5/12/2023 0 Comments The proudest blue book![]() ![]() Pros: This beautifully illustrated story celebrates wearing hijab while at the same time showing the reality that girls face when they make this transition. Includes author’s notes about her own experiences that inspired this story with characters named for two of her sisters. ![]() They belong only to those who said them.” At the end of the day, the two sisters walk home hand in hand. Later, she sees her sister on the playground at recess and hears a boy say, “I’m going to pull that tablecloth off your head.” Asiyah runs off with her friends, and Faizah remembers their mother’s advice, “Don’t carry around the hurtful words that others say. ![]() She draws a picture of two girls in hijab having a picnic. When the girls get to school, they go their separate ways, but Asiya is on Faizah’s mind throughout the day. Her scarf is blue, just like the sky and ocean. But most exciting of all is that her older sister Asiya is starting sixth grade and wearing hijab for the first time. She has a new backpack and light-up shoes. Summary: Faizah is excited about her first day of school. Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ![]()
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