Time to Pray

About this book

A visit with Grandmother in the Middle East is always special for Yasmin but this time it is even more so in this picture book about faith and family. On her first night visiting her grandmother Yasmin is wakened by the muezzin at the nearby mosque calling the faithful to prayer. She watches from her bed as her grandmother prepares to pray. During her stay Yasmins grandmother makes her prayer clothes buys her a prayer rug and teaches her the five prayers that Muslims perform over the course of a day. When its time for Yasmin to board a plane and return home her grandmother gives her a present. When Yasmin opens the present when she gets home she discovers a prayer clock in the shape of a mosque with an alarm that sounds like a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. Maha Addasis warm and endearing story richly illustrated by Ned Gannon is the recipient of an Arab American Book Award Honor Book. Featuring text both in English and Arabic this is a perfect title for children learning more about Middle Eastern cultures and language.