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Multicultural Children's Book Club: Ramadan Featuring Lailah’s Lunchbox

Multicultural Children’s Book Club: Ramadan Featuring Lailah’s Lunchbox

Posted on February 25, 2022January 29, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Please join me for our tenth Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. March’s event will be held on March 3rd and we are celebrating Ramadan using Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by…

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Five Muslim Girl Characters To Read Today & 3 Book GIVEAWAY!

Five Muslim Girl Characters To Read Today!

Posted on August 13, 2018April 19, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Please welcome my guest author today, Saadia Faruqi. Her new early chapter book series is Meet Yasmin! Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly This is a delightful #OwnVoices series with a strong girl character. Yasmin is a second-grader Pakistani American with a multigenerational family. Her adventures reflect her enthusiastic nature and loving family. I…

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Meet Yasmin!

Meet Yasmin! Cover Reveal!!

Posted on January 19, 2018April 22, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

I’m thrilled today to do a very special cover reveal for Saadia Faruqi’s debut children’s book series, Yasmin. Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly  Yasmin Ahmad is a spirited second-grader who’s always on the lookout for those “aha” moments to help her solve life’s little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she…

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30 Days of Ramadan

30 Days of Ramadan: Understanding Our Friends #30DaysRamadan

Posted on June 16, 2016May 11, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Join us for a special month of celebration at Multicultural Children’s Book Day where we will be focusing on the Muslim holiday of Ramadan June 5th-July 5th 2016 as a way to bring awareness and understanding about our Muslim neighbors via the pages of children’s literature. 30 Days of Ramadan: Understanding Our Friends is a celebration of…

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Ramadan books for kids

25 Wonderful Ramadan Books for Kids of All Ages

Posted on June 3, 2016March 28, 2025 by Pragmatic Mom

Celebrate the Muslim faith with these Ramadan books for kids! These Islamic children’s storybooks for toddlers through big kids are sure to inspire your child. We are celebrating Ramadan over at Multicultural Children’s Book Day for the month of June. This is my contribution. Join us on our blog with guest posts from authors on…

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Wonderful Picture Books with Muslim Characters

24 Wonderful Picture Books with Muslim Characters

Posted on June 22, 2015June 14, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

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The Pharoah's Secret at the Museum of Fine Arts

The Pharoah’s Secret at the Museum of Fine Arts

Posted on June 12, 2015May 13, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

When I read an action-adventure fantasy that has time travel, it’s easy to believe that it’s just a made-up story. Sure, Hatshepsut is a real person but she’s from so long ago that she seems like a mythical person. Until I ran into her at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts… And so I have a…

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