All the Ways to Be Pretty
Written by Shamaila Khan
Illustrated by Reyhana Ismail
Published by Kube Publishing Ltd
What do you do when your daughter just wants to be pretty like the girls she sees on screens and magazines?
All the Ways to be Pretty aims to provide parents with a starting point for conversations about beauty from an Islamic perspective. All humans are beautiful in their own unique ways, and this book is not about diminishing that gift. It is a gentle reminder that beauty is also what lies on the inside; our character and our actions beautify us, so why be ‘just pretty’ when you could be ‘pretty wise’ like Khadijah RA, ‘pretty smart’ like Aisha RA, or ‘pretty brave’ like Sumayya RA!
Primary ISBN: 9780860379584
Publication Date: August 2025
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 07 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Nonfiction, Identity: Body Image, Identity: Exploration, Mental Health, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Setting: Unspecified
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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