"Sweet stories follow children as they celebrate global holidays and festivals in their homes Ramadan is almost here! It's Zain's favorite time of the year. Well, it usually is. After a recent move and with no mosque or Islamic school in his new neighborhood, will Zain find a new Muslim friend to celebrate with him? Children will learn what makes the ninth Islamic month special from pre-Ramadan decorating, the importance of fasting and volunteering in the community, and the festivities and prayers that continue through the month, ending with Eid al-Fitr." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Centering Culture & Identity
- Cross Group
- Informational
- Settings
- Unspecified
- Ethnicity
- Unspecified
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Girls/Women
- Unspecified
- Sexual Orientation / Relationship Representation
- Heterosexual
- Religion
- Muslim
- Unspecified
- Cross Group Sub
- Direct
- Non-Central
- Positive
- Resolving
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Secondary
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator not same race/culture but shares another identity
- Unique Contributions
- Cross Group interactions between BIPOC characters
