Under The Ramadan Moon, Sylvia Whitman

In the children’s section of the Warwick library I flip through hundreds of books while Rowen does puzzles in the giant wooden boat.  I opened up the pages to “Under the Ramadan Moon” by Sylvia Whitman and knew it would be a keeper. It provides a very simple introduction to the concept of this Muslim holiday, along with beautiful illustrations.

Rowen loved the focus of the moon in the book.  He also seemed to understand the concept of spending time with family during special holidays, and trying to be “good” by speaking kind words, giving to the poor, and so on.

I like the lyrical repetition of this story, and found it to be particularly relevant since many of my Muslim international students had just celebrated Eid (the big holiday marking the end of Ramadan).

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