In Iran, more than 100 years ago, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers.

The last thing Elsie wants is to start her senior year in a new town. But after her brother's death in Afghanistan, she and her mother move from San Francisco to a sleepy coastal village to be closer to Elsie's sister-in-law and niece.When Elsie meets Mati during a beachside walk, they quickly discover how much they have in common. Mati is new in town, too, visiting the US with his family. Over the course of the summer, their relationship begins to...

A lyrical celebration of multiculturalism as a parent shares with a child the value of their heritage and why it should be a source of pride, even when others disagree.

A Muslim boy, in Morocco, risks his parent's wrath when he accepts pictures of Jesus from a Christian missionary named Maude Cary.

When Bilal and his sister transfer to a school where they are the only Muslims, they must learn how to fit in while staying true to their beliefs and heritage.

"In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy, Jacob, and a Muslim boy, Hassan, are best friends who care for a beautiful garden. When war comes, and it's time for Jacob's family to leave, his friend promises to care for their garden"--

Based on a true story about a devout Muslim and a dedicated Christian. Each was willing to die for the other yet neither could be moved from his faith.

When a Muslim American boy named Omar finally convinces his family that he should have a pet snake, it escapes and Omar learns why his mother is so scared of them.

"Come to Pray! Come to Success! Join five different families on five different continents as they make a special effort to perform their daily prayers on time and in congregation. Salah is an obligatory act of worship that connects believers to Allah, eliminates all worldly differences between them, and unites them. Through simple text and beautiful illustrations, this book shows readers that no matter where they live, no matter what the weather,...