It’s Ramadan, Curious George!
Curious George has celebrated Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Hanukah. Soon, he'll learn about the Muslim month of fasting in It's Ramadan, Curious George.
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The book's author, Hena Khan, told BuzzFeed she sees the book as a way for people to learn about Muslim traditions, but also as a way for Muslim children to see themselves represented in the books they read.
Khan, the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, has written two previous children's books with a Muslim focus, Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story and Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors. She began writing children's books after noticing that most books designed for Muslim children were overly preachy or not relatable.
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Khan noted that she wanted people to "realize Muslim-Americans are a part of the fabric of American society and are engaged at every level.... We embrace our American identity along with our Muslim identity."
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Khan wrote the book with a focus on universal values shared by Muslims, like community, family, and charity.
In addition, Khan took particular care to make sure the diversity of the Muslim American community was represented properly. She asked that the illustrations include people of different skin tones and both covered and non-covered women.
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