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Title:

I can be all three

Author:

Alikhan, Salima, author.

Sofi, Noor, illustrator.

Summary:

When it’s Multicultural Day at school, a young girl wonders how best to tell the story of who she is. With marigolds, mangoes, and stories of India? Fairy tales, cuckoo clocks, and German tales? Or cheeseburgers, superheroes, and American traditions? When choosing only one doesn’t feel quite right, she realizes that stories from all three places make her who she is. With whole worlds inside her, she doesn’t have to choose just one—she can be all three. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 4 - 8. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Grades K-1. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

40 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Cultural fusion -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Sofi, Noor,

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781665901840

Publication Information:

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023.

Call Number:

P ALIKHAN

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003665364	New Picture Books	ALIKHAN	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Our Favorite Day of the Year meets Alma and How She Got Her Name in this warm, lyrical picture book about a child who learns to celebrate her multicultural identity and finds pride in all the stories and worlds that live inside of her.

When it's Multicultural Day at school, a young girl wonders how best to tell the story of who she is. With marigolds, mangoes, and stories of India? Fairy tales, cuckoo clocks, and German tales? Or cheeseburgers, superheroes, and American traditions?

When choosing only one doesn't feel quite right, she realizes that stories from all three places make her who she is. With whole worlds inside her, she doesn't have to choose just one--she can be all three.

Author Notes

Salima Alikhan is the author of more than thirteen books for children. She holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and lives in Austin, Texas, where she is an English and creative writing professor. She feels very lucky to get to create worlds for readers to get lost in.

Noor Sofi is a visual developer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. She is inspired by color, light, and being able to capture some of life's sweetest moments. In her everyday life, she enjoys dreaming up stories, painting beautiful scenes, and traveling to new places.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

A child feels torn about how to represent themself at a school's multicultural day in this effective exploration of cultural and personal identity. At home, "Papa cooks/ keema and tikka masala" and "Stories of India/ fill the room"; Mama, meanwhile, makes "bratwurst and schnitzel" and tells stories of Germany. And at school, the child reads superhero comics, and "I speak English,/ eat pizza, cheeseburgers, chips." Given an assignment to create "a special item/ that tells the story/ of who you are," the child watches as the other students easily plan what they'll do. But "nothing feels like quite enough" until a family dinner suggests an idea. Asking "If all three worlds/ are bright inside me,/ do I have to be/ just one?" Alikhan renders a complex social concept with laudable simplicity, in doing so reassuring readers by speaking to "the hushed hopes/ of many worlds/ wrapped up inside of us." Pattern-swirled digital illustrations from Sofi render wide-eyed, Disney-like characters with various skin tones. Ages 4--8. (June)