The Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story [B2262]

2008 HCDJ (11.25x8.5-inches) in nice clean condition. This sweet tale follows Yasmeen, a seven-year-old Pakistani-American girl, as she celebrates the Muslim holidays of Ramadan, "The Night of the Moon" (Chaand Raat), and the festival of Eid. With lush illustrations that evoke Islamic art, this beautiful story offers a peek into modern Muslim culture-and into the ancient roots of its most cherished traditions. Includes a brief Author's note and glossary at the end.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Beautiful illustrations & story. This is a great story book for children to introduce them to Ramadan, whether as a Muslim or someone just wanting to learn about the religion."; "Lovely book for 8-10s about a Muslim child in an American setting describing her family's Ramadan customs. Educational in a good way.";

"I have been reading this book to my son since he was 2. He always liked it but now that he is 5 and understands things in more depth, he absolutely loves this. It is a beautiful tale of sighting the Ramadan moon, the holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Eid. I read this to my almost 2 year old daughter, and she identified herself with the main character in the book, even though she doesn't fully grasp the idea of Ramadan yet. I am so happy to have books like this to share with my kids. Hena Khan is one of my favorite authors - she does a great job lightly presenting these topics to young readers."