The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship
A heartwarming story about kindness, friendship, family, faith and celebrating differences.
When Faizah's teacher asks her class to imagine the kind of world they want to live in, Faizah imagines a world where everyone is kind to one another. She decides to put this idea into practice in the school playground, helping others and spreading kindness throughout her day.
But Faizah also wants to be like her big sister, Asiya. With school picture day approaching, Faizah hopes she can find a way to match her sister. When her classmates are inspired by Asiya's hijab and respond to Faizah's kindness, she discovers that small acts of kindness can come back to you in unexpected and beautiful ways.
From Olympic medallist and author Ibtihaj Muhammad, alongside S. K. Ali and illustrator Hatem Aly, The Kindest Red is an uplifting picture book about friendship, faith, family and the joy of helping others. It also celebrates differences and similarities and offers an accessible way to explore themes of kindness, inclusion and identity with young readers.
The story can support conversations around:
- Kindness and empathy
- Friendship and belonging
- Family and sisterhood
- Faith and hijab
- Identity and self-expression
- Celebrating differences and similarities
- Inclusion and respect
The Kindest Red is the sequel to The Proudest Blue, with The Boldest White continuing Faizah and Asiya's story.