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Celebrate Ramadan

Ramadan for Everyone: A Muslim Community Story by Aya Khalil

November 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Again, I almost did not read a book. I have read several books about Ramadan, and thought that perhaps Ramadan for Everyone: A Muslim Community Story by Aya Khalil would be just like those. Turns out, it is and is not like other books. We have the concept of Ramadan, the events and things one does to honor Allah, but there is more as well. The young girl of the story has a voice that is different from other stories, and yet is familiar too. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Aya Khalil, celebrations, family, holidays, Muslim, Muslim community, Ramadan, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:528 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Aya Khalil, celebrations, family, holidays, Muslim, Muslim community, Ramadan, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Social Themes ·
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My addition is being feed with books to read

Hello Face by Aya Khalil

Can You Find Doug’s Dog? by Jane Caston

Firefly Galaxy by Sarah Nelson

March 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My bookdealer came through for me again. This time I had around a half dozen finished, real life, copies of titles (though all are officially due April 2024).  I will start with Hello Body! Hello Face! (or Hello Face! Hello Body! I’ve seen it both ways) as it was the one that slipped out of the package first, and since I had a few minutes, read first. However, the rest were longer, and as I was at work, wait I must!  Hello Face by Aya […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Aya Khalil, Concepts, Estrellita Caracol, family, human body, Jane Caston, nature, Sarah Nelson, science

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:105 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Aya Khalil, Concepts, Estrellita Caracol, family, human body, Jane Caston, nature, Sarah Nelson, science ·
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A couple of treats

Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar

The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story by Aya Khalil

August 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in a previous review I like picture books about different cultures, and I have been reading a lot of reader copies online, even though both titles I am going to mention are available for physical copy-owning I might just get a physical copy of Sugar in Milk as Khoa Le’s illustrations are wild, fun colors, details, and expressive in all ways. They are supporters of the story and their own characters. This Thrity Umrigar tale is a delightful, thoughtful and relatable story […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Aya Khalil, celebration, family, friendship, holidays, Khoa Le, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Social Themes, Thrity Umrigar

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:618 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Aya Khalil, celebration, family, friendship, holidays, Khoa Le, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Social Themes, Thrity Umrigar ·
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