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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2018-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781534400597
Lexile
AD560L
Themes
across many cultures
family

Mommy's Khimar

Written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Illustrated by Ebony Glenn
The star of this sunny picture book is a young girl who finds joy in wearing her mother’s khimar, imagining it transforms her into a queen, a star, a mama bird, a superhero. At the core of the story is the love between the girl and her mother.
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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2018-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781534400597
Lexile
AD560L
Themes
across many cultures
family
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