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	Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Luisa Uribe (Illustrator) 4.54 avg rating — 2,329 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Ebony Glenn (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 1,653 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Tiffany Rose (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 723 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salat in Secret by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Hatem Aly (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 487 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sister Friend by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Shahrzad Maydani (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 208 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children – An Affirming Picture Book About Joy, Heritage, and Pride by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Patrick Dougher (Illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 135 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Together We Are Sunshine by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Raissa Figueroa (illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 77 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ramadan Rain by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Aliaa Betawi (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ramadan Rain by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Aliaa Betawi (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“My voice shakes, but I now know bravery sometimes comes with shaking.”
― Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Salat in Secret

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“Made-up names come from dreamers. Their real names were stolen long ago so they dream up new ones. They make a way out of no way, make names out of no names - pull them from the sky!”
― Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Your Name Is a Song

tags: appellation, cultural-names, culture, hope, inclusion, name, names, pride, resilience

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