The Kindest Red - The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S K Ali Hardcover

About the Book

Sisters Faizah and Asiyah learn how to spread kindness on school picture day.

Book Synopsis

What kind of world do you want?

Faizah knows just how to answer her teacher's question: She wants a kind world, as special as her sister's hijab, a world of friends helping one another. Faizah spends school-picture day finding fun ways to help her classmates. But when picture day takes an unexpected turn, Faizah learns that acts of kindness can come back to you in beautiful ways.

In empowering words and breathtaking illustrations, the award-winning, bestselling team behind The Proudest Blue celebrates the beauty of faith, family, and friendship.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Proudest Blue:

*On 5 state award lists!*
"Inspiring.... The lovely, playful illustrations by Aly capture the spirit of imagination and sisterly solidarity in the face of bullying."--New York Times Book Review

* "Memorable and inspiring.... Triumphant and true."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* A lovely blend of emotional lyricism and closely observed everyday life.--Publishers Weekly, starred review

* Aly's ink-wash-and-pencil illustrations settle and soar along with the language.... This story, as both window and mirror, inevitably educates, but more important, it encourages pride in and respect for hijab through a tale of two sisters, their bond strengthened by faith.--Booklist, starred review

* This excellent story about identity, visibility, and confidence, touches on rites of passage, bonds between sisters, and bullying and is unapologetic in tackling misconceptions and demanding equality.--School Library Journal, starred review

Hatem Aly's ink-wash and watercolour illustrations perfectly complement the lyricism of Muhammed and Ali's moving text.--The Globe and Mail

About the Author

Ibtihaj Muhammad is a fencer and the first Muslim American woman in hijab to compete for the United States in the Olympic Games. She is also the first female Muslim American to medal at the Olympic Games, winning bronze in the women's saber team event. An activist, speaker, and entrepreneur, Ibtihaj has written a memoir, Proud, and inspired the first hijabi Barbie in her likeness, and the picture book The Proudest Blue. She invites you to visit her online at ibtihajmuhammad.com.

S.K. Ali is the award-winning author of Saints and Misfits, Love from A to Z, and The Proudest Blue and the coeditor of an upcoming Eid anthology. Like Faizah and Asiya, she and her sister visited hijab shops every year before the first day of school to choose their proudest colors.

Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured on television and in multiple publications worldwide. Among other books, he illustrated Newbery Honor winning novel The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz and The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali. He currently lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people.