The Best Eid Ever
By Asma Mobin-Uddin
Boyds Mill Press, 2007

Review by Sandhya Nankani
From Kahani Fall 2008



On Eid morning, despite all the gifts she receives, Aneesa is sad because her parents are away on Hajj. Her outlook changes, however, when she meets two sisters—refugees from a war torn country—at the mosque. While her grandmother Nonni prepares a delicious Eid feast, Aneesa cooks up a plan to share the festival’s delights with her new friends and give them The Best Eid Ever (Boyds Mill Press, 2007). Laura Jacobsen’s pastel pencil illustrations sensitively bring to life Asma Mobin-Uddin’s poignant holiday story about giving and sharing.