Sister Friend

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Shahrzad Maydani - illustrator

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome. Ameena feels invisible. Ever since she arrived at her school a few months ago, kids look at her like she’s something strange. Is it because of the twists in her hair? Or her brown skin?

Then, one day, there’s a new new kid in class. Ameena sees her. Sees her brownness. Sees her hijab. Sees her in ways that the other kids do not. Ameena wants to be her friend … but she doesn’t know how. She can’t seem to find the right words … until one day, when they find those words together. A moving celebration of friendship and sisterhood, Sister Friend shows the importance of being yourself and the joy of finding friends who see your true heart.

©2024 Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (P)2024 Recorded Books