Regular followers of the blog will know that we are a family that likes to read. The girls have an ever growing collection of books and we have recently turned to Ramadan related books. I have already reviewed some of the Ramadan books we have:
Ramadan Rhymes
My First Ramadan
Rashad’s Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr
As I am running out of time to review all the books I want to before Ramadan, I thought a post sharing 10 of the books we will be reading throughout Ramadan would be ideal. Some of these books aren’t specifically relating to Ramadan but are useful in that they are educational and teach the children about Islam.
Under The Ramadan Moon
‘Ramadan is one of the most special months of the year – a time to pray, fast and help those in need. Sylvia Whitman’s lyrical story, with luminous illustrations by Sue Williams, serves as an introductions to Ramadan – a time for reflection and ritual with family and friends’.
Ramadan Moon
Written by Na’ima B Robert, ‘the beauty and excitement of Ramadan and Eid is vividly evoked in this movingly written and stunningly illustrated book. A perfect introduction for children celebrating Ramadan for the first time, or anyone who wants to know what Ramadan is like.
Rashad’s Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
‘For Muslims, Ramadan is a time for fasting, prayer and thinking of others. Rashad tries to be good all month. When it’s time for Eid al-Fitr, he feasts and plays. Find out how people celebrate this special time of year’.
Written by Lisa Bullard
My First Ramadan
‘It’s time for Ramadan to begin. Follow along with one young boy as he observes the Muslim holy month with his family. This year, he wants to try to fast like the grown-ups do.’
Written by Karen Katz
Ameena’s Ramadan Diary
‘Junior Marketing Executive Ameena is determined to make this upcoming Ramadan a real success – easier said than done with a demanding job and siblings that regularly test her patience. But with good advice from a sheikh, support from her friends and a strong plan, she’s certainly on the right track to getting what she wants out of the Holy month.’
Written by Sara Kabil and Abubakr El-Banna
The Blessings of Ramadan
‘The central idea of this book developed from a series of talks given by the author to Muslim youth during the month of Ramadan. It was felt that this would meet the need for a simple informative guide for young Muslims.’
Written by Javed Ali
Eid and Ramadan Songs
‘This delightful book of Eid songs combines entertainment and with learning and includes beautiful artistic illustrations. It teaches about Eid-ul-Fitr- Eid -ul-Adha and Ramadan. It stimulates listening skills, helps establish reading readiness, and promotes a secure, satisfying Islamic self-image.
Written by Fawzia Gillani Williams
Goodnight Stories from the Quran
‘Goodnight Stories from the Quran is the answer to every child’s longing to hear a good bedtime story. It contains a careful selection of thirty-three magnificent Quranic tales retold in age appropriate language. A simple text and fabulous colour illustrations, which bring the narratives vividly to life, make the message of the Quran more meaningful for children.
My First Quran Storybook
‘…this book makes the message of the Quran more meaningful for children. It’s the perfect way to begin your child’s lifetime adventure of personal Quran reading. Especially chosen for the very young, these stories act as a foundation on which to build a growing knowledge of the Quran.
My First Prophet Muhammad Storybook
‘…this book makes the message of the life of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) more meaningful for children. It’s meant for 7 year olds and above, encourages children to discover for themselves the message of the life of the Prophet and to find their own ways of applying the Prophet’s timeless teachings into their lives.’
Are there any books that you and your family really love to read in Ramadan? Do feel free to share them in the comments!
Nice review! But what I see is a lack of books for younger age group in the same theme.
Anyhow we had ordered somw of these to show on our ramadan reading shelf but unfortunately got lost in mail
My First Ramadan and Rashads Ramadan are both suitable for the younger children to read. There is a pretty extensive collection of books available but these are just ones we have and personally will be reading
Wow! This is quite a nice selection for young readers. I like the ‘Good night stories from the Quran’ with the camels on the title š I wish you and your family a blessed Ramadan time and your kids pleasure with those nice books. Linked that post in a group where recently somebody asked about Ramadan books for children.
JazakAllah Khair for linking it up!
And in sha Allah hope you have a blessed ramadan too!
Nice collection. Should get for my kid.
Ma shaa Allah! What an amazing selection for young readers. As I reviewed this list and your brief descriptions I couldn’t help but think about how helpful and great these would have been when I was fasting for my first Ramadan. I know that many are geared or marketed for children but, so many of us reverts could utilize books like these to fully understand and make the most of our Ramadan. I especially like the Ramadan Diary, I’m going to search to see if I can locate it or something similar locally, since I’m not quite sure how I would receive something in KSA; given that the mail is so spotty. Thank you so much for sharing, I really appreciate it!
Thanks for this list! There are some new books here that I haven’t heard of. My daughter really likes the new Curious George Ramadan book as well. I feel like there is a lack of quality books for younger kids so I’ll definitely look into your list and see if she likes these!
We have ordered that and just waiting for it to arrive!
That’s an awesome collection. I am to fetch some from online. Thank you for sharing…
All we have is Ramadan Moon – I ordered the Curious George book and haven’t received it yet. It has been out in the US for ages though which is annoying! I really want to get My First Quran next – this is super helpful for next year inshaAllah when Yusuf is older and will be able to read a lot more – bookmarking it š x
I’ve seen/ read most of these books via the school library but I have never come across Ameena’s Ramadan diary – will love to read it.
In addition to reading to the young ones, I actually enjoy reading children’s books. The illustrations and easy-to-read texts usually pull me in. Plus there are simple everyday lessons to be picked up.
Happy to see more titles being published for Muslim children.
Lol no kids but this is so cute, I always share such posts with my mummy friends š (www.beautywithzainy.com and http://www.spicyfusionkitchen.com)
These are good books to educate children about Ramadan and Islam in general. Glad to see that we have so many options nowadays š
How can I get these books
Most of these I got off Amazon or Ebay
soon will buy for my kids.