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Sister Friend
Author
Illustrator
Shahrzad Maydani
Publication Date
May 07, 2024
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / 2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
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Description
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.”
Publication date
May 07, 2024
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419767210
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV033270 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
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
African Americans
Picture books
Schools
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Muslims
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
Kirkus
Starred Review
A powerful exploration of what it means to be welcomed, seen, and accepted.
ALA/Booklist
[G]racefully acknowledging the complexity of communications and relationships, while the illustrations capture every nuance of the characters' emotions in this moving picture book.
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is an award-winning children’s book author and educator who centers Black and Muslim protagonists in her work. Her picture books and middle grade fiction have been recognized as the best in children’s literature by many educational institutions and reputable publications, including Time, Ebony, and NPR. She is a two-time winner of the Muslim Bookstagram picture book award and has earned the prestigious Walter, Irma Black, and Golden Kite award honors. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their two sons.
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow es una galardonada autora de libros infantiles y educadora que centra a los protagonistas negros y musulmanes en su obra. Sus libros ilustrados y su ficción para grados medios han sido reconocidos como los mejores de la literatura infantil por muchas instituciones educativas y publicaciones de renombre, como Time, Ebony y NPR. Ha ganado en dos ocasiones el premio al libro ilustrado Muslim Bookstagram y ha obtenido los prestigiosos honores de los premios Walter, Irma Black y Golden Kite. Vive en Filadelfia con su marido y sus dos hijos.
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow es una galardonada autora de libros infantiles y educadora que centra a los protagonistas negros y musulmanes en su obra. Sus libros ilustrados y su ficción para grados medios han sido reconocidos como los mejores de la literatura infantil por muchas instituciones educativas y publicaciones de renombre, como Time, Ebony y NPR. Ha ganado en dos ocasiones el premio al libro ilustrado Muslim Bookstagram y ha obtenido los prestigiosos honores de los premios Walter, Irma Black y Golden Kite. Vive en Filadelfia con su marido y sus dos hijos.
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