Selected for Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025
Selected by the Maine Humanities Council to represent the state of Maine at the Library of Congress’ National Book Festival
★ “Highly recommended.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
“An affirming tale that will inspire many kids to open up about their own cultural identities.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Mokhles’s soft-edged digital images and Tahmaseb’s sensory-oriented text gently underline the child’s feelings of interpersonal courage and intergenerational connection.”
—Publishers Weekly
“This is an amazing book for any classroom. Children will find confidence in celebrating their uniqueness and appreciate others for their differences.”
—Children’s Literature