A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden

A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden is an Islamic audiobook for children aged 4 to 12: a collection of 30 songs by the singer and songwriter Dawud Wharnsby, about faith, family and the world Allah has made.

It opens by blessing its "poetry food" with Bismillah, and then moves through a child's whole world. There are songs about a mother's childhood photograph, a father's beard turning white, a new baby in the family, and a grandma who misses her grandchild. Nature is everywhere: a little ant carrying a crumb, bees working together in their hive, a lemon called Nimboo that nobody wants to pick, a stormy night in bed, and stars that chase away the fear of the dark.

Many songs are about faith. A child watches their parents pray and feels that Allah is real; children learn that Allah sees everything we do, that they can talk to Him when they are sad, and when we say Alhamdulillah, SubhanAllah and InshaAllah. There are songs about the mosque, the daily prayers through the day, Ramadan on its way, and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who passed the Qur'an on to us.

Other songs teach character: why Wee Willie Wheezer should not have lied to miss school, a prayer for strength against bullying, how people come in every colour like sweets in a shop, and how every kind word is a seed that grows. The collection lasts about 66 minutes, and the songs are short enough to dip into one at a time.

1. A Picnic of Poems
2. Lorry, Cycle and Feet
3. Storm
4. Rose
5. When the World is Dark at Night
6. Wee Willie Wheezer Wharnsby
7. A Prayer to End Bullying
8. My Mother
9. My Father's Beard
10. Prayer
11. Little Baby
12. Simple Life
13. I had a Chirpy Chick
14. Piles of Smiles
15. The Ant
16. Busy Buzzing Bees
17. The Fly, The Spider and I
18. Corn
19. Hug the World
20. My Name is Nimboo
21. Candy People
22. Dear Mr Crow
23. The Mosque
24. All of Us
25. Alhamdulillah, Subhanllah and Insha Allah
26. Peephole on the World
27. Daily Prayers
28. Ramadan is on its Way
29. Muhammad
30. Dear God