Rania’s Book Makes the NY Times Bestseller’s List

This month, Queen Rania’s book,“The Sandwich Swap,” reached #1 on the New York Times Book Review Children’s Best Sellers Picture Books list. She took an experience out of her own life to inspire her cause for cross-cultural dialogue and as a result created Salma and Lily with a sandwich conundrum.

The book was published by Disney•Hyperion Books.

Queen Rania Discusses Her Children’s Book on “The View” and “Good Morning America”

Queen Rania of Jordan appeared on the US television shows “The View” and “Good Morning America” this week to promote her new children’s book “The Sandwich Swap.” It continues the queen’s quest to encourage cross-cultural dialogue by relating to an actual event in her life.

Below is Queen Rania’s interview on ABC’s “The View.”


Below is Queen Rania’s interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Queen Rania Reads “The Sandwich Swap” at UN Headquarters

Queen Rania of Jordan was joined by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters Bookshop as she promoted her children’s book “The Sandwich Swap.” Children from the United Nations International School were entertained with her storytelling whilst Ban Ki-moon praised the queen for her approach to cross-cultural dialogue by saying, "tolerance and peaceful coexistence are core United Nations values and essential to progress in the twenty-first century. I commend Her Majesty Queen Rania for her longstanding commitment to raising awareness about the importance of mutual respect and cross-cultural understanding."

Below is Queen Rania’s appearance at the UN Headquarters Bookshop.

Disney•Hyperion Publishes Rania’s Book

Queen Rania of Jordan has been successful with different mediums to encourage cross-culture dialogue. Now, she has written a book. The queen collaborated with Kelly DiPucchio to write the children’s book, “The Sandwich Swap,” which is being published by Disney•Hyperion Books. It tells the story of Salma and Lily; two friends that are faced with a cross-cultural issue relating to their sandwiches. They resolve their conundrum by trading sandwiches and sampling another culture through food.

Below is the Disney•Hyperion promotion of Queen Rania’s book “The Sandwich Swap.”