Learn about the story of Layla and the Moon
Layla makes a seemingly simple wish: that the moon would be her only companion. Her wish comes true, and she finds herself facing a new reality unlike anything she imagined. Questions begin to arise, one after another. Will she cling to her desire, whatever the consequences? Or will she let the moon return to its place in the sky?
The author, Menna Allah Gamal, writes a story that opens up the horizons of imagination for the creative child, then gently brings him back to thinking about the impact of choices.
The artist Suhaila Khalid’s creations support the story’s ideas with pictures close to the world of the child.
The book is published by Raheeq Al-Kutub Publishing House in Arabic suitable for readers aged 5-10 years.
What does the story add to the child?
This book brings the meaning of ambition closer in a way that a child can understand: to dream, and then to reflect on what will happen when our dream becomes a reality.
It also supports hope as a calm outlook on the future, with space to think about sharing and fairness, and that what we love can be beautiful when it remains available to everyone.
Is reading suitable before bedtime?
Yes, because the story has a calm atmosphere and leaves the child to end their day with a series of questions that young children love to think about.
How can I use it as a teacher in classroom activities? The story can be read, then the “wishes” can be discussed, and what makes a wish correct and useful / or the discussion can be opened before the story in the form of attractive questions that capture the child’s attention, then the story is read, and after it is finished we expand further in the discussion.
Version specifications:
Genre: Children's picture story
Arabic
Age: 5–10 years
Pages: 34
Size: 20×24
Cover: Paperback
ISBN: 9786339951527