A review by dobbsthedog
Salma Joins the Team by Danny Ramadan

Okay, I just want to say that I LOVED that the first picture in the book is of Salma’s mom breastfeeding her baby sister.  You never see that in books, rarely mentioned, let alone pictured, so this book just completely won me over right there.  Also, a book written by a man that just casually mentions breastfeeding is pretty special.

The latest instalment in the Salma series and again it’s just making things like gender double standards and body positivity so accessible to a young audience.  Salma wants to join the swim team, but knows that as a Muslim she is supposed to dress in a modest way and a swimsuit is not very modest.  I really appreciated that throughout the book Salma took the time to think about how sur actually felt about the swimsuit, whether she felt uncomfortable in it or if she was uncomfortable because of what others were gossiping about her wearing a swimsuit.

I love that these books are in the world for a young audience to find.