The Most Exciting Eid
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
** Just one more sleep before EID!
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Safa is so excited for Eid-al-Fitr. She loves drawing henna patterns on her hands, decorating her home and munching on biryani, kebabs and samosas. It is the perfect day.
Then the best part comes: she gets to open her presents! She is gifted a shiny pink bicycle. The only thing is she absolutely doesn’t want to share with her cousin, Alissa.
As her mum takes her on an adventure to gift delicious Eid treats to all their neighbours, Safa will realise how wonderful it is to make others happy…and will want to make it up to Alissa.
After all, what makes Eid exciting is sharing special moments with the people we love.
* A beautifully illustrated introduction to the true meaning of Eid for little ones
* This book has a heartwarming message at its core all about sharing
* Features a non-fiction spread on the last pages for especially curious minds about Eid, including different Eid traditions, foods and greetings
* Zeba Talkhani is the author of My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself, which was praised in The Times, Vogue, and Stylist Magazine
* Written and illustrated by two brilliantly talented Muslim women
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Under a thickly rendered new moon, young Safa, who reads as South Asian, cannot wait to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Mom draws henna patterns on their hands to prepare, and Dad appears with Eid decorations, events that see Safa too excited to sleep. At Eid prayers, she asks Allah for a doll, a set of colored pencils, and a bicycle—and opening gifts reveals that she's received them all. But when Safa refuses to share her new cycle with cousin Alissa, her mother reminds her that Eid is about "sharing our joys and our food with those who might be in need." Leaving Alissa behind, the two leave the party to distribute gifts and treats to neighbors, portrayed with various abilities and skin tones, until an end further hints at the import of sharing. Tariq's cartoon illustrations, which feature expressive faces amid bright-hued cultural details, accompany this straightforward holiday tale by Talkhani. A glossary concludes. Ages 4–6.
