# Reem Saleh Al Gurg

Reem Saleh Al Gurg (Arabic: ريم صالح القرق) is the author of children's stories from the United Arab Emirates for the younger generation. She became the first Arab woman to enter the Guinness World Records after she created the largest mosaic panel in the world. Reem managed to get her name on the front pages of the Guinness World Records Arabic edition for the year 2009, through a wooden mosaic panel called "Desert Vision."

## Her beginning

The author's daughter played a major role in her getting into the children's stories. Reem was looking for a gift that her daughter deserves, and there is nothing better than giving her a kids stories that are useful enough, Under virtue of intermittent living in London of course she does not want the English language, because it's an easy language to acquire and learn.
Reem searched for compelling Arabic stories and did not find anything to fulfill her curiosity in substance, form, and attractive images, so she took it upon herself to accomplish the goal. Reem sat and thought then she inspired her national story "Wid and Walid," from the longing for the homeland. This was the first story she gave as a gift to her daughter, and soon this story turned into a series of stories.
This story is about two children on the National Day roaming the seven Emirates and realizing many beautiful and expressive facts. This series issued in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation. Her presence in Britain for study prompted her to accomplish more meaningful work for her daughter and other youngsters, especially as she lives in a state of permanent nostalgia for her homeland, which motivates her towards expression from the depths of her feeling.

## Education

* Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Sharjah, 2004.
* Master's degree in Nutrition from King's College, Britain.
* Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management from Bradford University.

## Position

* Director of Strategy & Corporate Excellence and Assistant Professor of Health Policy at Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences.
* Member of the Emirates Scientists Council.

## Literature

| Book | Language | Publisher | Year | Number of pages | ISBN |
| Wid and Walid on the eighth of December (Arabic: wd wa walid fi althaamin min disambir) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Wid and Walid at the doctor (Arabic: wd wa walid eind altabib) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Wid and Walid: Sleep plan (Arabic: wd wa walid: khutat alnawm) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Wid and Walid on the way back (Arabic: wud wa walid fi tariq aleawda) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Wid and Walid in the vegetable market (Arabic: wd wa walid fi suq alkhudar) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Wid and Walid: What do you like? (Arabic: wd wa walid: matha tuhb?) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Wid and Walid: A day in the tent (Arabic: wd wa walid: yawm fi alkhayma) | Arabic | Dubai, Jerboa Books | 2010 | 14 | 978-9948-447-11-5 |
| Al-Eid Cakes (Arabic: kaek aleid) | Arabic | Beirut, Jarrous Press | 2013 | 32 | 978-9953-468-17-4 |
| Maryam's gifts (Arabic: hadaya maryam) | Arabic | Beirut, Jarrous Press | 2014 | 18 | 978-9953-587-04-2 |
| Spectrum colors in my home (Arabic: 'alwan altiyf fi dari) | Arabic | Beirut, Jarrous Press | 2015 | 24 | 978-9953-587-10-3 |
| Shall I bring you a little elephant? (Arabic: hal 'ajlib lak fylaan sghyraan) | Arabic | Abu Dhabi, AlBorj Media | 2016 | | 978-9948-497-83-7 |
| Al Marjan Restaurant (Arabic: mateam almarjan) | Arabic | Sharjah, Kalimat Publishing & Distributions | 2016 | 36 | 978-9948-02-508-5 |
| The Pink Palace on the Moon (Arabic: Alqasr alwardi ala saṭḥ al-qamar) | Arabic | Abu Dhabi, AlBorj Media | 2016 | 28 | 978-9948-02-229-9 |
| The Ostrich Naema (Arabic: naema alnaeama) | Arabic | Abu Dhabi, Bidaya Media | 2017 | 32 | 978-9948-02-720-1 |
| Alsadra Honey (Arabic: easal alsadra) | Arabic | Sharjah, Kalimat Publishing & Distributions | 2017 | 36 | 978-9948-10-251-9 |
| The Little Jerboa (Arabic: alyarbue alsaghir) | Arabic | Sharjah, Kalimat Publishing & Distributions | 2018 | 25 | 978-9948-39-067-1 |
| The Gorgeous Bih (Arabic: bih albahia) | Arabic | Abu Dhabi, AlBorj Media | 2019 | 26 | 978-9948-37-729-0 |
| Smile for the Picture (Arabic: 'abtasim lilsuwra) | Arabic | Sharjah, Wow publishing house | 2019 | 28 | 978-9948-36-751-2 |
| The Camel and Dragon (Arabic: aljamal wa ltiniyn) | Arabic | Abu Dhabi, AlBorj Media | 2019 | | 978-9948-38-163-1 |
| Morning Race (Arabic: sibaq alsabah) | Arabic | Sharjah, Kalimat Publishing & Distributions | 2019 | 25 | 978-9948-38-776-3 |
| Five recipes for Happiness (Arabic: khams wasifat lilsaeada) | Arabic | Abu Dhabi, AlBorj Media | 2020 | 28 | 978-9948-36-610-2 |