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That’s Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed Viking / Penguin Random House A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from the critically acclaimed illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal and I Am Perfectly Designed. Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can’t wait to learn, play, […]

BeYOUtiful by Shelina Janmohamed

BeYOUtiful: Radiate confidence, celebrate difference and express yourself by Shelina Janmohamed, illustrated by Chanté Timothy Welbeck Publishing Group BeYOUtiful is about feeling extraordinary, radiating confidence, and celebrating diversity in how we look. This book will look at self esteem and body image, how beauty has changed throughout history and beauty in difference. It explores how media […]

Narya and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata

Narya and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata Penguin Random House/Viking Books for Young Readers In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl is helped on her journey to selfhood by a djinn. Nothing is going right for Nayra Mansour. There’s the constant pressure from her strict family, […]