Sweet Dates to Eat: A Ramadan and Eid Story

Jonny Zucker

Frances Lincoln Limited, 2005 - Fasts and feasts - 24 pages

A simple introduction to the Muslim season of Ramadan and Eid. Follow a family as they fast each day, go to the mosque on the Night of Power, and enjoy a delicious feast to celebrate the beginning of Eid.

This pre-school series introduces young children to world religions and focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. There is detailed historical and cultural information at the end for parents and teachers.

About the author

Jonny Zucker has worked in radio, played in several bands and has worked as a stand-up comedian and a teacher. He started writing full-time and has now written over thirty books for adults, teenagers and children. These include the Venus Spring books for Piccadilly Press and the Max Flash for Stripes. He also wrote the Festival Time! series, Dan and the Mudman, Striker Boy and Striker Boy Kicks Out for Frances Lincoln. He lives in Muswell Hill, London with his family.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sweet Dates to Eat: A Ramadan and Eid Story; Festival time!
• Author: Jonny Zucker
• Illustrated by: Jan Barger
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2005
• ISBN: 1845072944, 9781845072940
• Length: 24 pages