Books for Kids: New Jersey Muslim Heritage Month

January is New Jersey Muslim Heritage Month. Check out some of these titles to celebrate throughout the month!

Updated January 17, 2024
Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium Scotch Plains Public Library
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Eleven words for love : a journey through Arabic expressions of love
Abdel-Fattah, Randa
Paper Book
A lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love. A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their...
Zain's super Friday
Khan, Hena
Paper Book
Join Zain and his dad on a special visit to their local mosque to attend jumu'ah prayers in this heartwarming picture book from the author of Under My Hijab. Early Friday morning, Zain leaps out of bed ready to save the world from alien invaders! But his dad has other plans...
Aliya's secret : a story of Ramadan
Zaman, Farida
Paper Book
A heartwarming celebration of Ramadan, food, and community Ramadan is coming, and as Abba and Ammi prepare for their month-long fast, Aliya hugs a secret to her chest: she's going to fast too! Ammi says she's still too young to fast, but Aliya is determined. At school, she refuses her...
A bit of Earth
Riazi, Karuna
Paper Book
Grounded
Saeed, Aisha
Stand-alone player
Salat in secret
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed author of Your Name Is a Song and the bestselling illustrator of The Proudest Blue comes a story about a Muslim boy who receives a salat (prayer) rug on his seventh birthday and becomes empowered about his faith. In this beautiful story...

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