Muslim Nursery Rhymes Hardcover – October 1, 2009

Great introduction for children to Islam with catchy tunes, especially works if you know the tunes the nursery rhymes the author is adapting. Hardback and great for little hands. I recommend ages 2-4 years old.

This book of nursery rhymes is perfect for "Western" Muslim parents to read with their children. The rhythm of the rhymes are familiar since most are based on traditional English language nursery rhymes. Some of the rhymes show a writer that "tried too hard" when the information in the rhyme took precedence over the beat. The illustrations are colorful and the size is perfect for reading time with a toddler in your lap. This book would make a great baby shower gift...which is exactly how I plan to use my copy.

I was not as impressed with this book as I thought I would be. The illustrations are mediocre and dull. Some of the rhymes are too similiar to ones I remember hearing as a child.

it was for a gift and they seemed excited by it so i'm happy with the purchase and will likely get more in future for gifts, etc.

I wish there had been more reviews of this book. I love the Islamic Foundation and all, but good LORD! What bad poetry, how lacking in metre, how age-inappropriate a lot of the language is. I'm kicking myself for buying it ... because my daughter loves it (it's childish mostly, and the pictures are quite childishly elementary) and she makes me read it to her, and the poetry (or lack of it) is so grating as to make it a distressing experience for me. Eleven twelve - for truth i must delve?! Nineteen twenty - my provision is plenty??