A review by readaloud_mom
Yasmin the Fashionista by Saadia Faruqi

inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

This was the perfect, stereotype-disrupting book to introduce the entire concept of a "fashionista" to my kid. 

  I especially liked seeing plump, elderly Nani modeling and waving her hands "like a queen". Also, after the homemade fashion show, Yasmin immediately asks if her parents had brought back dessert for her (from their night out at a restaurant). 

My suspension of disbelief did get a little broken by how long it took the grandparents to change the sewing machine needle; though perhaps it wasn't actually that long, and just seemed like foreeeeever to a bored Yasmin?