📚 Shining Hearts 📚
Author: Marium Uqaili
Illustrator: Mirha Asim
Publisher: Safwa Publications
Age: 4-8
Islamic Content: Stories of 10 sahabas, 5 men & 5 women
Concerns: None
Summary/Review:
I didn’t really expect much when I received this book. Stories of the sahabas are few and far between and those that exist aren’t necessarily impressive. With this book, author Marium Uqaili, has found her voice and niche in the writing world. What this book offers is unique and wonderful. Focuses on highlighting the main facts from the lives of the mentioned sahabas lives and what they were known for.
The text is light and interactive. It doesn’t get lengthy and monotonous like many Islamic biographies do. Even though the illustrations are quite bland, my kids and I did not mind it because the appealing approach and the text itself carries the stories. The thought provoking questions keep the little minds focused in the story and encourages them to make their own connection from their daily life to the theme that is being discussed. The physical quality of the book is not quite there so it’s shelf life might be in question.
Overall, this was a pleasant surprise to have read.
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