What is Lantern Reads?
Lantern Reads is a platform that focuses on South Asian and Muslim children’s literature. Following up from previous curating initiatives, Lantern Reads will dive deeper to provide perspective and context through reviews and discussions with diverse voices writing in the growing field of South Asian and Muslim children’s literature.
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The Horn Book May/June 2023: We need diverse Muslim and Jewish Books: An Update current trends within Muslim children’s literature point toward a diversification of genres, more stories from underrepresented Muslim ethnicities, and a celebration of Muslim identities that challenge the stereotypes of Muslims as a monolith. Using Reading Circles to Inspire Change Seeking to… Continue reading Articles
Learn how this curated collection of Muslim children’s literature can build a stronger sense of empathy, respect, and understanding towards Muslims.
Check out my take on the latest Muslims kid lit as well as South Asian picture books, middle grade and young adult novels. We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos reflects on the lives of many undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers forced to flee their homes in search of safety, zeroing in on the… Continue reading Book Reviews
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