One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday.
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday. Read Less Description
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday.
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday. Read Less Description
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday.
Sahtinay Abaza has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and an MBA. She spent most of her career working with software companies around the globe. She grew up in the United Arab Emirates before making Florida her permanent home. Having experienced life on both ends of the globe, she is an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Most importantly, Sahtinay is a proud mother of two little girls, who have been the main source of inspiration behind the stories she writes.
Dinara Mirtalipova
Born and raised in Soviet Uzbekistan, Dinara Mirtalipova is a self-taught artist and designer with a special love for folk art and lore. Now based in snowy Northern Ohio, she has illustrated dozens of picture and activity books for children, from contemporary stories to classics such as the Princess and the Pea, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella.
Reviews
“In this warmly interpersonal work, the creators illuminate the tradition of the Ramadan Drummer, who, before alarm clocks, would “call us out of bed for our last meal before fast.” – Publisher’s Weekly
A lively telling of the true spirit of Ramadan. —Kirkus Reviews
As he and the old, bearded drummer walk the streets, Adam hears whispers from people in the surrounding houses, many lonely or in need—and he realizes that doing good deeds is what Ramadan is truly about. Dinara Mirtalipova’s sumptuous illustrations soar during the nighttime sequences, the whispers swirling into the air.
—Mahnaz Dar, 4 Picture Books to Celebrate the Muslim Holidays, Kirkus Reviews
Readers learn, along with Adam, that Ramadan is about more than being hungry all day—it’s also about the value in helping and being there for others. – School Library Journal
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday.
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday. Read Less Description
Details:
SKUWW-NL6414
ISBN9781478879145
Series
Reycraft Books
Lexile level620L
Genre
Fiction
Language
English
Age5 - 9
Juvenile Fiction / H
Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious Religious / Muslim Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / General
Full Description
One night during Ramadan, Adam startles awake. BANG! BANG! BANG! It’s the Ramadan Drummer, wandering the streets to wake everyone up for a meal before the day’s fast. As Adam explores the dark streets with the drummer, he learns that every act of kindness is rewarded tenfold during Ramadan. This heartwarming tale teaches how community and giving are central to the spirit of the holiday.
Author & Illustrator
Sahtinay Abaza
Sahtinay Abaza has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and an MBA. She spent most of her career working with software companies around the globe. She grew up in the United Arab Emirates before making Florida her permanent home. Having experienced life on both ends of the globe, she is an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Most importantly, Sahtinay is a proud mother of two little girls, who have been the main source of inspiration behind the stories she writes.
Dinara Mirtalipova
Born and raised in Soviet Uzbekistan, Dinara Mirtalipova is a self-taught artist and designer with a special love for folk art and lore. Now based in snowy Northern Ohio, she has illustrated dozens of picture and activity books for children, from contemporary stories to classics such as the Princess and the Pea, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella.
Awards
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
2025 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book Winner
Reviews
“In this warmly interpersonal work, the creators illuminate the tradition of the Ramadan Drummer, who, before alarm clocks, would “call us out of bed for our last meal before fast.” – Publisher’s Weekly
A lively telling of the true spirit of Ramadan. —Kirkus Reviews
As he and the old, bearded drummer walk the streets, Adam hears whispers from people in the surrounding houses, many lonely or in need—and he realizes that doing good deeds is what Ramadan is truly about. Dinara Mirtalipova’s sumptuous illustrations soar during the nighttime sequences, the whispers swirling into the air.
—Mahnaz Dar, 4 Picture Books to Celebrate the Muslim Holidays, Kirkus Reviews
Readers learn, along with Adam, that Ramadan is about more than being hungry all day—it’s also about the value in helping and being there for others. – School Library Journal
