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Picture Books for Muslim Childhood

Joy, family, Ramadan, and seeing yourself on the page.

We've gathered picture books where Muslim children can find themselves. If that's what you're looking for, these are some we think you might like.

Eid clothes, prayer rugs, little sisters, moons. For shelves in the UAE and anywhere a child is learning that the world is wide enough for them.

A shelf of joy and recognition

For Ramadan nights, first hijabs, and everyday belonging.

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns

Hena Khan

A to Z of Muslim life: mosque, henna, Eid. A first beautiful alphabet of belonging.

Image source: Open Library
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets

Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets

Hena Khan

Shapes in Islamic art and worship. Geometry as a love letter.

Image source: Open Library
The Proudest Blue

The Proudest Blue

Ibtihaj Muhammad

A first hijab on the first day of school. Sisterhood, and a blue like the sky.

Image source: Open Library
Under My Hijab

Under My Hijab

Hena Khan

The many ways women wear hijab, from football to grandma's kitchen.

Image source: Open Library
Lailah's Lunchbox

Lailah's Lunchbox

Reem Faruqi

A girl fasts for Ramadan at school in a new country. Courage in a lunchbox.

Image source: Open Library
Salat in Secret

Salat in Secret

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

A father gives his son a prayer rug, and permission to pray at school.

Image source: Open Library
Night of the Moon

Night of the Moon

Hena Khan

Yasmeen learns the nights of Ramadan, one moon at a time.

Image source: Open Library
Big Red Lollipop

Big Red Lollipop

Rukhsana Khan

A birthday party, a little sister, and a lesson in fairness with a Pakistani family at the centre.

Image source: Open Library
The White Nights of Ramadan

The White Nights of Ramadan

Maha Addasi

A Gulf childhood, girgian, and the lanterns of the fasting month.

Image source: Open Library
My First Book About Ramadan

My First Book About Ramadan

Sara Khan

A clear, tender introduction to the month of fasting for the very young.

Image source: Open Library

Cover images are linked from Open Library and publishers for identification. All rights belong to their respective creators. GINGI illustrations are original brand artwork.

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