Author: Natasha K
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MOON’S RAMADAN at the Scholastic Book Fair
Sooo…friends are sending me photos of MOON’S RAMADAN at their Scholastic Book Fairs! Ahh! I get emotional every time. The most important book fair of my childhood is welcoming Ramadan. And these amazing book fair chairs and teachers are strengthening their communities. It is pretty surreal in the best way. Alhamdulillah 💜 In joy, Natasha
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MOON’S RAMADAN Featured in Target’s Ramadan Holiday Shop
This is getting saved in the scrapbook! Target launched its first ever holiday shop for Ramadan and Eid. (Yes, I am weeping.) And MOON’S RAMADAN was included! Go to target and search “Ramadan.” I just did a mass add to cart. 😅 P.S. Keep supporting the Etsy sellers and small business owners that sell Ramadan crafts,…
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New KidLit Life Level Unlocked: Children’s Book Podcast
It’s been a week of firsts, including being on my first podcast! The work writers do is self motivated, unless we are fulfilling a contract, there is no one telling us we have to write. And sitting down with Matthew Winner filled my cup. His passion for literacy and empowering kids is contagious. Not to…
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MOON’S RAMADAN is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Sharing some good news today. MOON’S RAMADAN is a 2023 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! As a kid, I lived in seven different cities, but the one place that stayed the same was the public library. It nurtured my love for reading. So, my heart is full knowing that children all over the country…
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Thank you, Highlights Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation!
Elementary school me, reading her Highlights magazine, had no idea what that smiling logo would come to mean. In 2021, the Highlights Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to amplifying the voices of storytellers, announced a two-year fellowship in children’s literature for Muslim storytellers. I am so humbled to be one of the fellows chosen. This fellowship,…
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Announcing MOON’S RAMADAN
I’ve been sitting on this news for a while. Well, not just sitting. There has been some writing, sketching, and painting, too. My debut picture book comes out in 2023!(Yes, books are acquired by editors way before they are released into the world). With a second book coming out later. Thank you to my incredible…
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Things To Do (And Not Do) Before A Social Media Pitch Party
I owe a lot to Twitter pitch parties. They helped me understand good hooks, and after participating in #PBPitch in February 2021, they helped me acquire an agent. Thanks to #PbPitch, I received an offer for representation, which turned into multiple offers for representation, which turned into signing with my agent. This is not a…
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Sharing Ramadan on Refinery29
One of my goals has been to support changing the narrative about Islam. That’s why I started IslamiMommy. Today, I made another small step toward that goal. Refinery29 published my article about Ramadan! Yes, I’m geeking out.
NATASHA KHAN KAZI 