Description

A young girl celebrates the experience of wearing a burkini for the first time in this lyrical and heartwarming picture book adapted for audio that casts a fresh light on timeless summer activities and celebrates cultural traditions and intergenerational bonds

Summer is here and Heba is so excited to wear her new yellow burkini to the community pool for the first time She cant wait to look like the other mermaid girls in her family and sparkle like the sun

But when Heba arrives at the pool and her friends start asking her questions about her new special swimsuit she feels like shes standing out too much Suddenly her burkini seems like a bad idea

Luckily Mama helps Heba to find strength in the mermaid girls who came before her Feeling more connected to the women of her family Heba is ready to show her friends that she can do all the same things that they can dohandstands summersaults and dives off the diving boardeven while wearing her yellow burkini