Today, I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to congratulate dear friend Maha Addasi on the release of her second picture book, Time to Pray (Boyds Mills Press, 2010)!
Although its official pub date is not until September 1st, I wanted to let you know about this beautiful book now, since we are in the midst of the Holy Month of Ramadan, which is being observed this year between August 11th and September 9th.
Prayer Room, King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque, Amman, Jordan (frankenschulz/flickr).
You may remember my review of Maha’s first book, The White Nights of Ramadan (Boyds Mills Press, 2008). Time to Pray is the perfect companion book to White Nights. It has been illustrated with more of Ned Gannon’s stunning oil paintings, and this time, there is a wonderful addition: an Arabic translation of the story by Maha’s mother, Nuha Albitar!
Jama's Alphabet Soup 