Follow TV Tropes

Following

Literature / The Proudest Blue

Go To

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/proudestblue_framed.jpg

The Proudest Blue is a Children's Picture Book Ibthihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali.

Asiya is now old enough to get her first hijab. She decides to get a blue one, which her younger sister Faizah describes as being the colour of the ocean. Faizah really looks up to Asiya, and hopes to get a matching hijab when she's old enough.

On their first few days of school, some of the kids ask about "the scarf" Asiyah's taken to wearing. Faizah is happy to answer those who are more understanding. However, not every kid is.

The book was published on September 10th, 2019.


The Proudest Blue contains examples of:

  • Big Sister Worship: Faizah really looks up to Asiya. She hopes to get a hijab the same colour as hers when she's old enough.
  • Black Dot Pupils: The characters in the book have these eyes.
  • Character Narrator: The story is told from Faizah's P.O.V.
  • Girlish Pigtails: Faizah, Asiyah's younger sister, has pigtails.
  • Holding Hands: Asiyah and Faizah hold hands as they cross the street on their way to school at the beginning, and home at the end of the book.
  • Kids Are Cruel: There are some kids on the playground who just think Asiya's hijab is a subject of mockery.
  • Sinister Silhouettes: The kids who laugh at Asiyah's hijab are shown as purple silhouettes with smiles.

Top