Lailah's Lunchbox
Illustrator
Lea Lyon
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780884484318
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Now that she is ten, Lailah is delighted that she can fast during the month of Ramadan like her family and her friends in Abu Dhabi, but finding a way to explain to her teacher and classmates in Atlanta is a challenge until she gets some good advice from the librarian, Mrs. Carman.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
590L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Bicultural; Immigrants and refugees; bicultural child; immigrant family; immigrant children; relocation
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Emirati)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Skipping Stones Honor Award, 2016, Winner, Multicultural And International
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016 Ages 5 to 9
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2016 World History and Culture
Keywords
Ramadan; Abu Dhabi; Georgia; Sehri; religion; fasting; Iftar; moving; Islam; Muslim; elementary school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Faruqi, Reem, "Lailah's Lunchbox" (2015). Diverse Families. 1945.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1945