Maysoon Zayid, the Girl Who Can Can

“In this nonfiction chapter book, a series starter, [Seema] Yasmin (Unbecoming) follows a ‘Palestinian, Muslim and disabled entertainer,’ American actor and comedian Maysoon Zayid, as she confronts obstacles on her way to stardom…Effervescent prose presents Zayid as a lively girl with ambitious goals and talent to match while matter-of-factly portraying her day-to-day experience of living with CP. A buoyant prologue sets up the series as a vehicle through which to highlight prominent Muslim figures pursuing their ‘wildest dreams.’” – Publishers Weekly
“This book launches the Muslim Mavericks biography series with an inspiring and empowering portrait of Maysoon “Mimi” Zayid, one of the first Muslim American woman comedians…Celebrating disability, culture, and determination, this biography is an excellent choice for early readers. It reminds children that their dreams matter—and that persistence can turn “impossible” into reality.” – Booklist
“In this nonfiction chapter book, a series starter, [Seema] Yasmin (Unbecoming) follows a ‘Palestinian, Muslim and disabled entertainer,’ American actor and comedian Maysoon Zayid, as she confronts obstacles on her way to stardom…Effervescent prose presents Zayid as a lively girl with ambitious goals and talent to match while matter-of-factly portraying her day-to-day experience of living with CP. A buoyant prologue sets up the series as a vehicle through which to highlight prominent Muslim figures pursuing their ‘wildest dreams.’” – Publishers Weekly
“In this nonfiction chapter book, a series starter, [Seema] Yasmin (Unbecoming) follows a ‘Palestinian, Muslim and disabled entertainer,’ American actor and comedian Maysoon Zayid, as she confronts obstacles on her way to stardom…Effervescent prose presents Zayid as a lively girl with ambitious goals and talent to match while matter-of-factly portraying her day-to-day experience of living with CP. A buoyant prologue sets up the series as a vehicle through which to highlight prominent Muslim figures pursuing their ‘wildest dreams.’” – Publishers Weekly

• Seema Yasmin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a medical doctor, professor, and poet. She attended medical school at Cambridge University and worked as a disease detective for the US federal government’s Epidemic Intelligence Service. She currently teaches storytelling at Stanford University School of Medicine and is a regular contributor to CNN, Self, and Scientific American, among others.

• Noha Habaieb is a Tunisian French visual storyteller, working between Doha and Tunis. After studying comics in Belgium, she returned to Tunisia where she cofounded the Lab619, an award-winning comics collective. Noha took part in the evolution of Lab619’s first comics magazine for adults by participating with her original comics and organizing artistic residencies themed around migration, identity, and borders. In 2017, she cofounded Koskh, an illustration studio based in Tunisia, which aims to promote Tunisian heritage through illustrations for children and adults. She’s the illustrator of the Muslim Mavericks chapter book series written by Pulitzer Prize–nominated Dr. Seema Yasmin.

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