"Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted nothing more than to play Snow White in her school's musical. Excitedly, Tameika dances and sings her way through the halls. But on the day of the auditions, she overhears some kids suggesting that she is not princess material. Tamika suddenly doesn't feel quite right enough to play a perfectly poised princess"-- Jacket flap.
Written in the cumulative style of "The House that Jack Built," this picture book builds a rhythmic list of reasons a young Muslim boy, Kamal, loves going to his masjid on Fridays for Jumu'ah prayer.
In this picture book retelling of Disney's live action The Little Mermaid, Ariel longs to learn more about the human world and makes a deal with the Sea Witch, Ursula, to make her dream come true, but with disastrous consequences.
"Tameika uses the community family ball to prove that she can be the best big sister ever to her new twin siblings until she learns that a growing family is better together" -- OCLC.
Tameika is excited to audition for the school's Snow White musical, but when she overhears her classmates say she is too tall, chubby, and brown to play Snow White, she questions whether she is right for the part.
