Like the Moon Loves the Sky

Description

Inshallah you are all that is gentle and good. Inshallah you feel safe, like all children should. Like The Moon Loves the Sky is Hena Khan's daily wish for her children. With lyrical lines, each based on a verse of the Quran, and narrative illustrations that trace the life of a child growing up, this book speaks to a parent's unconditional love and concern for their child - as well as the joy of the parent-child bond.

Hena Khan is the author of Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors, Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes, Night of Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story, and other books for children. Hena is a native of Rockville, Maryland, where she lives with her husband and their two sons. Saffa Khan is an illustrator and printmaker born in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, and is now based in Glasgow, Scotland.

"[Like the Moon Loves the Sky is] a peaceful incantation. It's a view of a childhood focused not just on well-being, but on hope-to 'count all your blessings' and 'find wonder'-as well."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "[A] stunning visual statement celebrating the values of community, wonder, and love. [Like the Moon Loves the Sky is a] love letter, a rarity in its lightness of hand. one that parents, especially Arabs, will cherish bringing into their bedtime routines."-Booklist "A bedtime story that reassures children that they are loved. [Like the Moon Loves the Sky is a] book for Muslim families to introduce religious traditions to young children and for non-Muslim families who wish to teach diversity and religious acceptance."-School Library Journal "This beautiful, sweet, heartfelt message of love and hope for a child will resonate with many."--Kirkus Reviews