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The Gift of Eid

Name: The Gift of Eid
ISBN: 9780823455652

Hardcover – Picture Book, February 11, 2025

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Candlewick Press · Hardcover · February 11, 2025

Reading lane: JUVENILE FICTION / Middle Eastern & Arab American

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.

Holidays & Celebrations Muslim Children's Stories JUVENILE FICTION family

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At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: February 11, 2025
Format: Hardcover
Theme: JUVENILE FICTION / Middle Eastern & Arab American · Muslim Children's Stories
Reading lane: JUVENILE FICTION / Middle Eastern & Arab American

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Publisher Categories

Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious
Muslim Children's Stories
Values & Virtues

About This Book

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. Set in the fam...

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