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July 23, 2017

Our Top 10 Awesome Children’s Islamic Story Books we highly recommend!

Every time I am back in the UK for the summer – we buy many books! We love books. Over a number of years many of you may have noticed an increase in some very good and easy to read children’s Islamic story books. Although some may seem pricey, believe me they are totally worth investing in. Not only are you helping and supporting Muslim authors but you are encouraging Islamic Learning in your child’s life. So below are my top 10 awesome Islamic Books (with mini reviews) that are worth investing in! The books below (in no particular order) are ones I have personally and enjoyed reading with 4 year old Ammarah and her friends.

1.Migo and Ali: Love for the Prophets by Zanib Mian19051054_117964295466484_2212429579354636288_n

This book is one of our all time fave, mainly because it covers the awesome stories of many of the Prophets in Islam in the most exciting way for children to understand. Many a times I read Islamic Stories to my girls and have found myself changing the text as I read into child friendly English. However, Zanib has really thought this out and has made this book a lovely way to teach our kids about the lives of the Prophets, from Adam, to Yusuf, to Nuh, to Eesa and Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon them all). The illustrations and questions and answers at the end by Migo and Ali  are a real plus points too.

Price: £14 click here for more.

2. Bismillah Soup by Asmaa Hussein

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We love this book for many reasons. Ammarah is super intrigued by the pictures as she notices a different culture – a Somali one and of course it’s similar to one of her other fave books ‘Mama Panya’s Pancakes.’ Not only that, the fact that the soup is called Bismillah Soup is also quite amazing as Ammarah can relate to the word which literally means ‘In the name of Allah.’ (something she also says before eating her meals) The illustrations are lovely, the story line is easy to follow for a 4 year old and there is great follow up talking activities on making food, different vegetables, inviting others over etc and not forgetting sharing!

Price: $12.99 (£9.99)  – click here for more.

3.My Dad’s Beard by Zanib Mian

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This was one of our first purchases from author Zanib Mian and Ammarah literally fell in love with this book. No surprises why – it’s all about dads! A fabulous book thinking about a child’s perspective of his dad’s beard, comparing them to his uncle, his grandfather’s beard etc. It’s a humorous boook and every page is cleverly finished up with different fonts and clever ways in which they story book unfolds.  We highly recommend this book!

Price: £5.99 – click here for more.

4. The Story of the Elephant by Shade_7

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This really is one of the best pop-up books I have read. Not only that, it explains the whole story of the Elephant as we know it from Surah feel! It’s a fabulous way to encourage our children to begin engaging with stories from the Qur’an. It’s just brilliant – your children will love it I’m sure! We used it as a starting point to start memorising surah feel.

Price: £19.99 – click here for more.

5.The Wondrous Web by Razana Noor

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We love how this book tells us the fabulous story of the spider making its web whilst Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Abu Bakr Sideeq hide in the cave of Thawr! Its simple language and rhyming style with cute illustrations make this a pleasant read to 4 yr olds, teaching them short snippets of Islamic History too.

Price: £5.22 on Amazon – click here for more.

6. Princess Latifa and the Angry Spider by Gator Ali

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We have read this book so many times! Ammarah absolutely loves this. Not only is it about a Princess but it has a lot of emotion in the story. She was very curious to know why the spider was angry, who else was upset and what Princess Latifa did to help. If your little ones are really into Princesses then this is a lovely book. It’s actually part of a larger Princess series. Great moral of the story and talking points for good behaviour and how we can deal with our emotions.

Price: £3.99 on Amazon – click here for more.

7.Never to Small by Zanib Mian

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Yet another Zanib Mian book hits our top ten list! An absolutely brilliant book encouraging the concept of trying no matter how small, or scared or afraid or just unable you feel! The rhyming element and repetitive nature makes this book such a pleasure to read again and again! Really can’t recommend it enough! 🙂

Price: £4.49 – click here for more.

8.Nightly News with Safa by Helal Musleh

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Ammarah loves this book because I think she secretly thinks she is like Safa! This cute little story highlights a relationship between mother and daughter and the daughter’s attention for her mother and pleasing her mother. It ends with a hug between mother and daughter and that’s how Ammarah and I end the story too. Really lovely story with great illustrations too – we really recommend this book too!

Price: £6.33 on Amazon – click here for more.

9.A Whale of a Wish by Razana Noor

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This beautiful book is about the story of Prophet Yunus (Jonah), except it’s from the perspective of the whale! I love this unique way of capturing the story to allow younger children to understand the story as we know it better too. The illustrations are lovely as is the story which rhymes making it even more engaging for the reader and listener. I definitely recommend this book for your child’s bookshelf.

Price: £5.49 on Amazon – click here for more.

10. Going to Mecca by Naima B. Robert

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We love this book. It’s about Makkah, the Kabah and pilgrimage. Really nicely written, easy language which follows a family on their travels to the holy land of Makkah for Hajj/pilgrimage. The illustrations with this book are just super cute – we love the detail and I always find Ammarah exploring each page and finding something new to say about the story! Really recommend this book – great learning for kids on understanding Hajj, Umrah and what happens when their family and themselves are going to Mecca.

Price: £2.49 on Amazon – click here for more.

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by Hafsa on January 1, 2018

Wasalaam George – did you want to send a snippet or pdf version of the book for me to review?

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by George Green on January 1, 2018

Assalamulaikum my name is George Green new author and creator of the Childhood Champions book series. Our mutual friend sister Hajera suggested I reach out. I’m looking to see if I can get support with my book in your next article. Thanks in advance. Salaam

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Germinating Seeds 🌱 . In our homeschool this Germinating Seeds 🌱 
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Kitchen Garden 🪴 . We’ve had a nice slow pac Kitchen Garden 🪴 
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And just like the dua of Ibrahim (as) we ask Allah And just like the dua of Ibrahim (as) we ask Allah to accept this from  us as sadaqah jaariyah and help strengthen our children’s love for Islam. 
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Swipe to see more of the inside! This activity book is a combination of all our popular tried and tested Hajj activities. There will be a lot of cutting and creating, keeping your little ones busy in time for Dhul Hijjah. We suggest purchasing the book before the start of Dhul Hijjah so you can prepare the activities together before hand and enjoy in the blessed 10 days of Dhul Hijjah together.
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Bismillah - Introducing … 🌟 MY FIRST HAJJ AC Bismillah - Introducing …

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Really excited to be sharing our latest publication! Here’s a first look at our new book mashaAllah and a description below:
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The blessed days of Dhul-Hijjah are a great time to nurture your children to understand the importance of Hajj. This unique Hajj Activity Book takes your child through the history of Hajj, its rituals, plus activities for them to do in the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah as they count down to Eid ul Adha. What’s more, we’ve packed this activity book with a Hajj board game, a memory game and even activities where your child can help the pilgrims prepare for Hajj!

It’s the perfect My First Hajj Activity Book all in one space for the whole family! Created for 5-10 year olds.

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What started as a test for the family of Ibrahim ( What started as a test for the family of Ibrahim (as) in the early lands of Makkah has now become the lands to which our Ummah flocks to. It’s the land in which the final messenger (pbuh) was born, where Islam was established, the Kabah built which became our qiblah and where the annual Hajj takes place Alhamdulillah.
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The dua of Ibrahim (as) is a testament of his foresight for his later generations and belief in Allah to change the condition of the very barren land he left his family in as a test from his Lord - subhanAllah! 
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Towards the end of my pregnancy this year, I was i Towards the end of my pregnancy this year, I was in full on nesting mode. We did a thorough clean when we got back to England of our cupboards and room and got rid of a lot of unnecessary junk! Cleaning videos are great inspiration to get you motivated if you need it. 
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The kitchen cupboards also needed work and were completely disorganised with spices taking over the larder! So nesting mode continued after baby Nusaybah was born. I finally decided to tackle that larder full of spices- in fact I decided to move all the spices to a whole new location (into its own pull out drawer under the hob) and kept the dolmio and pasta bottles we recycled and instead just designed some stickers to cover up and organise the jars. 
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It’s really transformed my cooking experience and time spent in the kitchen just because it’s all in an easy to reach location and organised! There’s a few more areas to sort still but Alhamdulillah happy with the progress so far! 
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