The Proudest Blue: A Story Of Hijab And Family

"In 2016, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first Muslim American woman to compete for the U.S. in the Olympics wearing a hijab. In The Proudest Blue, she draws on her own experience as she tells the story of Faizah and her big sister Asiya, as Asiya wears a hijab to school for the first time. Though the sisters encounter questions and teasing, the tone is joyful: Hatem Aly’s illustrations depict a bright blue hijab – like “the sky on a sunny day … It’s always there, special and regular.” (For ages 4 to 8)"