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The Gift of Eid

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Description

A retelling of the Gift of the Magi, set against the backdrop of the Umayyad Masjid of Damascus, in this picture book from a National Book Award Winner. With Baba gone, Yasmine doesn’t have enough money to buy Mama’s Eid gift and can’t think of anything she wants for herself when Mama asks. While Mama’s haggling with the baker, she gets an idea. And after exchanging gifts with her mom in the Masjid, Yasmine realizes that true Eid joy comes from being together. Set in the famous Souq al-Hamidiyeh and the Umayyad Masjid of Damascus, this heartfelt story offers a Muslim background to one of the best-loved stories of all time.

 

Additional information

Weight 0.39 kg
Dimensions 1.27 × 22.1 × 28.45 cm
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Format

Hardback
Language

Pages

40
Publisher

Year Published

2025-2-11
Imprint

For Ages
Publication City/Country

USA
ISBN 10

0823455653
About The Author

Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the National Book Award Finalist author of Kareem Between and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, teaches ELA at a local middle school, and reviews Muslim books on her instagram page, @MuslimMommyBlog. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children. Aaliya Jaleel is a Sri-Lankan American illustrator based in Dallas, Texas, who loves illustrating bright, bold color palettes, Islamic and South-Asian inspired patterns, and floral motifs. Some of her past works include the books UNDER MY HIJAB and MUSLIM GIRLS RISE. In addition to being an illustrator, Aaliya also works as a designer for animation.
Review Quote

A warm holiday offering.
–Booklist (starred review)

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