My kids related their first day of school to Kanzi’s, both of them felt like they needed to make friends fast in order to fit in. She asks her mom to make her turkey sandwich for lunch instead of a traditional family meal. We are not told why Kanzi and her family moved from Egypt to America but we can relate to how Kanzi wants to fit in with the other kids. The book confronts the fears of being in a new place. The illustrations were vibrant and colorful. provided by the Author, Aya Khalil Review In the end, Kanzi’s most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one. Next day her teacher sees the poem and gets the entire class excited about creating a “quilt” (a paper collage) of student names in Arabic. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and writes a poem in Arabic about the quilt. When Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). 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. It sounded really interesting, therefore I contacted the author and ask to review the book. A fellow multicultural blogger recently shared this awesome book “The Arabic Quilt” by Aya Khalil on Facebook.
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