children and feel at home on any bookshelf.
Grandparents, parents, and kids — everyone can participate, whatever their Urdu level.
Language should feel like joy. These books are an invitation, not a lesson plan.