“Ramadan is considered one of the holiest months of the year for Muslims. In Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Qur’an, and fast from food and drink during the sunlit hours as a means of learning self-control, gratitude, and compassion for those less fortunate. Ramadan is a month of intense spiritual rejuvenation with a heightened focus on devotion, during which Muslims spend extra time re-reading the Qur’an and performing special prayers. Those unable to fast, such as pregnant or nursing women, the sick, or elderly people and children, are exempt from fasting.”–ING

Here are some books for you and your family to celebrate and learn more about these days. All of these books are available in OverDrive and Hoopla. Enjoy!

Books About Ramadan:
Ramadan, by Molly Aloian (Available on OverDrive)
Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story, by Reem Faruqi and Lea Lyon (Available on OverDrive)
The Gift of Ramadan, by Rabiah York Lumbard (Available on OverDrive and Hoopla)
Ramadan, by Julie Murray (Available on OverDrive)
It’s Ramadan, Curious George, by H.A. Rey (Available on OverDrive and Hoopla)
Under a Ramadan Moon, by Sylvia Whitman (Available on OverDrive and Hoopla)

Books About Muslim Culture:
Meet Yasmin!, by Saadia Faruqi (Available on OverDrive)
Golden Sandal, by Rebecca Hickox (Available on OverDrive)
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: a Muslim Book of Shapes, by Hena Khan (Available on OverDrive and Hoopla)
How Many Donkeys?: an Arab Counting Tale, by Margaret Read MacDonald (Available on OverDrive)
Accidental Trouble Magnet, by Zanib Mian, and Waleed Akhtar (Digital audiobook Available on OverDrive)
Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind, by Suzanne Fisher Staples (Available on OverDrive)
A Moon for Moe and Mo, by Jane Breskin Zalben & Mehrdokht Amini (Available on OverDrive and Hoopla)