golden domes and silver lanterns a muslim book of colors

Although not specifically a holiday book, the mention of Ramadan and Eid make it an excellent selection for this time of year! Highly recommended to anyone looking for children's picture-books featuring Muslim content. As for Amini, who makes her American debut here, I can only hope that more of her work is made available in this country. I'm glad that Khan had revisited the picture-book genre, and hope to see more from her in the future. The text is likewise appealing - simple but effective, flowing smoothly, and simply made to be read aloud to children. This latter is particularly important, I think, as this is billed as a book of colors.

The artwork here is just lovely, with appealingly stylized figures, and excellent use of color. The result is a distinct triumph! With a rhyming text suitable for younger children - 'Red is the rug / Dad kneels on to pray, / facing toward Mecca, / five times a day' - and gorgeous artwork that will grab kids' attention and keep it, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors offers a successful new variation on the classic color-concept-book.įrom the moment I opened the book, and saw the beautiful endpapers, decorated with an arabesque motif in vivid hues, I knew I was in for a visual treat. Pakistani-American author Hena Khan, whose The Night of the Moon was a lovely picture-book tribute to the Muslim month of Ramadan, teams up here with Iranian illustrator Mehrdokht Amini to produce a celebration of the role of Islam in a young girl's life.

Golden domes and silver lanterns a muslim book of colors