Pub Date: May 1, 2015
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2014042485
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 10.10" L x 9.20" W ( 0.80 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Holidays and Celebrations | Other Religious | Middle Eastern and Arab American | School and Education | Social Themes | Emotions and Feelings | Friendship | Religious | General | Ramadan
Description:
*2019 Daybreak Children's Picture Book Award -- Recognizing Muslim Women's Contributions to Literature*
*Notable Social Studies Trade Book For Young People 2016, a cooperative Project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council*
*Featured Book of the Month, Anti-Defamation League*
*American Library Association Notable Book for Children 2016*
* Skipping Stones Honor 2016*
*International Literacy Association Choices Reading List*
Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won't understand why she doesn't join them in the lunchroom.
Brief description: Reem Faruqi based this book on her own experiences as a young Muslim girl immigrating to the United States. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Review Quotes: If you're looking for an introduction to Ramadan for young readers (ages 5 to 8), consider this picture book. On the first year she is able to participate in Ramadan, Lailah finds herself in a new country, far from her native Abu Dhabi. She is excited to fast, but nervous that her classmates will not understand. With the help of a teacher and a librarian, she learns how she can explain Ramadan to her fellow students and make friends who are respectful of her culture.--Concepción de León "New York Times" (5/25/2018 12:00:00 AM)