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Sister Friend: A Picture Book

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By (author): Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Illustrated by: Shahrzad Maydani

Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and illustrator Shahrzad Maydanis Sister Friend is a heartwarming new picture book celebrating the unique joy of cultivating friendships within your cultural community.

Ameena feels invisible. Its 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 cant seem to find the right words or do the right things. Until one day, they find them together: Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 203g
  • Dimensions: 216 x 267mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Jun 2024
  • Publisher: Abrams
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781419767210

About Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

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.

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