Updated On: 07 April, 2023 08:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Sammohinee Ghosh
In the holy month of Ramadan, we cherry-pick books for children that nurture awareness and acceptance of the community

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Even with a dozen peculiar suggestions from his patients, Hakeem sahib could not stop his hiccups. It was Ramadan and he couldn’t do the obvious; that is, drink water. After attending to sufferers all day long, when Hakeem sahib left for his home, he found his patients in the way. From spicy curries, fizzy drinks and a good scare — they had every remedy for his hiccups. Written by Sadaf Siddique and illustrated by Studio Babakiki, Hakeem’s Hiccups is a humorous and tender narration that ends in “a...Great...Big...Belch!”
Age group: Five to eight years
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