A review by lattelibrarian
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad

5.0

I absolutely loved this book as a means of conveying culture, community, and color!  Not everybody thinks that Asiya's hijab is as beautiful as Faizah, but Faizah thinks that it's a rich blue color, like the ocean or sky, and that helps her to ignore Asiya's bullies.  Through it all, these two sisters stand together and make it known that they stand firm in what they believe in.  Aly's illustrations, too, are beautiful: they are whimsical and help the pages flow together in big, luminous spreads.  Overall, this is a great book that reinforces the notion that anyone can wear whatever they want and for whatever reason, and great for celebrating differences.  Great for grades 1-3.

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