‘Tis the holiday season and one Eid is past, and another approaches. One of the things that happens around this time of year is that Muslim parents are asked to speak about Islam and (pick one: Jesus, Christmas, Eid, holidays, etc.), and/or recommend some books for various elementary levels. This year, since I have my own munchkin, I’ve been storming through books. Below are some of my favorites of Islamicate kids books (because they are not all about the religion of Islam, but about Muslims and Muslim societies). I have to say, one of the disappointing things about reading these books is that some of the worst books were written by Muslims (and are not included) because they insisted on creating a normative understanding of Islam based on their personal beliefs or cultural understandings of faith. Some of the books below do preach a some sort of orthopraxy, especially if authored by a Muslim, but their good outweighs their bad. I’ve tried to create rough categories, so there are multiple listings of the same book. As always, feel free to add in comments.
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About Kids
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret
Alia’s Mission
The Librarian of Basra
My Name was Hussein
The House of Wisdom
The Most Magnificent Mosque
Muslim Child
About Islam
Ayat Jamilah
The Three Muslim Festivals
Ramadan
The Islamic Year
Muhammad
What You Will See Inside a Mosque
Eyewitness Books: Islam
Mosque
About Inter-faith
For Every Child a Better World
A Faith Like Mine
The Most Magnificent Mosque
Mosque
About Stories
The Island of Animals
Mansa Musa
Traveling Man
The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time
The Animals of Paradise
The Hungry Coat
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