The Gift of Eid
Hardcover – Picture Book, February 11, 2025
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · February 11, 2025
A retelling of the Gift of the Magi, set against the backdrop of the Umayyad Masjid of Damascus, in this picture book from a National Book Award Winner.
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- Who it’s for
- An Eid story pairs a familiar gift-giving shape with the warmth of shared celebration.
- Themes
- Eid celebration, Family togetherness
- Genres
- Muslim Children's Stories, Religious Holiday Stories, Multigenerational Families
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A retelling of the Gift of the Magi, set against the backdrop of the Umayyad Masjid of Damascus, in this picture book from a National Book Award Winner. With Baba gone, Yasmine doesn’t have enough money to buy Mama’s Eid gift and can’t think of anything she wants for herself when Mama asks. While Mama’s haggling with the baker, she gets an idea. And after exchanging gifts with her mom in the Masjid, Yasmine realizes that true Eid joy comes from being together.
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Set in the famous Souq al-Hamidiyeh and the Umayyad Masjid of Damascus, this heartfelt story offers a Muslim background to one of the best-loved stories of all time.
Gifts and Togetherness
An Eid story pairs a familiar gift-giving shape with the warmth of shared celebration.
Come here for
- A Gift of the Magi retelling rooted in Eid and Damascus
- A tender mother-daughter exchange, with joy in being together
Expect
- The Souq al-Hamidiyeh and Umayyad Masjid as its Damascus backdrop
- Picture-book warmth around gifts, family, and Eid
Where it sits
| Muslim Children's Stories | 76% |
|---|---|
| Religious Holiday Stories | 70% |
| Multigenerational Families | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Religious Holiday Stories
- Muslim Children's Stories
- Values & Virtues
- Authors
- Shifa Saltagi Safadi
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- February 11, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Eid celebration · Family togetherness
- Reading lane
- Religious Holiday Stories