Noura's Crescent Moon

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Price
$18.99  $17.66
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publish Date
Pages
32
Dimensions
10.08 X 11.02 X 0.47 inches | 1.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781536224740

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About the Author
Zainab Khan received her BA from Boston University and taught elementary school for several years before starting her own preschool program. Noura's Crescent Moon is her first picture book. Through it she hopes that children will learn a little something about the Islamic lunar month Eid ul-Fitr and Ramadan and recognize that "regardless of their faith, people celebrate in similar ways: with family, food, and gifts, and with prayers for those who are religious." Of Pakistani heritage, Zainab Khan lives on Long Island with her husband, two children, and a cat.

Nabila Adani worked briefly as a product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children's book illustration. Among the children's books she has illustrated are Be a Bridge by Irene Latham and Charles Waters and Sunny and the Birds by Wendy Meddour. Nabila Adani lives in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she enjoys illustrating and telling stories for children around the world.
Reviews
Khan's lyrical writing and Adani's soft, smudged illustrations delineate Ramadan practices while building one child's suspense around waiting for the new moon. Back matter includes more about Ramadan.
--Publishers Weekly

A young girl fasting for the first time during Ramadan anxiously awaits the new moon, which heralds Eid ul-Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking the Fast. . . . Khan presents a refreshing take on Ramadan stories by spotlighting the holiday that succeeds it and highlighting customs such as wearing new clothes, visiting friends, painting one's hands with henna, and eating Eid treats. Adani captures the anticipation of Eid with warm and richly detailed illustrations. . . . Sweet, heartwarming, and family centered.
--Kirkus Reviews

The smudgy, light-dappled textures of Adani's colored pencil and gouache illustrations convey the hazily energetic feeling of a child's anticipation. . . . Khan's clear and sweet prose deftly manages to avoid overt exposition while still making Ramadan traditions accessible for those unfamiliar with them, and several pages of glossary-like back matter provide more comprehensive descriptions of several terms related to this Islamic holiday. Bright and reassuring like the moon, this picture book will appeal to all young readers eager for the traditions that are important to the communities they love.
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books