A review by beththebookdragon
Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane

4.0

Delightful story explaining the many reasons a girl in an African Muslim culture might want to wear a malafa, the all-body covering a woman wears in her culture. No preachiness, just delightfully colorful illustrations of people of differing skin tones, ages, and of course fabrics. And I love that this is not a 'generic' country but Mauritania, which the author visited. The illustrator herself is from Iran, but wears her own culture's veil and so understands.

Good for helping children--and older readers--grasp the beauty and subtleties of this aspect of culture, but more importantly, a story of a little girl's thoughts and inner growth told in beautiful imagery and images.