About the Author

Never interested in learning Persian, Mona Kiani was a Farsi School dropout. Resisting the persistent nag of her Persian parents, she evaded learning Persian despite her parents insistence. Fast forward a two decades. She's pregnant with her son. Realising she cant read and write Persian! She searches the recesses of the internet looking to find bilingual resources to help facilitate her sons learning. Her search was in vain. NOTHING. Englisi Farsi was born out of necessity. An Iranian Australian mother set on embracing her rich Persian heritage. Created with love for the Iranian diaspora; these books are designed to make learning Persian fun, interactive and relevant for the needs of mixed Iranian families today. Covering a wide variety of topics, they are an ideal platform to engage & inspire young minds. To nurture bilingual language development with a little [Kúchúlú] help from the English alphabet. Persian. Pass it on.

Reviews

"I HIGHLY recommend these AWESOME new books! If you know anyone who is speaking Persian to their children or wants them to learn Persian words but cannot read in Persian, this series solves their problem!There are so many reasons I love these books: 1) Persian/English/and Finglisi (complete with pronunciations!)2) Beautiful illustrations3) Great for beginning readers-simple text.4) There's an app to help with pronunciation.5) Useful website with a wealth of information for parents of Persian language learners.6) A book about virtues...I've been looking for that for years and so grateful to have finally found one...in Persian!7) Attention to detail...very well done!"Jayron FinanCEO Persian Preschool
"The best Persian language resource for bilingual children! Even I am learning from them! These books were clearly made with a lot of love.I pulled them out this week and not only was our daughter fascinated, but I am adding to my own vocabulary too."
Verified BuyerLilly G.
"These books are fun and unique. I can never seem to find other Persian books that provide the same easy to learn qualities without feeling overwhelmed with information,"
Shahs of SunsetAdam Farahan
"Finglisi, now thats my style of talking! If you are someone who is trying to learn, married to someone who speaks Farsi, it's not just for kids! You can phonetically put the words together. It is very easy for someone who doesn't speak Persian. I loved that you did this. I have searched for a while! This is Brilliant!"
TV News AnchorShally Zomorodi
"When the Englisi Farsi virtues book was gifted to us, it rapidly became my 2 year old daughter's favourite book - so much so that we bought more from the series just to add a bit of variety to our night-time reads again (no matter how many library books / other books we had, she *always* requested 'sefate pasandideh Mum!!"). We've since downloaded some books to our phones so that we have easy access on the go - and it's amazing how quickly she learns words using the electronic version!Everyone is delighted when my daughter proudly shows them her special books, and we often find they then spark natural and easy conversation between several generations of family - no easy feat!These books are such great tools for teaching children farsi, and if you're not a native speaker like myself, for also learning some yourself. Thanks so much for such a wonderful resource Mona! Keep it up please!!"Corrine Mirk
"What I most love about these gorgeous books is that it has the Farsi alphabet and the pronunciation in written in English so my English speaking hubby can read the books to our kids as well. It's a book for all ages. But the best part of it all is that I get to spend precious time with my family while keeping the Persian tradition alive. Thank you for one of the best gifts ever you have given me!"Nas White