Ali Tahir joins in a paper plane contest with a surprise twist. On a rainy day, Ali brings the fun to indoor break by sharing his talent for building paper planes with his friends.

But in a contest to see whose plane can fly furthest, Ali is baffled by the results.

Will aeroplane expert Ali flop or come out on top? Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Ali Tahir and his multi-generational Pakistani-origin family.

Ali’s big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution - you just have to find it!