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"In this collection of four stories, Yasmin takes charge of some sticky situations! At home, at school, or out and about, Yasmin faces challenges head on with creativity and quick thinking. Whether she's creating a new recipe, finding a way to rescue a stuck toy for a little friend, or calming down monkeys (and classmates!), a clever solution to any problem is just around the corner!"--Amazon.com.

To be a good explorer, Baba encourages Yasmin to create her own map, which comes in handy when she loses sight of Mama at the farmer's market.

Baba encourages Yasmin to create her own map in order to be a good explorer. The map comes in handy when she loses sight of Mama at the farmer's market.

"My name is Salma, which means peace. Islam also means peace. I wish more people knew that." Salma is Muslim, an identity she takes pride in. But not everyone understands Salma's religion the way she does, including news reporters, and even a boy in her class, who bullies Salma for belonging to the culture and faith she loves. However, when things go too far, Salma says, "Enough is enough!" and finds the courage to defend herself while also spreading...

When Ms. Alex is called away from the classroom, she leaves Yasmin in charge, but the other children just ignore her and start acting silly and noisy--until Yasmin thinks up a way to motivate them to finish the math assignment, quietly.

Yasmin is excited to have her friends Emma and Ali come over, and wants to play dress up. However, when her friends arrive, they have their own ideas on what they should play. Yasmin will have to think of something creative to include everyone's ideas.

Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin worries that her family's traditional food is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own.

While everyone else in her gym class is excited to play soccer, Yasmin is not. She is afraid--the pros on TV seem so rough--but with some help and courage she finds it in herself to play goalie when her team needs her.

Yasmin's class takes a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys. Then she trips and spills the monkeys' food, and both she and the monkeys are upset until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."

A young Muslim girl named Yasmin learns all about gardening when she and her Baba start a garden of their own in their backyard. Yasmin then learns a valuable lesson about caring fro flowers from watching her Nani.