DeWitt Community Library

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DeWitt, NY 13214

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Books on Islam for Children

These books are appropriate for preschoolers

and elementary school students.

They are available in the Children’s Room.

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PICTURE BOOKS:

Time to Pray

By Addasi, Maha

When young Yasmin goes for a vis-

it, her grandmother teaches her a

Muslim's daily prayers, makes spe-

cial prayer clothes, and gives a gift

that will help Yasmin remember when to pray.

Includes facts about prayer customs.

Nabeel’s New Pants: an Eid

Tale

By Gilani, Fawzia

While buying gifts for his fami-

ly to wear to the mosque on Eid

a shoemaker is persuaded to get

new pants for himself, but the only pair availa-

ble is too long and no one seems to have time to

shorten them.

Moon Watchers: Shirin’s

Ramadan Miracle

By Jalali, Reza

Nine-year-old Shirin wants to join

her family and other Muslims in

fasting for Ramadan but is told she is too young,

and so she seeks other ways to participate in-

cluding, perhaps, getting along better with her

older brother, Ali.

The Night of the Moon: a Muslim

Holiday Story

By Khan, Hena

Yasmeen has a wonderful time

celebrating the Muslim holy month

of Ramadan with her family and

friends.

Islamic Festivals

By Knight, Khadijah

Introduces the festivals celebrated in

the Islamic faith.

Muhammad of Mecca:

Prophet of Islam

By Marston, Elsa

Examines the life and accomplish-

ments of the founder of the Islamic

faith.

A Party in Ramadan

By Mobin-Uddin, Asma

Ramadan is coming and Leena is

excited. But, she is also invited to a

party on the same day as Ramadan.

Will she be able to keep her fast?

Islam

By Morris, Neil

Introduces the Islamic religion and

its history.

Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam

By Stanley, Diane

Examine the tale of an extraordi-

nary man, remarkable for his gener-

ous and chivalrous ways, a warrior

who longed for peace.

Under the Ramadan Moon

By Whitman, Sylvia

Ramadan is one of the most special

months of the Islamic year, when

Muslims pray, fast, and help those

in need. Whitman's lyrical story

serves as an ideal introduction to Ramadan.

My Name is Bilal

By Mobin-Uddin, Asma

When Bilal and his sister transfer

to a school where they are the

only Muslims, they must learn

how to fit in while staying true to their beliefs

and heritage.

Ramadan Moon

By Robert, Na’ima bint

A description of the celebration of

the Islamic holiday of Ramadan

with its concluding celebration of

Eid-ul-Fitr from the perspective of children and

their family.

NON-FICTION:

The White Nights of Ramadan

By Addasi, Maha

A young girl tells how her family

celebrates the festive holiday, Gir-

gian, which comes in the middle of

the holy month of Ramadan. The

special clothing, the foods, the crafts, and the

greatest joy of all, the joy of giving.

Muhammad

By Demi

Introduces Muhammad and the

basic tenets of the Islamic faith.

Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr

By Dickmann, Nancy

Introduces Ramadan, the Islamic

month of fasting, and Id-ul-Fitr,

the festival that marks its end.

Ramadan

By Douglass, Susan L

An introduction to Islamic observanc-

es during the month of Ramadan and

the subsequent festival of Eid-al-Fitr.

Ramadan

By Ghazi, Suhaib Hamid

Describes the celebration of the

month of Ramadan by an Islamic

family and discusses the meaning

and importance of this holiday in the Islamic re-

ligion.

Celebrating Ramadan

By Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

Follow Ibraham's family through

the month of praying and fasting

until the feast and celebration of

Eid al'Fitr that ends Ramadan. They explain the

basic beliefs of Islam, tell the story of the life of

the Prophet Muhammad, and offer an intimate

look at the day-to-day lives of a devout Islamic

family.

What You Will See Inside a

Mosque

By Khan, Aisha Karen

Describes what happens inside a

mosque and introduces the Muslim

faith.

Muslim Child: Understanding Is-

lam Through Stories and Poems

By Khan, Rukhsana

A collection of stories and poems

about Muslim children from a varie-

ty of backgrounds, focusing on the celebration of

holidays and practices of Islam.

Islam

By Wilkinson, Philip

Readers can explore the traditions,

culture, and history of Islam, one of

the world's largest religions.

Coming to America: a Muslim

Family’s Story

By Wolf, Bernard

Depicts the joys and hardships

experienced by a Muslim family

that immigrates to New York City from Alexan-

dria, Egypt, in the hope of making a better life

life for themselves.

FICTION:

The Day of the Pelican

By Paterson, Katherine

In 1998 when the Kosovo hostilities

escalate, thirteen-year-old Meli's life

as an ethnic Albanian, changes forever

after her brother escapes his Serbian

captors and the entire family flees from one refu-

gee camp to another until they are able to immi-

grate to America.

Words in the Dust

By Reedy, Trent

Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girl in

Afghanistan, faces a series of frighten-

ing but exhilirating changes in her life

as she defies her father and secretly

meets with an old woman who teaches her to

read, her older sister gets married, and American

troops offer her surgery to fix her disfiguring

cleft lip.