Children's Book Suggestions | Middle Eastern & North African Heritage Month 2025

Celebrate Middle Eastern & North African Heritage Month with these books featuring a variety of the region's cultures. To find more books, view last year's picture book and chapter book lists.

Updated March 14, 2025
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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A map for Falasteen
Odeh, Maysa
Paper Book
A Kirkus Best Book of 2024 A Booklist Editors Choice 2024 A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book. At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Sami's special gift : an Eid al-adha story
Yuksel, M. O.
Paper Book
It's Eid al-Adha, and Sami wants to celebrate. But this year is different after his grandfather's passing. A touching picture book about kindness towards others. Sami worries that the Eid al-Adha carnival won't be as fun without Dede (his grandfather), who died recently. Sami's...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)


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