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 Mommy's khimar
 Author: Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah

 Publisher:  Salaam Reads (2018)

 Classification: Easy
 Physical Description: [33] p., col. ill., 22 x 28 cm

 BTSB No: 856029 ISBN: 9781534400597
 Ages: 4-8 Grades: K-3

 Subjects:
 Scarves -- Fiction
 Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
 Imagination -- Fiction
 Muslims -- Fiction

Price: $22.58

Summary:
A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more.

 Illustrator: Glenn, Ebony
Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 3.50
   Points: .5   Quiz: 197801

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (02/15/18)
   School Library Journal (05/01/18)
   Booklist (02/01/18)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 02/01/2018 In this ebullient picture book, readers come to share in the delight a little girl takes in wearing her mother’s khimar—another term for hijab. For the girl, her mother’s rainbow collection of beautiful khimars is a source of wonder, power, and intimacy, much like any mother’s closet of pretty things might be for a young child. Her favorite one is yellow, and she wears it like a superhero wears her cape, imagining herself shining like the sun and shooting through the sky like a star. She recognizes her mother’s fragrances—coconut oil and cocoa butter—which ensure the security of her mother’s presence even in her absence. This affirming book will be a welcome mirror for Muslim and interfaith families, and a necessary counter to Islamophobic discourse. The illustrations are as lively and brightly colored as the khimars themselves, and smiling faces of friends and family members echo the warm message of the text. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.

School Library Journal - 05/01/2018 PreS-K—A young child is enchanted by her mother's many colorful khimars. She uses them to play dress-up, imagining herself as a queen, a mama bird covering her baby brother in his nest, or a superhero in a cape. The girl can inhale her mother's scent and comfort herself even if her mother is not near. She is even allowed to wear one of the khimars to the mosque where she is lovingly admired by a crowd of older women ("'Assalamu alaikum, Little Sis!'"). Her non-Muslim grandmother also makes an appearance and readers are told, "She doesn't go to the mosque like Mommy and Daddy do. We are a family and we love each other just the same." The child-narrator speaks in simple, clear sentences describing a supportive and loving family and community. However, Glenn's soft-colored, flat illustrations miss an opportunity to add visual depth and texture to the book. They serve their purpose, but don't enrich it. VERDICT A sweet addition to picture book collections.—Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Library, NY - Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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