The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
by Ibtihaj Muhammed Illustrations by Hatem Aly
Buy on AmazonWhat I love about Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad’s debut children’s book is how it deftly shows — not tells — that difference doesn’t have to be scary. The book follows the first day of school for the sisters Fazia and Asiya. It is Asiya’s first day wearing a hijab and she is enormously proud. But, as the girls quickly find, her head covering proves a lighting rod for bigotry. Told with skill and illustrated with a specificity that makes it ring true — i.e. the subtle differences in h...
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"What I love about Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad’s debut children’s book is how it deftly shows — not tells — that difference doesn’t have to be scary. The book follows the first day of school for the sisters Fazia and Asiya. It is Asiya’s first day wearing a hijab and she is enormously proud. But, as the girls quickly find, her head covering proves a lighting rod for bigotry. Told with skill and illustrated with a specificity that makes it ring true — i.e. the subtle differences in h..."
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