Amira's Picture Day
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Ramadan has come to an end, and Amira can't wait to stay home from school to celebrate Eid. There's just one hiccup: it's also school picture day. How can Amira be in two places at once?
Just the thought of Eid makes Amira warm and tingly inside. From wearing new clothes to handing out goody bags at the mosque, Amira can't wait for the festivities to begin. But when a flier on the fridge catches her eye, Amira's stomach goes cold. Not only is it Eid, it's also school picture day. If she's not in her class picture, how will her classmates remember her? Won't her teacher wonder where she is?
Though the day's celebrations at the mosque are everything Amira was dreaming of, her absence at picture day weighs on her. A last-minute idea on the car ride home might just provide the solution to everything in this delightful story from acclaimed author Reem Faruqi, illustrated with vibrant color by Fahmida Azim.
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When dark-haired, brown-skinned Amira and her bespectacled younger brother Ziyad spy the crescent moon, "that means it's Eid tomorrow," and their Muslim family begins to prepare—Amira and Ziyad will skip school to celebrate at the masjid with their community. Amira is excited when her mother applies mehndi designs to her hands, and she helps to fill goody bags with lollipops for other children. But then Amira realizes: this year, Eid falls on picture day. Faruqi's prose is sweetly descriptive ("Tiny mirrors on her blue shalwar kameez shone happily in the sunlight"), and jewel-toned digital illustrations by Azim have a joyful, comics-style sensibility, with meticulous attention paid to the attire of the diverse crowd at the masjid. An endearing portrait of one child's specific cultural concern, with universal appeal for any reader ever caught between conflicting commitments. Back matter includes an author's note, more information on Eid, and a glossary. Ages 4–8.
