Ramadhan Books for Children
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Raihanna's First Time Fasting
Author: Qamaer Hassan
Publishers: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Description: A young girl’s first experience fasting in the month of Ramadan.
Age Range: 5-7 Years
Details: Paperback, 34 pages. Published in 2016
Ramadan Moon
Author: Nai’ma Robert
Publishers: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, U.K.
Description: A young girl observes the holy month with her family and follows the moon in its various stages during the month.
Age Range: 4-7 Years
Details: Paperback, 32 pages. Published in 2015
Laila’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan story
Author: Reem Faruqi
Publishers: Tilbury House Publishers, U.S.A.
Description: Laila has to explain to her new classmates why she will not join them for lunch during the month of Ramadan. She learns that her new friends respect her beliefs.
Details: Hardcover, 32 pages. Published in 2015
Rashad’s Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr
Author: Lisa Bullard
Publishers: Millbrook Press, U.S.
Description: A child’s overview of the holy month as his favorite time of the year.
Age Range: 5-7 Years
Details: Paperback, 24 pages. Published in 2012
Under the Ramadan Moon
Author: Sylvia Whitman
Publishers: Albert Whitman and company, U.S.
Description: Shows the activities of a family in the month of Ramadan taking place under the moon. Rhythmic text and soft artwork.
Age Range: 4-7 Years
Details: Paperback, 24 pages. Published in 2011
Moon Watchers: Shirin’s Ramadan Miracle
Author: Reza Jelali
Publishers: Tilbury House Publishers, U.S.
Description: Sibling rivalry breaks out when Shirin is not allowed to fast like her brother Ali. The book discusses different aspects of the month of Ramadan and is told from a Shia Muslim perspective.
Age Range: 6-9 years
Details: Hardcover, 32 pages. Published in 2010
A Party in Ramadan
Author: Asma Mobin-Uddin
Publishers: Boyds Mills Press, U.S.
Description: Leena is invited to a party in the month of Ramadan. How will she face the challenge of attending but fasting?
Age Range: 7-9 years
Details: Hardcover, 34 pages. Published in 2009
The White Nights of Ramadan
Author: Maha Addasi
Publishers: Boyds Mills Press, U.S.
Description: Noor and her brothers collect candy during the three whites – the middle days of the month of Ramadan. She learns about sharing and thinking of the poor during the month of Ramadan.
Age Range: 7-9 years
Details: Hardcover, 32 pages. Published in 2008
Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
Author: Hena Khan
Publishers: Chronicle Books, U.S.
Description: Yasmeen celebrates the month of Ramadan and learns about the Islamic lunar calendar.
Age Range: 6-9 years
Details: Hardcover, 32 pages. Published in 2008
The Last Night of Ramadan
Author: Maissa Hamed
Publishers: Bell Pond Books, U.S.
Description: A young boy learns from his parents, grandparents and community about the month of Ramadan.
Age Range: 3-7 years
Details: Hardcover, 32 pages. Published in 2007
Fasting and Dates
Author: Jonny Zucker
Publishers: Barrons Educational Series, U.S.
Description: A simple introduction to the Islamic festival of Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr
Age Range: 3+ years
Details: Paperback, 24 pages. Published in 2004
Magid Fasts for Ramadan
Author: Mary Matthews
Publishers: HMH Books for young readers, U.S.
Description: Magid is too young to fast and accepts his family’s suggestion of a modified fast.
Age Range: 10-12 years
Details: Paperback, 48 pages. Published in 2000
Zaki’s Ramadan Fast
Author: Ann P.L.Moslimany
Publishers: Amica Publishing House, U.S.
Description: A day in the life of Zaki as he keeps his first fast with the support of his family.
Age Range: 6-9 years
Details: Hardcover, 27 pages. Published in 1994