Looking for feedback on two Islamic story ebooks for kids, please share your thoughts
As-salāmu ʿalaykum - The Fill Masjid App team has put together two short ebooks to help our kids develop love for their dīn, not just memorise stuff for tests. We’d really value honest feedback from fellow parents and carers. 1) Know Your Prophets: Bedtime Stories for 5–9 Year Olds This is a set of gentle, simple stories about the prophets mentioned in the Qur’ān, written as bedtime reads for children around 5–9. Each chapter is short for one sitting and uses mostly easy everyday words so kids can start reading along. The aims are: - Growing love for Allāh and His prophets - Showing patience, kindness and shukr through story instead of lectures - Making Islamic bedtime stories a calm, cosy part of the night routine 2) The Path of the Caliphs: True Stories of the Khulafā’-e-Rāshidīn for Young Readers This one is for slightly older children who ask more about history and role models. It shares true, age-appropriate stories from the lives of Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, ʿUthmān and ʿAlī (raḍiyAllāhu ʿanhum) - their courage, justice, humility and service. The aim is to present them as real people our children can admire, not just names in a book. We’d love your thoughts on a few things: - Do your kids ask for Islamic stories at bedtime? What ages are they? - Do you prefer ebooks, printed books or simple PDFs on your phone? - What do you feel is missing from most Islamic children’s books today? If it’s helpful, we can share purchase links elsewhere; for now we won’t post any platform links here. We have just two requests: 1) Read with your children; and 2) Share honest feedback and suggestions (and a short review if you find it useful) here and on whatever store you buy from. The Fill Masjid App team wants to make better tools for parents trying to raise kids who love Allāh, His prophets and the early generations of this Ummah. Any feedback - positive, negative, detailed or blunt - is welcome. Jazākumullāhu khayran for reading, and may Allāh bless your parenting and put barakah in your homes.