I agree with you that representation in kids books is really important! I would add that kids can see characters who share their beliefs, values, and culture in the pages of a novel even without depictions of people in its illustrations.

For example, look at Journey Beyond the Great Tree: in our first illustrated novel, instead of drawing the fictional characters (Safa Farooq, Bubble, Greeda), the illustrator depicted the lush imaginary world of the book seen from those imaginary characters' perspectives.

We think it makes for a fun alternative to books like the Chronicles of Narnia box set, or the latest Harry Potter spinoff.

Journey Beyond the Great Tree is a carefully plotted and exciting, beautifully illustrated, adventure novel that tells the story of Safa Farooq. She’s a traditional Muslim girl in Florida, searching for a cure: citrus greening bacteria have invaded the orange groves, and threaten her father’s orange juice company. Besides narrating a surreal journey across 300 + pages, Journey Beyond the Great Tree dramatizes (with child-friendly dialogue) a rational basis for believing in the existence of God (in Chapter 19, A Ladybug’s Point of View)

Give a kid something good to read!

The first three chapters are a breeze: read them for free.

We think it's important to romanticize Muslims in ways that make their religion their primary (or only) identity. You have a good set of books here, and I hope you like our contribution.

Thank you for your kind comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the book list.

I've not seen that one, thanks for the recommendation!

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart as a Muslim mother who's trying to rise two kids in a different culture and geography.
I hope you'll meet kind people like yourself in life.