The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story

by Aya Khalil

Book Overview

Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). When she leaves, the teasing starts.

That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884487547
• ISBN13: 9780884487548
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Lovely illustrations!

This was such a good reminder for kids that difference should be celebrated. My kids are homeschooled, so all the classroom scenes aren’t what I usually look for in picture books, especially showing off the bullying kid and then seeing her come around when she wanted something. The art was lovely.