Being human means accepting our differences. We may have different religions and cultures, but being able to embrace our differences is what we all need to do.
Title: Yaffa and Fatima
Author: Fawzia Gilani-Williams
Illustrations: Chiara Fedele
Publisher: Kar-Ben
Publishing
ISBN: 9781467794237
Review:
In the land of milk and
honey is where Yaffa and Fatima lived. These women are the same but different.
They both own a date grove. They pick the dates and sell them at market.
Sometimes they shared a meal. Yaffa loved Fatima’s shwarma and Fatima loved
Yaffa’s schnitzel. Both prayed and loved their God. Fatima prayed in a mosque
and Yaffa prayed in a synagogue. But, there was a time when a drought came and
dates were not so plentiful. The two women laid awake at night worrying whether
or not the other had enough to eat. How do you think each woman could help the
other?
This story was inspired by
a tale that is said to have both Jewish and Arab origins. Young readers will
learn that although we have different cultures and religions we are still all
human beings and we can share and embrace each other’s differences. Easy to
read sentences along with colorful illustrations depict these cultures
differences and similarities. Parents and teachers can use this as a tool to
explain acceptance.
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