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
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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...
Beautifully me
Noor, Nabela
Paper Book
From designer, creator, and self-love advocate Nabela Noor (@Nabela) comes a much-needed picture book about loving yourself just as you are. Meet Zubi: a joyful Bangladeshi girl excited about her first day of school. But when Zubi sees her mother frowning in the mirror and...
The secret diary of Mona Hasan
Hussain, Salma (Young adult fiction writer)
Paper Book
Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Canada in this novel for fans of Front Desk by Kelly Yang. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in...
Bhai for now
Siddiqui, Maleeha
Paper Book
A fresh and fun new spin on the Parent-Trap story, by Indies Introduce author Maleeha Siddiqui Ashar is busy with the ice hockey team, studying to get into the best school, and hanging out with his friends. Shaheer and his father are always moving, following his dad's...
A bit of Earth
Riazi, Karuna
Paper Book
"Destined to be a new classic." --School Library Journal, (starred review) "This story will find its way into your heart."--Tae Keller, Newbery Medalist for When You Trap a Tiger What might happen when a young, overlooked orphan feels the sudden urge to put...
Grounded
Saeed, Aisha
Audiobook
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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