If you are looking for a new book to add to your collection of worldly books or Muslim representation, then Ramadan on Rahma Road: A Recipe Storybook by Razeena Omar Gutta and Faaiza Osman, with illustrator Atieh Sohrabi should be on your radar.
Read via an online reader (but currently available), this is a Ramadan story with 24 recipes that represent each of the families on Rahma Road. As we read, the people (from different backgrounds and dynamics) prepare a dish from their culture for the annual potluck iftar. The recipes are a nice touch to a story that we know (the preparation for a Ramadan meal). Though certain words are translated, the use of a pronunciation key would have been nice. The pages can be a bit busy, but if you take your time it works well. Several extras are included at the end to allow this book to grow with all ages, though it does start off as an older read to start with.
Not just a story about food, religion, family and even a community coming together, but how something that people share can be both the same and different at the same time. Yet, it all comes down to how their faith is important to them and how they honor that, the past and the present.
Though I read this via an online reader copy, the book itself is currently available for purchase. And due to it being from the publisher, Barefoot Books, you can find it in paper or hardcover editions.
