Not Now, Noor!

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Each time the rationale gets more outrageous: hide the eyes on the back of your head, prevent you from getting nits, etc. Bright, colourful and highly engaging, this is a book I could not wait to share with both my class and in my little lunchtime Story Club, where it proved a huge hit this week.

Back to the story, Noor starts by asking her sister, the coolest hijabi she knows, if she wears it to hide her snacks in, or hide her big ears, but Affa brushes her off with a, "not now, Noor" and she is off to the next family member to ask. 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. Just as Noor is ready to give up on her quest, her Ammu arrives home and knows just the thing to say.She briefly worked as product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children's book illustration. 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. 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?

The illustrations throughout this story are so colourful and vibrant and bring Noor and her family to life through the pages. When Noor finally gets to her mom it is she who answers with poetic lyricism, "We are Muslim women, my Noor, Unapologetic and true. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Nabila Adani lives in Jakarta Indonesia and enjoys illustrating different cultures around the world. The book articulates that we are Muslim and that hijab defines us, which I love, it just seems that while the rest of the book is incredibly direct and funny, the answer is fuzzy and lyrical.It seems to be a common approach lately, and I wish that more picture books about hijab would clearly articulate that the commandment to cover is in the Quran.

This heart-warming yet funny tale is a celebration of Muslim women, curious children, and family love. The next page shows Noor's bustling family and she compares how her Ammu's hijab is not the same as her Nanu's or Dadu's or Aunt's or even her sister's, but she doesn't know why any of them wear it. This instructive board book opens with the simple statement that many religious people wear head coverings to show their love of God.Born and raised in Newcastle Upon Tyne and currently residing in Birmingham, Farhana Islam is a Primary School Teacher with a passion for telling stories and empowering diverse voices. Noor’s facial expressions, from excitement to dismay, are brilliantly funny and work well alongside the text. Faizah sees her sister as a princess wearing her beautiful blue hijab, but not everyone at school sees it this way.

It may have perks of keeping your ears warm, fashion, or hiding your earbuds, but that isn't why Muslim women wear hijab. Big fan of what this book does: show a sweet and funny little girl lovingly interacting with her family and asking big questions. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Farina Islam and Nabila Adani’s picture book is a bright, cheerful and slightly cheeky look at what the hijab is and why some Muslim women wear it.