Told by Faizah about her sister Asiya, the story explains the importance of hijab within the Muslim faith, while exploring the themes of family, sibling bonding and being true to oneself. This sweet, hopeful book will be a great read-aloud for younger readers. The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family is written by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S K Ali with beautiful illustrations by Hatem Aly. It has positive themes of friendship, kindness, and community care, and young role models who thoughtfully look for ways to help others. The book's vibrant pictures showcase a racially diverse community with a loving, Black Muslim family at its center. When a class assignment leads to small and big acts of kindness at recess, Faiza has no idea that good deeds might just save her day when crisis strikes later at sibling photos. Little sister Faizah narrates again, but this time it's all about the special red dress she gets to wear for picture day. Ali, and illustrator Hatem Aly's The Kindest Red is a sequel to their acclaimed 2019 book, The Proudest Blue. Parents need to know that Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, author S.K. Faiza's bestie is a White, red-headed girl, her teacher has brown skin, and classmates are a multicultural bunch with different body shapes and sizes, hairstyles, and one uses a wheelchair. Faiza, Asiya, and their parents are Black Muslims who live in an ethnically diverse area.
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