I Can Be All Three

Written by Salima Alikhan · Illustrated by Noor Sofi

A girl discovers her multicultural identity on Multicultural Day.

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40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

On Multicultural Day, a young girl faces a dilemma: how to represent her diverse heritage. Should she choose her father's Indian roots, her mother's German traditions, or her American upbringing? As she navigates marigolds, fairy tales, and superheroes, she realizes she doesn't have to choose just one. Embracing all parts of her identity, she finds pride in the stories and worlds that make her unique. This journey of self-discovery highlights the beauty of embracing a multicultural identity and the richness it brings to her life.

From the publisher

Our Favorite Day of the Year meets Alma and How She Got Her Name in this warm, lyrical picture book about a child who learns to celebrate her multicultural identity and finds pride in all the stories and worlds that live inside of her. When it’s Multicultural Day at school, a young girl wonders how best to tell the story of who she is. With marigolds, mangoes, and stories of India? Fairy tales, cuckoo clocks, and German tales? Or cheeseburgers, superheroes, and American traditions? When choosing only one doesn’t feel quite right, she realizes that stories from all three places make her who she is. With whole worlds inside her, she doesn’t have to choose just one–she can be all three.

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