A Moon for Moe and Mo
Illustrator
Mehrdokht Amini
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781580897273
Pages
48 Pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, while Mohammed Hassan, a Muslim boy, lives at the other. One day they meet at Sahadi's market while out shopping with their mothers and are mistaken for brothers. A friendship is born, and the boys bring their families together to share rugelach and date cookies in the park as they make a wish for peace.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
600L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Bicultural; Multicultural; cultural heritage; two cultures; different cultures
Main Character
male child
Keywords
Jewish; Muslim; little boys; friendship; religion; New Years; holiday; feast; Ramadan; Rosh Hashanah
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Zalben, Jane Breskin, "A Moon for Moe and Mo" (2018). Diverse Families. 2164.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2164