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  • Sister Friend

Sister Friend

Author
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illustrator
Shahrzad Maydani
Publication Date
May 07, 2024
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Sister Friend
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
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
African Americans
Picture books
Schools
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Muslims
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

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.

Kirkus

Starred Review
A powerful exploration of what it means to be welcomed, seen, and accepted.
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
JAMILAH THOMPKINS-BIGELOW is an educator and writer who centers Black and Muslim children in her work. She is the author of Mommy's Khimar, Your Name is a Song, and is a contributor to the Once Upon an Eid anthology. She provides free and fun community writing programs for local youth in Philadelphia where she lives with her family.

LUISA URIBE is an illustrator living in Bogotá, Colombia. She holds a graphic design degree from the National University of Colombia and an MA in art and design from Loughborough University. Find out more about her at luisauribe.com.
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