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“The first day of wearing it, Asiya shines like a star.“

I own this book and will forever incorporate it in my classroom. This book is a valuable resource for promoting discussions on cultural diversity, identity, and acceptance

The Proudest Blue tells the story of a young Muslim girl, Faizah, as she and her sister Asiya embrace diversity and express their identity through their hijabs. This beautifully illustrated book teaches the importance of self-confidence and respect for differences

Enlightening upon ptsd responses and how they follow an 8-grader having been violently assaulted because of her orna while with an Iranian fried. It tried to explain her family's opposition to her wearing a hijab instead and desire to connect to Islam, yet that felt disconnected. I didn‘t understand why she went from orna to hijab. Same with families Bangladesh tragic history. Many portions confused me, history wise. Colorful emotions #inclusive

Beautiful! Definitely want a hard copy for my classroom library.

“Dressed in their new Eid clothes, off they went to the mosque!“

I would use this story in my classroom to inform children on new cultures and religions. The story occurs at Eid the celebration after Ramadan in Muslim tradition.

This book uses color to convey meaning. The colors in the story are used to show the process that Nabeel goes through to get his new pair of pants.

Samira and family are refugees from the burning and violence of their village in Burma, though they are not well accepted yet in Bangladesh. Against her parents‘ wishes, she learns to read, write, and surf with her brother‘s help; hoping to win prize $$ in a surf contest. Beautifully written novel in verse 🌊

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Planning for the coming school year, and this book has me thinking about my kids and what they need. This quote caught me:
Abdul asks, "Why write his stories anyway? The people and places in his school books never looked or sounded like the people or places he knew." I love that Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is changing the world one book at a time. I can't wait to hear what the kids think!