Illustrated by: Aaliyah Jaleel
Genre: multicultural
Awards: Amelia Bloomer book list 2020
Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year
Summary:
As a young girl observes all the women in her life, she dreams of the possibilities for her life. She considers all the ways these women wear their hijabs then compares it to how they wear their hair underneath. The girl notices how each woman's hijab reflects the wearers' personality, like her aunt's fun one and her sister's stylish one. She dreams of a bright future where she can do anything, in life and with her hijab. This book also includes information about the religious and cultural significance of the hijab for readers at the end.
Teacher Evaluation:
I would use this book in a first-grade classroom; their are several social and academic learning activities this book can supports. I would use it to teach comparing/contrasting and point of view. My classroom would create venn diagrams to share similarities and differences between two women in the book. Students would write two sentences using a sentence stem that explains the features they pointed out. To promote social awareness, I would ask students to explain how they can be kind to women in hijabs. I would also show real women who where hijabs and they contributions they've made to the world.
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