Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi
Writer- Scholar
Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi, writer, scholar, and critic, was born in Tehran in 1961. He started his writing career at the age of 22, writing for adults, children, and young adults.
Mohammdi published a few fiction books up to 1994, focusing on ideas such as peace and justice in his stories, but afterwards his time was mostly spent on criticism and research on children’s and young adult literature.
Mohammadi’s most important work has been introducing the program of creative child-centered education in Iran. The result is several volumes of educational books. He has shown interest in the educational functions of literature for the past few years and has worked on teaching Persian language and mathematics through stories. The mentioned books include Literary Persian Learning and Literary Math Learning. Mohammadi also translates theoretical texts on children’s literature and was the board member of Iranian Association of Writers for Children and Youth.
Some of his works have been translated into English, Istanbul Turkish, and Korean.
Selected Works:
The Little Girl and the Silk Doe (1990), Amirkabir Publishing Co.
Turnip and Wisdom (1998), Markaz Publishing Co.
Wandering without the Sun (2003), Chista
The Music of the Gypsy’s Tar (2013), The Scholarly Foundation of Children’s Literary History
Little Person, Big Dreams (2013), The Scholarly Foundation of Children’s Literary History
Emperor Potato IV (2014), The Scholarly Foundation of Children’s Literary History
Nokhodi’s Mini Stories (2014), The Scholarly Foundation of Children’s Literary History
Arash the Archer (2015), The Scholarly Foundation of Children’s Literary History
The Snowman and the Rose (2015), The Scholarly Foundation of Children’s Literary History
Selected Awards and Recognitions:
Best Book Award from the Book Festival of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon), Best Book Award from the Children’s Book Council of Iran and International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), Golden Flying Turtle Award, Yellow Deer Award (chosen by parents and children)