Zaynab and Zakariya series from Smart Ark

The Zaynab and Zakariya series aims to cover a wide range of social and ethical issues. Young readers will enjoy reading these informative books and also discover how to deal with situations from an Islamic perspective. As part of being brand ambassador for Mini Muslim Playground, I was sent a couple of books from the

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100 Facts Butterflies and Moths

Munchkin loves her factual books and can often be found with her head in books which are increasing her knowledge. So she was excited to see a book giving her 100 facts on butterflies and moths which was released on 1st June 2006 by Miles Kelly Publishing. 100 facts of Butterflies and Moths was written

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The Wondrous Web

I was sent a copy of ‘The Wonderous Web’ for the purposes of review. However all thoughts and opinions are my own.   The Wonderous Web Author: Razana Noor Illustrator: Rahima Begum Publisher : Pure Heart Press Recommended Age: 4-8 Paperback A unique, nail biting rendition of the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh), miraculous save while taking

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10 Childrens Books to Read in Ramadan

Regular followers of the blog will know that we are a family that likes to read. The girls have an ever growing collection of books and we have recently turned to Ramadan related books. I have already reviewed some of the Ramadan books we have: Ramadan Rhymes My First Ramadan Rashad’s Ramadan and Eid Al

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Ramadan Book Reviews: Ramadan Rhymes

Ramadan Rhymes Authors and illustrators: Elizabeth Lymer, Kim Reimann, Sandy Quigley, Aisha Davies Ramadan Rhymes includes several songs about fasting to encourage young children to look forward to being old enough to fast, as well as rhymes about sighting the new moon, reading the Qur’an, praising Allah SWT, asking for forgiveness, and celebrating ‘Eid. It loosely follows the Ramadan

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Ramadan Book Reviews: My First Ramadan

  My First Ramadan Author: Karen Katz It’s time for Ramadan to begin. Follow along with one young boy as he observes the Muslim holy month with his family. This year, he wants to try to fast like the grown-ups do.   This is becoming one of Bee’s favourites. It is colourful and the text

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