Not Now, Noor!

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Yes I know there is a family tree on the inside cover, but at story time, it is cumbersome to flip back and forth.

Faizah sees her sister as a princess wearing her beautiful blue hijab, but not everyone at school sees it this way. The illustrations throughout this story are so colourful and vibrant and bring Noor and her family to life through the pages. The illustrations are cute, the character designs are great, and I'm really excited for kids to be able to feel represented by the media they consume. Perhaps the trend has me more frustrated than this book on its own warrants, it really is sweet and I don't regret purchasing it and having it sent from the UK.Telling the story of young Noor, who is desperate to find out why the female members of her family wear hijabs, this is a read which will delight young readers. Using a vibrant colour palette of reds, yellows and purples, the beautiful artwork is full of emotion and movement. Inspired by the experiences of Olympic medallist Ibtihaj Muhammad, this is a beautiful and powerful story about the bond shared between siblings and being proud of yourself and your beliefs. I appreciate that they are in the dining room at home and thus not wearing a scarf, Nanu is because Dada is in the picture, authenticity which I love seeing, but children need a little more hand holding to see which person the text is talking about.

Noor loves her mum, and all the other hijabi women in her family, but wonders why do they wear headscarves?Imagine Me Stories is an award winning monthly subscription box that aims to inspire all children by providing quality black children's literature and empowering black history activities. With my own children way past sharing such titles with me, and my own knowledge now quite poor, I have mostly relied on recommendations from my Twitter friends up until now to guide my acquisitions.

It is by no means wrong, it just at the end presents what hijab means, the benefits of wearing it, and one's personal feelings toward it, while skirting the answer the girl keeps asking of why? Full of curiousity, Noor sets out to find her answer, but her family are all busy and have no time to answer this important question. is a celebration of Muslim women and gently approaches the religious reasons for wearing a hijab in a light-hearted way for children. She originally studied Industrial Product Design in Bandung Institute of Technology earning her degree in 2013 yet found her way into illustration later in life.Just as Noor is ready to give up on her quest, her Ammu arrives home and knows just the thing to say. Throughout the book, those for whom a hijab is unfamiliar are gently corrected in their misassumptions with the result that the book is one that will educate them without their knowing – they will simply enjoy the story and the beautiful pictures throughout.