Unspecified (Middle Eastern)
A Bear for Bimi
Age 04 or older
Themes: Allyship, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Microaggression, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming by Individual
A Golden Eid
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
A Place in the World
Age 07 or older
Themes: Canadian Connection, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: On Journey, Mental Health, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Setting: Home Country, Setting: Refugee Camp, Trauma & Healing, Welcoming by Community
A Race to Prayer: Sulaiman’s Rewarding Day (Sulaiman Series #1)
Age 07 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Sports
A Story Like the Wind
Age 09 or older
Themes: Allegory, Animals, Arts, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Dark Nights and Light Hearts: A Muslim Book of Opposites
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Early Childhood, Education & Literacy, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Setting: Home Country
Dear Muslim Child
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Canadian Connection, Community Action, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration
Age 10 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Format: Anthology, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey
Eid for Nylah
Age 04 or older
Themes: Animals, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
El viaje / The Journey
Age 06 or older
Themes: Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Excited for Eid (Our Neighborhood)
Age 00 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Friday Fun (Our Neighborhood)
Age 00 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
From Salam to Yalla Bye!: A Guide to Middle Eastern Gatherings
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Genocide: Revised and Expanded Edition
Age 14 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Genre: Historical, Genre: Nonfiction, Human Rights Violation: Genocide, Natural Disaster/Climate Change, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict
Giving the Best of What You Have: Sulaiman Learns About the Blessing of Giving (Sulaiman Series #5)
Age 07 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Henna Is . . .
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Celebrations, Celebrations: Diwali, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Format: Audiobook, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Muslim
Ibraheem’s Perfect Eid
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Learning to Deal with Loss: Sulaiman and the Tides of Change (Sulaiman Series #3)
Age 07 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Let’s Eat!: Foods from Here, There and Everywhere
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Welcoming by Community
Me and My Fear
Age 06 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Allegory, Cross-Group Friendship, IYNB Recommends: ASCA School Counselors 2026
Mustafa
Age 05 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Canadian Connection, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Family Relationship: Parents, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current)
My Language Rights: A Child’s Right to Their Language
Age 05 or older
Themes: Activism, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Language Ability, Genre: Nonfiction, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Multilingual: Multilingual Featured Words, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
My Name is Bilal
Age 06 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Religious, Family Relationship: Siblings, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Names & Pronunciations, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Next Door
Age 03 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Wordless, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: American Sign Language (ASL) Featured Words, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual
Playing War
Age 07 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cross-Group Friendship, Loss of Childhood, Mental Health, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Welcoming by Individual
Radiant Ramadan (Our Neighborhood)
Age 00 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Ramadan Rain
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Mental Health, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Saif’s Special Patches
Age 04 or older
Themes: Arts, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Mental Health, Religious Background: Muslim
Speak Up Sami
Age 03 or older
Themes: Allyship, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Language Ability, Welcoming by Individual
Spectacularly Beautiful: A Refugee’s Story
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Identity: Body Image, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming by School
The Journey
Age 06 or older
Themes: Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Family Relationship: Parents, Migrant Smuggling, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current)
The Proudest Color
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Body Image, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience