The Ultimate Eid Gift, by Reem Alajmi (Mascot Books, 2022, $18.95, 38 pp [HC], ages 4-7)
Welcome!
The Ultimate Eid Gift's front cover is welcoming for all, showing family members doing individual actions through the different windows of their home. Mom and Son are baking sweets and Daughter is making decorations for Dad to hang. The font door is open, adding to the warm ambiance of the upcoming celebration.
The holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month, is ending and tomorrow is Eid, a time to celebrate and to give. And Aminah and Ali, being children, can't wait to see what gifts they will receive - hopefully the blue toy car (and prayer rug) that Ali is asking for and the beautiful prayer dress with flowers for Aminah.
Illustrations Make the Book
Each page is full of details such as stars and moons, from the illustrator, Vanessa Alexandre, starting with the front cover and continuing on in a prayer rug, the cover to a wastebasket, from lamps to party favors on the table. Children will spend time identifying toys and bunny slippers, pictures on the walls, and books on the floor, looking just like their home.
Lessons in Accepting Others
The Ultimate Eid Gift is a book for elementary school aged children, with new words to remember as they live through a holiday much like Christmas or Hanukkah yet at the same time different.
And for Parents
The final pages give ideas for parents to use in keeping their children focused on the lessons of Eid.
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