Ramadan Rain
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In this heartwarming celebration of family and faith, join Haneen and her Momma as they celebrate Eid and the end of Ramadan with prayers made on a rainy day.
Haneen's Momma says that during Ramadan raindrops bring blessings and answer prayers. As they travel through the streets on a slow bus ride, rain drips down the window, and Haneen prays for new shoes and bright dresses--gifts she really, really wants to receive for Eid.
When they arrive at the masjid, Haneen makes Eid cards with the twins, Safa and Marwa, helps give out dates and water and spread tarps for dinner, and whispers duas--and, as she does, she begins to wish for something different. Something she wants more than anything. After all, the most precious gifts are not shoes and dresses, but the kindness of friends and the magic of faith. And, of course, the love of your Momma.
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A child grapples with "needs and wants and wishes" during Ramadan in this quietly moving picture book from Thompkins-Bigelow and Betawi. As Momma and Haneen take the bus in the rain, the child grumbles, "I miss having a car. I'm getting all wet." Momma responds, "Duas, or prayers, said on a rainy day get answered. Especially during Ramadan." At the masjid, Haneen encounters others with new clothes and plushies, and channels a yearning for similar objects into an Eid card for Momma. But Momma's resultant upset suggests that the items are out of reach and leads Haneen to ask the creator for "what I want most." On Eid, Momma surprises Haneen, and Haneen makes a new card that illustrates the duo's bond. Rainy-day visuals contrast with more vibrant hues in delicate illustrations across a work that employs an apt metaphor—weather—for both the family's economic anxiety and the main character's internal turmoil. The protagonists are depicted with brown skin; background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4–8.
