Self-love – The Islamic Library Association

Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs

Khalisa — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:53:50 +0000

A joyful picture book that celebrates creativity, confidence, and self-expression. Hana loves her hijabs and enjoys wearing them in many different colors and styles, each reflecting her mood, activities, and personality. Through playful storytelling and vibrant illustrations, the book highlights how clothing can be a form of creativity while affirming pride in faith and identity. Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs offers young readers a positive, affirming portrayal of a Muslim girl embracing who she is with joy and imagination.

The Proudest Blue

Khalisa — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:46:19 +0000

A powerful and affirming picture book that celebrates faith, family, and resilience. Told through the eyes of a young girl watching her older sister wear hijab to school for the first time, the story explores pride in identity alongside the challenges of misunderstanding and prejudice. With warmth and honesty, the book highlights the strength found in self-confidence, sisterhood, and community support. The Proudest Blue offers young readers a joyful and empowering story about embracing who you are and standing tall in the face of adversity.

A Map for Falasteen

Khalisa — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:00:03 +0000

A beautifully illustrated picture book that follows the journey of a Palestinian child seeking connection, belonging, and a sense of home. Through tender storytelling and vivid visuals, the book explores themes of identity, heritage, displacement, and hope. Odeh’s narrative invites young readers to reflect on the meaning of home and the resilience of communities living in exile. A Map for Falasteen is both a heartfelt story for children and a gentle introduction to the experiences of Palestinian families.

My Language Is a Garden

Khalisa — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:25:24 +0000

A reflective exploration of language as a living, growing force. Through carefully chosen words and layered imagery, the book examines how language is planted, nurtured, and transformed by memory, identity, and experience. Like a garden, language requires attention and patience—it grows unevenly, surprises us, and reveals meaning over time. This work invites readers to slow down, observe closely, and consider how words shape thought, connection, and self-understanding.

Does My Head Look Big In This?

Khalisa — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:27:23 +0000

Is a warm, funny, and thought-provoking YA novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah that follows Amelia “Mia” Hassan, a sixteen-year-old Australian-Palestinian Muslim girl who decides to wear the hijab full-time. Set in a Melbourne high school, the story explores identity, faith, friendship, family, and the everyday ups and downs of teenage life. With humor and heart, it challenges stereotypes and celebrates the courage it takes to stay true to yourself in a world full of assumptions.

Bigger Than Divorce

Khalisa — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:52:25 +0000

Offers faith-centered guidance for Muslim women healing after divorce. Through personal experience and practical steps rooted in Quran and Sunnah, the book helps readers release pain, rebuild confidence, and rediscover purpose beyond marriage. It shows that divorce isn’t an ending, but the beginning of a more empowered, spiritually grounded life.

Living with the Qur’an: A 52 week guide

Khalisa — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:25:23 +0000

A practical and inspiring year-long journey designed to help readers build a deeper, more consistent relationship with the Qur’an. Each week offers focused themes, reflections, and actionable steps that encourage mindfulness, spiritual growth, and meaningful application of Qur’anic teachings in daily life. Whether you’re new to Qur’an study or seeking to strengthen your existing routine, this guide provides a structured, accessible path to living with the Qur’an all year round.

A Sense of Gratitude: Exploring the Five Senses

Khalisa — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:59:21 +0000

In this vibrant and engaging picture book, the author explores the blessings of our five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—and connects them to gratitude, awareness, and Islamic cultural practices. Through rhythmic rhyme and colorful illustrations, children are encouraged to recognize how their senses bring them gifts daily, and to practice appreciation for what they often take for granted.
The book emphasizes that in a world full of distractions, it’s essential to pause and reflect on the sense of gratitude: being thankful for what we can hear, see, taste, touch, and smell.

Hijabi ABC’s

Khalisa — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:22:23 +0000

The book is structured as an A-to-Z exploration of the hijab and the women who wear it. Each letter of the alphabet is used to describe a positive trait or concept associated with covered Muslim women, such as their strength, beauty, and intelligence. The narrative is designed to help children appreciate the diverse and amazing attributes of hijabis and to foster cultural understanding.

AISHA’S CHOICE

Khalisa — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:47:52 +0000

Little Aisha makes the personal decision to embrace her individuality by choosing to wear the hijab. Her friends react with concern, worrying that this change will alter who Aisha is. Aisha responds by teaching them a lesson in understanding and acceptance. She shows her friends that her true identity goes far beyond her appearance and that her choice celebrates who she is.