Book Review: “Ramadan without Daddy” by Misbah Akhtar.

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“Ramadan without Daddy” by Misbah Akhtar is a book aimed at kids whose parents are not together anymore.

This book is different and is targeted at a specific audience. Divorce is difficult for the couple but kids are hit the hardest. They don’t understand what has happened and are often confused and scared.
This story aims to make the “transition” easier. I admire the author for her courage to choose and write about this topic. And she has indeed done a very good job in explaining about this difficult topic “divorce” to kids.

The shape sorter example in the book is superb and deserves an applause. I also like how khadija is the “hero” of the story, trying to clear doubts of her younger brother Danyal and explain to him about what happened. I liked the happy ending too.

This book deals with a serious topic but I felt that…

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