Das alles ist Ramadan

This picture book does not tell an actual story, but it is rather like a collection of aspects of Ramadan. It references social aspects, such as sharing with others and helping those in need, cultural and traditional aspects such as food and learning, and also spiritual and personal ones, like having patience or trusting in good things to happen. Each page shows one aspect ("Ramadan is...") and a beautiful picture. The pictures are absolutely lovely and create a special and festive atmosphere. They also tell little stories by themselves, for example of a cat that is lost and found. All pictures portrait the same family, and I like the diversity: The mother is blonde and does not look Arabic, her parents do the household chores together, show more the girl has Black and Asian friends, and one of the grandmothers wears a hijab while the other does not.

While I do love all of this, I would have liked the book to include some more descriptions of the things shown in the pictures. While it is aimed not only at muslims, but also non-muslim parents and care workers, I did not understand everything that was presented. Of course it is not a problem to do some research, but considering using this in a childcare setting, it would be easier if there were some explanations in the book itself. Like this, it is more suitable if used by people who are more knowledgeable about Ramadan. show less