Sister Friend: A Picture Book

by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Author) Shahrzad Maydani (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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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This title will be released on May 20, 2024, 12:18 a.m.

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[G]racefully acknowledging the complexity of communications and relationships, while the illustrations capture every nuance of the characters' emotions in this moving picture book.

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Starred Review
A powerful exploration of what it means to be welcomed, seen, and accepted.

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[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
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a Philadelphia-based educator and children's book author. Her works, which center young Black Muslim protagonists, have been recognized and critically praised by many trusted voices in literature, including American Library Association, School Library Journal, and NPR. Her books include Mommy's Khimar and Your Name is a Song, and she is a contributor to the Once Upon an Eid anthology.

Tiffany Rose is a teacher, world traveler, and the left-handed author/illustrator of M is for Melanin. She is also the illustrator of Abdul's Story, All I Need to Be, and Hurry Kate, or You'll Be Late. Tiffany is passionate about creating art and meaningful stories that reflect the everyday experiences of underrepresented voices in children's literature. Tiffany currently lives and works in Shanghai, China. She's a lover of coffee, wanderlust, massive curly afros, and children being their imaginative, quirky, free selves. Visit her at ASouthPawDraws.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419767210
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date
May 20, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV033270 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
African Americans
Picture books
Schools
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Muslims
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

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