 Hamda feels left out. She wants to make necklaces, go shopping, and bake cakes like her older sisters do. She has also made up her mind that she wants to wear the veil. She chooses four different scarves and unsuccessfully tries four different ways to wear them. She finally finds her own special way to prove she’s a big girl. Told in five short chapters and illustrated with bold, colorful patterns, this entertaining story focuses on the Muslim experience of wearing the veil mjw |
| Title: My Own Special Way Author: Mithaa Alkhayyat Illustrator: Maya Fidawi Publisher: Orion House Copyright: 2012 Original language: Arabic Translator: Fatima Sharafeddini Original title: Tareeqati Al Khassa Original publisher: Kalimat Publishing and Distribution Original copyright: 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4440-0320-8 Paperback pages: 64 Age range: 5-7 Genre: Early reader/Fiction Author’s residence: United Arab Emirates Illustrator’s residence: Lebanon Awards: 2013 Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation Shortlist Subjects: Asia, fashion, Hijab (Islamic clothing), United Arab Emirates, Western Asia |
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