Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Summary: Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOThompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Summary: "Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Thompkins-Bigelow 2020Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Summary: A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it's okay to make mistakes in this charming and encouraging book from the author of Mommy's Khimar. Abdul loves to tell stories. But writing them down is hard. His letters refuse to stay straight and face the right way. And despite all his attempts, his papers often wind up with more eraser smudges than actual words....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE THOThompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Summary: "When Muhammad gets a special salat rug on his seventh birthday, he is determined to do all five daily prayers on time. But one salat occurs during the school day--and he's worried about being seen praying at school. His father parks his truck to worship in public places, and people stare at him and mock him. Will the same thing happen to Muhammad? From two powerhouse creators comes an...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023