Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye

Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow / HarperCollins The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s The Turtle of Oman. The Turtle of Michigan is […]

Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Tiffany Rose Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster  A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to […]

My Baba’s House by Dr. Amani Mugasa

My Baba's House by Dr. Amani Mugasa, illustrated by Eman Salem Kube When a child loses a parent, it leaves a large void that is filled with many questions. This book provides a gentle introduction to opening up the discussion about death and what it means from an Islamic perspective. Journal pages have been included […]

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is […]

BeYOUtiful by Shelina Janmohamed

BeYOUtiful: Radiate confidence, celebrate difference and express yourself by Shelina Janmohamed, illustrated by Chanté Timothy Welbeck Publishing Group BeYOUtiful is about feeling extraordinary, radiating confidence, and celebrating diversity in how we […]

The Wonders We Seek by Saadia Faruqi, Saffa Khan

The Wonders We Seek by Saadia Faruqi, Saffa Khan Illustrated by Aneesa Mumtaz Quill Tree/ HarperCollins  In this compendium of remarkable Muslim figures throughout history—with stunning portraits and illustrations by Saffa Khan—authors Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz introduce the reader to many of the Muslim physicians, musicians, athletes, poets, and more whose contributions have influenced […]

The Story of Babur: Prince, Emperor, Sage by Anuradha Sharma

The Story of Babur: Prince, Emperor, Sage by Anuradha Sharma Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers The memoirs of Babur (1483–1530), descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur (Tamburlaine) and founder of the mighty Mughal Empire, enjoy worldwide renown as the first true autobiography in Islamic literature and an absorbing account of conquest and wise rule, composed […]