***NOTES: The heading picture book does not always imply that it is for preschool to first grade, often picture books are also for older, more mature, readers.

Many books are newly published and are not yet in the AR database.

*MIDDLE SCHOOL AND YA may have flagged material: crushes, relationships, side lbgtq+ individuals, but considering what is out there, the items on this list are within reason in our opinion.

PLEASE READ REVIEWS BY @MUSLIMKIDSBOOKNOOK @MUSLIMMOMMYBLOG @BINTYOUNUS AND @ISLAMICSCHOOLLIBRARIAN to see if the book suggestions above align with your needs.

Public School Leveled Islamic Rep Book Suggestions 2022 with AR Levels

In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel illustrated by Hatem Aly (AR 3.9)

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns By Hena Khan (AR 2.4)

Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes by Hena Khan illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini (AR 2.8)

A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan (AR 4.4)

Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream Series by Hena Khan(AR 3.8-4.2)

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (AR 5.7)

All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (AR 4.5)

Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali (AR 4.9)

Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali (AR 5.0)

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S.K. Ali illustrated by Hatem Aly (AR 2.3)

Under My Hijab by Hena Khan illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel (AR 3.1)

Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow illustrated by Ebony Glenn (AR 3.5)

Deep in the Sahara By Kelly Cunnane (AR 3.7)

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (also covers Refugee) (AR 5.3)

Proud: Living My American Dream (Young Readers Edition) by Ibtihaj Muhammad (AR 6.7))

Hannah and the Ramadan Gift by Qasim Rashid illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel (AR 3.6)

The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin Illustrated by Laura Jacobsen (AR 3.8)

Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale Retold by Fawzia Gilani-Williams (AR 2.9)

Ramadan Moon by Na’ima B. Robert Illustrated by Shirin Adl (AR 4.6)

Peg + Cat: The Eid al-Adha Adventure by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson (AR 3.2)

Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi (AR 3.6)

Sadiq and the Ramadan Gift by Siman Nuurali illustrated by Anjan Sarkar (AR 3.4)

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices edited by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed (AR 5.0)

The Roses in My Carpet by Rukhsana Khan illustrated by Ronald Himler (AR 3.2)

Flying Over Water by Shannon Hitchcock and N.H. Senzai (briefly mentions a swimming coach is a lesbian) (AR 5.4)

Escape From Aleppo by N.H. Senzai (AR 6.4)

When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (AR 3.7)

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (also in hijab) mentions crushes and periods

The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan (AR 5.5)

Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth Suneby and Rebecca Green (AR 4.4)

Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World’s Biggest Solar Plant by Allan Drummond (AR 4.2)

One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University by M.O. Yuksel illustrated by Mariam Quraishi

Maryam’s Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani by Megan Reid illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel (AR 5.2)

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