This week, we’re talking to author Hena Khan, whose book Amina’s Voice was one of the launch titles for Simon & Schuster’s Salaam Reads imprint. (You can check out my review of that book here.) She’s also written a series of middle grade books about Zayd Saleem – “Chasing the Dream” – a 4th grader with dreams of basketball stardom, a few board books that spotlight Muslim traditions, and even a book starring Curious George (It’s Ramadan, Curious George)!

On this episode, we talk to Khan about getting attached to Salaam Reads, using her and her children’s experiences as a foundation for her books, recognizing the differences between those experiences, and telling diverse stories where the characters aren’t being marginalized or overcoming dramatic adversity – they’re just being kids.

Oh, and we also talk about Spain and Skor toffee bits.

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• Hena Khan is Twitter here.
• The show is on Twitter here.
• Jamie is on Twitter and Instagram as @theroarbots.
• Shiri is on Twitter as @SWSondheimer.