Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Diverse Books-Muslim Children and Families
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Diverse Books-Muslim Children and Families
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Description
Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.
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Big Feelings about Back to School
Books for Discussing Diversity and Difference with Young Children
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
Books for Discussing Diversity and Difference with Young Children
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
Description
Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.
Author
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Diverse Books-Muslim Children and Families
Diverse Books-Muslim Children and Families
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Description
"Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, 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...