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Reviewing Children & YA Islamic Fiction, Books by Muslim Authors, & Books Featuring Muslim Characters
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Nadia Islam on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar illustrated by Avani Dwivedi
Having not liked the author’s YA books, I was on the fence about reading this, but when I saw it at the library I could hardly resist a Ramadan book about a girl visiting Bangladesh, wanting to be a journalist, and learning about climate challenges. And alhumdulillah, the 304 page middle grade book is clean, Islam centered, and flag free. Not so great though for me was the story craft itself. I think it tried to do too much from a 3rd grade protagonist voice which resulted in a lot of telling, very little showing, and no connection to the…
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Just Right Ramadan by Jenny Molendyk Divleli illustrated by Ava Haghighi
This 44 page picture book is delightfully illustrated and oh so relatable. As we are still early in the month of Ramadan, my large family at least, is still working out routines, and this book was reflective of the joy, the struggle and the determination to take advantage of it all. Yes, in Ramadan we need to push our selves, to pray more, read more Qur’an, be more generous, more kind, but when you have kids of all ages, it can take some constant rebalancing so there is minimal waste, enough time at suhoor, adequate sleep to drive and function…
Keep readingThe Ramadan Kitchen: Nourishing Recipes from Fast to Feast by Ilhan Mohamed Abdi
At 223 pages, this Ramadan inspired cook book, is organized with the holy month in mind, but provides recipes that will work the whole year through. With a few pages of text, reflection, and background before each of the eight sections: Suhoor, Iftar, Mains, Breads, Spices & Chutneys, Dessert, Drinks, and Eid, the author allows for the pages filled with the recipes themselves to be clear and less cluttered. The individual recipes feature a description for a header, with some encouragement and guidance of how to change the recipe up and make it your own. Some recipes have pictures, some…
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