Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Identity: Muslim American author, Caucasian Spanish illustrator

A mostly wordless picture book depicts a young boy frantically looking for his parents after being separated from them at the outdoor market. Each stranger he meets shares a similar clothing with his parents. In the end, he is reunited and the parents thank the strangers whom the boy had met along the way. The first reading may be a little distressing for the listener who may relate to the boy's fear and concern about being lost. The listener may be focused on this resolution instead of paying attention to the cultural clues.

However, the back matter explains the true purpose of the story--that what we choose to wear sends a message about who we are. It isn't the complete message, but it is a part of our identity. Multiple readings should help get the intended message across (although there is no glossary for the religious/cultural clothing items that are present in the book).