A visit with Grandmother in the Middle East is always special for Yasmin, but this time it is even more so in this picture book about faith and family. On her first night visiting her grandmother, Yasmin is wakened by the muezzin at the nearby mosque calling the faithful to prayer. She watches from her bed as her grandmother prepares to pray. During her stay, Yasmin's grandmother makes her prayer clothes, buys her a prayer rug, and teaches her the five prayers that Muslims perform over the course of a day. When it's time for Yasmin to board a plane and return home, her grandmother gives her a present. When Yasmin opens the present when she gets home, she discovers a prayer clock in the shape of a mosque, with an alarm that sounds like a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. Maha Addasi's warm and endearing story, richly illustrated by Ned Gannon, is the recipient of an Arab American Book Award, Honor Book. Featuring text both in English and Arabic, this is a perfect title for children learning more about Middle Eastern cultures and language.
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Assigned reading for MLIS 7421: Multicultural Youth Literature.
Do not let the less than striking cover of this one mislead you; this book is positively beautiful in both art and setting, and rich in culture as well. A little girl goes to spend time with her grandmother, and while visiting with her, is gifted prayer clothes and a prayer rug and taught how to do her five daily prayers. I just thought this was absolutely precious, and would recommend it for any child.
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