Literature and Children’s Books
The Prophets of Islam
Author(s): Saadah Taib
Reviewed by: Imran Mogra
Review
Reviewed by: Imran Mogra, Birmingham, UK
Books Reviewed:
PROPHET NUH AND THE GREAT ARK, by Saadah Taib (illustrated by Shazana Rosli). Markfield: The Islamic Foundation, 2020, 16pp. ISBN: 9780860376446.
PROPHET IBRAHIM AND THE LITTLE BIRD, by Saadah Taib (illustrated by Shazana Rosli). Markfield: The Islamic Foundation, 2020, 16pp. ISBN: 9780860377405.
PROPHET ISMAIL AND THE ZAM-ZAM WELL, by Saadah Taib (illustrated by Shazana Rosli). Markfield: The Islamic Foundation, 2020, 16pp. ISBN: 9780860377450.
PROPHET SULAIMAN AND THE TALKING ANTS, by Saadah Taib (illustrated by Shazana Rosli). Markfield: The Islamic Foundation, 2020, 16pp. ISBN: 9780860377771.
THE PROPHETS OF ISLAM: This is a new series published by the Islamic Foundation, having been first published by Ana Muslim Sdh Bhd in Malaysia, 2017.
These delightful books recommended for ages 3+ are based on character-building stories and fun activities such as colouring, drawing, counting, mazes, hidden pictures, matching, joining dots, word searches and naming objects distributed across sixteen pages. These short stories are presented in highly colourful, elaborate and attractive pages with a very wide range of objects and animals to charm children, including human representations. To maximise their appeal, excellent use has been made of the natural environment and everyday materials with a sufficiently large font size. Some of the vocabulary is challenging for this age. In most cases the praiseworthy characters are implicit and rely on the adult to convey and extrapolate them. Guidance may be required for the successful completion of some of these activities for some young children.