{"product_id":"lailahs-lunchbox-a-ramadan-story","title":"Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*2019 Daybreak Children's Picture Book Award -- Recognizing Muslim Women's Contributions to Literature*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*Notable Social Studies Trade Book For Young People 2016, a cooperative Project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*Featured Book of the Month, Anti-Defamation League*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*American Library Association Notable Book for Children 2016*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSkipping Stones Honor 2016*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*International Literacy Association Choices Reading List*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won’t understand why she doesn’t join them in the lunchroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLailah solves her problem with help from the school librarian and her teacher and in doing so learns that she can make new friends who respect her beliefs. This gentle, moving story from first-time author Reem Faruqi comes to life in Lea Lyon’s vibrant illustrations. Lyon uses decorative arabesque borders on intermittent spreads to contrast the ordered patterns of Islamic observances with the unbounded rhythms of American school days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Reem Faruqi (Author), Lea Lyon (Illustrator)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602121232680,"sku":"ING-ENG-2854","price":26.91,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5983\/7224\/files\/1_49bce88d-28bb-4bbb-b0d7-90213cef8653.jpg?v=1767116070","url":"https:\/\/cantstore.ca\/products\/lailahs-lunchbox-a-ramadan-story","provider":"CANT Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}