Together on Eid; The Gift of Eid

I’ve been waiting for the right moment to read “Together on Eid” to my class.


With Eid just two days away, it finally felt right and as we read, the questions came almost immediately.


“Is it like Christmas?”
“Is it like Lunar New Year?”
“Is it like Easter?”

We paused there for a bit. I told them, Eid is an Islamic celebration and then we started noticing what felt familiar.

The getting ready.
The food.
The excitement.
Being with family.

One student said, “Oh… so it’s like when everyone comes to my house too.”

That line kept circling back to me and that is why this book does so well. It opens up a conversation, not just about Eid, but about what celebrations mean to all of us.

I’d also pair this with The Gift of Eid by the one and only Shifa Saltagi Safadi. In this book, I love how she reminds children that the most important part of Eid isn’t what you get, but how you care for others.

Family, compassion, love.

Different celebrations, different traditions.
But so many shared feelings and and honestly, these are the moments I value most in the classroom. When children begin to understand each other a little more.