![]() ![]() We can’t fix that for our sweet children. We can’t ignore the fact that ignorance and hate hurt people. Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow brings the reality of a young Muslim girl exploring the meaning and beauty behind her mommy’s khimar to life. In today’s world, it is critical for children to see themselves represented in the books (and all media for that matter) that they are exposed to. This amazing story brought up students’ questions of curiosity around khimars, their purpose, differences, skin color, discrimination, and kindness. We read books that make us laugh, books that teach us, books that make us think, and books that do it all. Our language and home experiences aren’t what connect us…our books do. There are 7 languages represented in my class, and several different countries of origin. ![]() What’s amazing about my class is that 11/14 kids speak English as a second language. “Miss Masse, in Somali, we say ‘Kim-ar’.” Anzal directs as I begin talking about today’s read aloud, Mommy’s Khimar.īooks like this are a part of our culture in my small kindergarten class in semi-rural Maine. ![]()
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