A Party in Ramadan Hardcover – April 1, 2009

One of the best picture books for/about Muslim children. I have given copies of this book to friends, family and my children's school library.Thorough, evocative, typical of the Ramadan observances of millions of Muslims.The story is well-crafted and the illustrations are very well done.The book will appeal to a broad audience.(Note: I recommend "Party in Ramadan" over Asma Mobinuddin's "The Best Eid Ever". That other one requires a little bit more familiarity with Muslim cultures and observances, and it assumes the reader will have those insights ready at hand, which someone new to this kind of story will definitely not.)Party in Ramadan is an instant "Muslim-Classic". Enjoy.

This is a book that can be read just because it's a good story, and/or because it informative about something important in a Muslim child's life, and/or because it contains a good lesson about sharing and respecting the dignity of the poor. If you read it for all three reasons, you'll be glad you did, and so will your children.

The book is a story about a muslim girl who wants to attend her non-muslim-friend's birthday party the first day of Ramadan. It highlights respect for people's differences and beliefs. I find it more suitable for kids 8 years old and older as they will be able to relate, but my 5 years old still enjoyed it.

This may be a very beautiful book but it is listed as a best selling Buddhist children's book and it is about Islam, not Buddhism. The main character is a Muslim girls and the theme is the Muslim tradition of Ramadan. I'm starting to wonder, since so many of these children's books show up in the incorrect category, if the good folks at Amazon actually read these children's books or even look at them before that put them in a category!

My kids loved this story, and could empathize so easily with the heroine! Her dilemma, as a Muslim excited about Ramadan, and yet also eager to go to a good (non-Muslim) friend's birthday party, is something my kids can easily relate to. I really like this example of how happily the practice of Islam can fit in with ordinary American childhood, and I love the happy, family-centered, values-oriented picture of Ramadan depicted in the story and the illustrations. It's not all focused on the food or lack thereof :)

I love how Asma Mobin-Uddin described Leena's character and the feeling of fasting when no one else around you is fasting, as well as how Leena felt when her mom told Julia's mom about Leena fasting. Very relatable! The illustrations are pastelly soft and warm and I loved how the characters emotions were illustrated.