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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2024
Sister Friend
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Shahrzad Maydani (Illustrator)
Ameena feels invisible until a new girl arrives, sparking a friendship through shared cultural bonds.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 208 ratings
40 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Ameena feels invisible at her new school until another new girl arrives, wearing a hijab that only Ameena seems to notice. Struggling to connect, Ameena longs for friendship but can't find the right words. As they navigate their shared cultural identity, a simple greeting transforms their world: "Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome." Will this be the start of a lasting friendship?
From the publisher
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.”
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
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The fine print
Book details
Publication
- Published
- May 7, 2024
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781419767210
- LCCN
- 2023020257
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