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Not Now, Noor!

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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.

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. 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. She briefly worked as product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children's book illustration.Noor’s facial expressions, from excitement to dismay, are brilliantly funny and work well alongside the text. It may have perks of keeping your ears warm, fashion, or hiding your earbuds, but that isn't why Muslim women wear hijab. 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. 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. This heart-warming yet funny tale is a celebration of Muslim women, curious children, and family love.

Noor loves her mum, and all the other hijabi women in her family, but wonders why do they wear headscarves? The book starts with Noor identifying what her Ammu's hijab is and isn't, how she wears it and how she doesn't. 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.

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.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. 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.When Noor finally gets to her mom it is she who answers with poetic lyricism, "We are Muslim women, my Noor, Unapologetic and true. 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.

Using a vibrant colour palette of reds, yellows and purples, the beautiful artwork is full of emotion and movement. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The biggest question on her mind is why her Ammu (mum) and the other women in her family wear a hijab (headscarf).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. This is such an important book to help children to understand more about other cultures and beliefs and it is great to see picture books representing everybody in our community.

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