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Little Muslims Books: Helping kids think for themselves

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Building a strong Islamic foundation in our children through reading together!


How do you get young Muslim children thinking for themselves?


When my daughter got older and started asking me about simple moral issues, I kept thinking - Is there a book for this?? What are all the right answers?? But instead of reading from a book, I just sat and talked with her. I used simple words and examples. And I also turned the questions back to her: "How would you feel if someone lied to you?" "What would you do if you saw someone stealing?" It was then that I realized the concept for Little Muslims Books. 


What makes our stories great

I firmly believe that children should not just be told what to do, rather they should be shown the way to think for themselves. 

Instead of just telling a child that "lying is bad," once you ask a child how it feels when they are lied to, they will understand the importance of telling the truth. 

Each story includes questions and discussion topics that encourage communication between parents and children, and even between siblings. These stories are made for kids ages 4-8, but the stories are also easy to read for older children. 


Reaching out to Islam

Another great part of our stories is that they include references to the Holy Qur'an and even ahadith. So that way our kids understand what our religion, Islam, says about jealousy, obeying parents, bullying, etc. What better way to help our Muslim children understand their identities than by showing them that Islam talks about these issues too!

Check out our ebooks!

Kids don't need flashy and expensive books to help them learn. Our books are not only available in paperback, but also ebook format - because everyone has a tablet or a smartphone! Why not use them to read books? Illustrations are simple, yet engaging, so kids are able to focus on the story, instead of just the artwork. Our illustrators are also stay-at-home Muslim moms who are awesome freelance illustrators! 




We need your support!

The Little Muslims Books team is striving to make these books affordable and able to reach kids everywhere. But to do this we need your help! We are a team of students and stay-at-home moms trying to create quality work. InshAllah with your financial support we can get the jumpstart we need to life this project off the ground. Through Allah's help, so far 2 books in our series have been published, and 16 more are ready to be published - we just need funds to get them illustrated.

Your donations will help us pay for illustrations, maintain our website, and take care of publishing expenses. Our hope is that once our project is off the ground and running, that our quality products will help sustain the initiative in the long run.


Wait, there's more!

Besides focusing on the 4-8 age group, we also have plans for toddler board books, audio books and novelettes in the pipeline. InshAllah, our ultimate goal is to create a media group where we enable families to raise children with pride in their Muslim identities. 

Any little bit helps, and our goal is clear: We want to build strong Islamic foundations in our children through reading. If you believe in this goal as well, please consider donating to our campaign.


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Thank you for your donation!

Salaam alaikum! Little Muslims Books thanks you for your donation and support for our initiative! We humbly ask if you could help spread the word about our project and the online campaign. 

Thank you very much! 

JazakAllah,

Samira Zaidi Rizvi 

Founder,

Little Muslims Books

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