"Ameena feels invisible. It's been that way since she started at her new school. But now there is another new girl in class. Ameena sees her brownness, her hijab, even though the other kids do not. Ameena wants to be her friend, but she can't seem to find the right words or do the right things. Until one day, they find them together: "Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome.""--
Ameena feels invisible in her all-white class, but she soon finds friendship and community with a new Muslim student.
"Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, a heartwarming new picture book celebrating the unique joy of cultivating friendships within your cultural communityAmeena feels invisible. It's been that way since she started at her new school. But now there is another new girl in class. Ameena sees her brownness and her hijab, even though the other kids do not. Ameena wants to be her friend, but she can't seem to find the right words or do the right things. Until one day, they find them together: "Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome.""--
Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and illustrator Shahrzad Maydani’s Sister Friend is a heartwarming new picture book celebrating the unique joy of cultivating friendships within your cultural community.
Ameena feels invisible. It’s been that way since she started at her new school. But now there is another new girl in class. Ameena sees her brownness and her hijab, even though the other kids do not.
Ameena wants to be her friend, but she can’t seem to find the right words or do the right things. Until one day, they find them together: “Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome.”
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***STARRED REVIEW*** "Thompkins-Bigelows words resonate deeply and convey feelings of isolation, exclusion, and joyful acceptance. A powerful exploration of what it means to be welcomed, seen, and accepted." * Kirkus * "[ G]racefully acknowledging the complexity of communications and relationships, while the illustrations capture every nuance of the characters emotions in this moving picture book." * Booklist * ***STARRED REVIEW*** "Thompkins-Bigelows sweetly complex treatise speaks to experiences of loneliness and marginalization as well as of kinship and joy." * Publishers Weekly * "A touching picture book of cultural connection, embracing differences, and finding that very special friend...the perfect partner read with a special friend." * School Library Journal *
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Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, a heartwarming new picture book celebrating the unique joy of cultivating friendships within your cultural community
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, M.S.Ed, is a Philadelphia-based educator and childrens book author. A curriculum writer and former English teacher, she has educated children and teens in traditional and alternative learning settings for 15 years. As an inaugural AMAL fellow with the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), she developed foundational curricular frameworks for youth and adult anti-racist programming. Her picture books and short stories, which feature young Black and Muslim protagonists, have been recognized as the best in childrens literature by TIME magazine, Read Across America, and NPR. These works include Mommys Khimar, Once Upon an Eid (anthology contributor), Grounded (coauthor), Your Name Is a Song, Abduls Story, and Hold Them Close. Shahrzad Maydani is an illustrator of Iranian-English descent, raised in Niger and Kenya. Her debut childrens book, Poetree, received the Crystal Kite Award and was a Spring 2019 Kids Indie Next selection. She lives with her family in California.
