Islamic books for childrens

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I can’t figure out where the search for this group is, so this might already have been up :bummer:

I was wondering if anyone of you can suggest islamic books (writer or series) for children from 6 years and up. It’s better if they’re in english than urdu. I’m also looking for apps if such exist.

On the five pillars, generel stuff and prophets stories would be nice.

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NAK on youtube. Who needs books :stuck_out_tongue:

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^ hehe we do : D

Here is the list of books I have..( for my toddler)

  • the Apple tree ( prophet says series)
  • golden domes and silver lanterns
  • the way to jannah
    Ilyas and duck search for Allah
  • night if the moon: a Muslim holiday story
  • Ramadan moon

For his age group I will say..

  • hilmy the hippo series
  • montmorencys book of rhymes
  • treasury of Muslim literature
  • one green apple
  • deep in the Sahara
  • a picnic of poems: in Allahs green garden
  • Sami and the time of the troubles
  • day of Ahmed’s secret
  • mansa Musa: the lion of Mali
  • traveling man: the journey of ibne batuta
  • four feet: two sandals
  • the grand mosque of Paris: the story of how Muslims rescued Jews during holocaust
  • the animals of paradise ( fables from east )

I don’t remember the names of the authors but they are Allen my amazon wish list so I can look it up when I m on my laptop if you can’t find it.

Ok not all of them are about prophets and Islamic holidays but the theme is either about Muslims or an Islamic country!!

I have another list too but I can’t locate it right now.

I am on my laptop so I thought I will just include a few more from the list as well..

The House of Wisdom
by Florence Parry Heide, J. Heide Gilliland, Mary GrandPré

Clever Ali
by Nancy Farmer, Gail De Marcken

Ali, Child of the Desert
by Jonathan London, Ted Lewin

The Storytellers
by Ted Lewin

Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam
by Diane Stanley

Alia’s Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (Dragonfly Books)
by Mark Alan Stamaty

Sacred Places
by Philemon Sturges, Giles Laroche

The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey
by Demi

Watermelons, Walnuts, and the Wisdom of Allah: And Other Tales of the Hoca

Sitti’s Secrets (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Naomi Shihab Nye, Nancy Carpenter

One Night
by Christina Kessle

Rashad’s Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr (Cloverleaf Books - Holidays and Special Days)
by Lisa Bullard, Holli Conge

Under the Ramadan Moon
by Sylvia Whitman, Sue Williams (

Osa’s Pride
by Ann Grifalconi (

Two Pairs of Shoes
by P. L. Travers, Leo and Diane Dillon

The Hundredth Name
by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, Michael Hays

My Name Is Bilal
by Asma Mobin-Uddin MD M.D., Barbara Kiwak

yeah clearly I have his birthday gift books sorted out for next 5 years :smiley:

Disclaimer I havent read the ones otehr than the books that I have already purchased for my toddler so please read description and reviews for content regarding rest of the books.. I have added these in my list just based on the description of the book. :slight_smile:

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Thank you so MUCH Gemini. This is so helpful. I’m definitely going to look them all up on Amazon. I hope I can find them. It’s really superb. Thank you! :hugz:

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NAK is for me. He doesn’t understand the humour yet, I did show him the Surah in drawing. He liked that :slight_smile:

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Thanks GTG, gonna go check those out!

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Thanks GTG! thats a great list!

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Thanks girl.. I just keep adding them in my amazon wish list when I come across one :slight_smile:

Islamic books are usually pricey (15-20 bucks each ) so I just buy books occasionally to build his library on budget.

If you can’t find any on amazon, let me know and I will look up the authors name for you .

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Another book perfect for first time roza keepers is “My first Ramadan” by Karen Katz. She is not Muslim but I think she did a great job writing about it for Muslim kids.
I bought it for my daughter last Ramadan to help her understand why we fasted and what Ramadan meant for us. It worked great and she still likes to “read” it, even though it’s not Ramadan yet.

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Hilmy the Hippo looks so cute. I want to buy those just for myself :blush:

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That’s a great suggestion. He kept half day rozas last year and he’s very eager to try to keep whole days this year, he’s already been telling me :hayaa: .. I think it would be good with a book which he can return to on his own. I’ll look it up on amazon as well.

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Off topic but isnt he too young??? Even I find them hard man

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Even I’ve told him so. But you know that stubbornness :rolleyes: sigh.

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lol i forgot. Never mind :stuck_out_tongue: MashAllah!!

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Quran stories for children is also good.

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My four year old is very fond of the Hilmy series.I like them too!!