Dear Muslim Child by Rahma Rodaah & Aya Ghanameh

Dear Muslim Child 

by Rahma Rodaah & Aya Ghanameh

Published February, 2024

Balzar & Bray

32 Pages

Hardcover 

Fiction

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Goodreads Summary

This inspirational picture book from the author of Dear Black Child encourages Muslim children to take joy and pride in their Islamic faith. Perfect for fans of In My Mosque and The Proudest Blue . Dear Muslim Child, your story matters. In this lyrical ode to Islam, Muslim children all over the world are encouraged to celebrate their faith and traditions.

My Thoughts

I found this book to be informative and inspiring. Readers will learn a lot of vocabulary relating to the Muslim faith as they learn about being a Muslim child. Most of the words are accompanied by a story of its origin or its importance in Muslim culture. I appreciate how the people depicted have diverse skin colors and appear to be form different backgrounds showing readers that Muslim people do not all look the same. 

I am always looking for books about different religions that explain the religion and its culture in simple terms. This book would be a good read aloud any time of year, but with Ramadan coming up in March, it would be a great choice as a general book about the Muslim religion. 

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Rahma Rodaah was born and raised in Hargeisa, Somaliland. At the age of eight, her family immigrated to Canada where she still resides today. She is a mother of four children and enjoys reading and coming up with silly bedtime stories. She is also the author of two self-published picture books and firmly believes that children need to be able to identify themselves in the books they read. You can visit her online at rahmarodaah.com.

Aya Ghanameh is a Palestinian illustrator, writer, and designer from Amman, Jordan. She received her BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design with a concentration in literary arts, and completed a yearlong Children's Books & Gifts Design Fellowship at Chronicle Books. You can visit her online at ayaghanameh.com.