Zahra's Blessing: A Ramadan Story

by Shirin Shamsi (Author) Manal Mirza (Illustrator)

Zahra's Blessing: A Ramadan Story
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Zahra hugs her cherished teddy bear and prays that Ramadan will bring her a longed-for sister. When her bear subsequently goes missing, Zahra finds herself grappling with intense feelings of loss. Over the next few weeks, as she volunteers with her mother at a local shelter for asylum seekers, Zahra befriends a displaced child, resulting in a newfound sense of gratitude and an unexpected Ramadan blessing.
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Shirin Shamsi
Shirin Shamsi's family left India during the Partition. Having lived on three continents, she views herself as a global citizen and now spends her time sharing stories with children of the world. Shirin and her husband have raised six children--three human and three feline--and reside in the suburbs of Chicago.

Tarun Lak is an Indian American animator and illustrator. Born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Chennai, India, he attended Ringling College of Art and Design to study computer animation. He has since worked as a character animator on commercials and feature films including Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Soul, and Luca. Tarun currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys drinking coffee and making art in his spare time. The Moon from Dehradun is his first picture book.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781646864935
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Publication date
March 29, 2022
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV017090 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Religious
JUV033270 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Refugees
Foster home care
Muslims
Ramadan

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