Sister Friend // A Picture Book

Perfect for fans ofThe Day You BeginandEvelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and illustrator Shahrzad Maydani’sSister Friendis 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.”

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, M.S.Ed, is a Philadelphia-based educator and children’s book author. A curriculum writer and former English teacher, she has educated children and teens in traditional and alternative learning settings for 15 years. As an inaugural AMAL fellow with the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), she developed foundational curricular frameworks for youth and adult anti-racist programming. Her picture books and short stories, which feature young Black and Muslim protagonists, have been recognized as the best in children’s literature byTIMEmagazine, Read Across America, and NPR. These works includeMommy’s Khimar,Once Upon an Eid(anthology contributor),Grounded(coauthor),Your Name Is a Song,Abdul’s Story, andHold Them Close.

Shahrzad Maydaniis an illustrator of Iranian-English descent, raised in Niger and Kenya. Her debut children’s book,Poetree, received the Crystal Kite Award and was a Spring 2019 Kids’ Indie Next selection. She lives with her family in California.

• Publisher:Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publish Date:May 07, 2024
• Pages:40
• Dimensions:8.6 X 10.7 X 0.4 inches | 0.92 pounds
• Language:English
• Type:Hardcover
• EAN/UPC:9781419767210
• BISAC Categories:People & Places – United States – African-American, Religious – Muslim, Social Themes – Friendship