The colors are bright and friendly and the people are darling. There are a lot of fabric scraps cleverly worked in that add more color and texture and even pages from the Quran are used as a background (I think that’s okay? I’ll defer to the illustrator there and assume she knew what she was doing). All that beautiful, colorful, textured paper combined with a bit of coloring and black line drawing. It was the illustrations that got me on this one. This lyrical and inspiring picture book captures the wonder and joy of this great annual event, from the perspective of a child. Muslims all over the world celebrate Ramadan and the joyful days of Eid-ul-Fitr at the end of the month of fasting as the most special time of year.

Written and illustrated by Muslims, this is a book for all children who celebrate Ramadan and those in the wider communities who want to understand why this is such a special experience for Muslims.Ramadan Moon written by Na’ima B Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adiįrom Goodreads: Ramadan, the month of fasting, Doesn’t begin all at once.

Accompanied by Iranian inspired illustrations, the story follows the waxing of the moon from the first new crescent to full moon and waning until Eid is heralded by the first sighting of the second new moon. It begins with a whisper And a prayer And a wish. Ramadan, the month of fasting, Doesn't begin all at once. Accompanied by Iranian inspired illustrations, the story follows the waxing of the moon from the first new crescent to full moon and waning.

Ramadan Moon by Na'ima B. Robert