Sister Friend by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani
After years of teaching, librarian-ing, and mothering, my reviewers are for adults, but with kids in mind. I read in
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
‘What more pleasing to a Christian parent whose heart yearns over his children [than] to see them thus engaged in
Eliyas Explains + Bite-Size Journal: Why Does Allah Let Bad Things Happen? by Zanib Mian illustrated by Daniel Hills
The book stems from the genocide occurring in Gaza, but expands to cover the more general concepts of qadr (destiny),
Allah Made Me Different by Maryam Abbas
Apr3 There is nothing revolutionary about this 24 page picture book, but it answers a basic question that children always
In Defence of Boring Books
In December, the press – this magazine included – was full of recommendations of the best history books published during
The Vienna Secession is Founded
On 3 April 1897 a meeting between 19 artists in a Viennese coffee house yielded a new movement, the Vereinigung
Come To Prayer by Salwah Isaacs-Johaadien illustrated by Zeynep Yildirim
Apr2 Framed around the five fard prayers, the rhyming 26 pages take readers all around the world with the refrain
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
Darwin once speculated that the first spark of life had originated long ago, ‘perhaps millions of ages before the commencement
Behind My Doors: The Story of the World’s Oldest Library by Hena Khan illustrated by Nabila Adani
The world’s oldest library proudly stands in Fez, Morocco: started by a Muslim woman, restored by a Muslim woman, and
Kareem Between By Shifa Saltagi Safadi
It doesn’t matter how many Word documents you read, Goggle docs you add comments to, and screen shots you revise;
