Friday Fun (An Our Neighborhood Series Board Book for Toddlers Celebrating Islam)
by Marzieh Abbas; Illustrated by Anoosha Syed
Little Bee Books/Simon & Schuster
Jumu’ah Mubarak! Feel blessed every Friday with the love of family and community in this rhyming, inclusive board book celebrating Islamic traditions.
Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kids’ culture so kids can find themselves, their family, and their friends in every book.
Hurray! Hurray!
It’s Friday.
Join an adorable kiddo in this ode to Fridays, the holiest day of a Muslim week. Starting with a bubble bath and putting on a special outfit, eating at a mouth-watering potluck, and ending with a celebration of community at the mosque, this irresistible board book is sure to delight and inform, serving both as a mirror and a window into a joyous Muslim household.
Friday Fun is part of a wonderful, rhyming board book series by Marzieh Abbas that delivers an ode to Muslim celebrations. Don’t miss Excited for Eid and Radiant Ramadan!
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This review was originally published in 
Gr 2–4—It’s Friday, Musa’s favorite day of the week—the day his family, including his mother, father, siblings, and grandfather walk together to attend Jummah prayer service at a local masjid and have a special meal together afterward. After weeks of waiting and enduring some food mishaps, it’s finally Musa’s turn to choose the family’s post-Jummah treat.
He knows exactly what he wants: halal hot dogs from a stand near the masjid, topped with Salam sauce, of course.