This lovely book from the author of
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns
invites readers to understand and appreciate the hijab and the Muslim women who decide to wear it.
Grandma's hijab clasps under her chin. Auntie pins hers up with a whimsical brooch. Jenna puts a sun hat over hers when she hikes. Iman wears a sports hijab for tae kwon do. As a young girl observes the women in her life and how each covers her hair a different way, she dreams of the possibilities in her own future and how she might express her personality through her hijab.
With cheerful rhyming text by the author of
, and charming illustrations from a talented newcomer,
Under My Hijab
provides a friendly introduction to hijabs for all readers, and celebrates the many Muslim women and girls who choose to wear them.