As soon as this book appeared, both adults and children fell in love with it. It is the first book in the “Long Ago” series, which invites the whole family to color, play, look closely at details, and recover memories. Every page is a splendid painting by Helmi El-Touni representing authentic Egyptian customs, traditions, and objects. El-Touni says that although he did not originally love coloring books, he accepted the challenge to create something new, authentic, and useful. The result was this book, which gathered purely Egyptian scenes that have disappeared—or nearly disappeared—from our lives. Color the book and keep it: if you are grown-up, it will remind you of a simple and joyful past; if you are young, ask the adults to tell you the stories behind these Egyptian scenes.