Not Now, Noor!

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The book starts with Noor identifying what her Ammu's hijab is and isn't, how she wears it and how she doesn't.

Just as Noor is ready to give up on her quest, her Ammu arrives home and knows just the thing to say.Farhana is a Birmingham based primary school teacher turned author with a passion for empowering diverse voices through story-telling. A flowery sentiment, but little Noor and the reader never got the answer as to why Muslim women wear hijab, and I think that it is unfortunate.

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. 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. is a celebration of Muslim women and gently approaches the religious reasons for wearing a hijab in a light-hearted way for children. This heart-warming yet funny tale is a celebration of Muslim women, curious children, and family love. 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.

For those who are Muslim, it shows authentic representation of hijabis and for those who are not, it answers the types of questions that naturally curious children will have such as whether hair coverings are worn to hide big ears or secret snack stashes to feast upon at a later time. 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? 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. Nabila Adani lives in Jakarta Indonesia and enjoys illustrating different cultures around the world. Each time the rationale gets more outrageous: hide the eyes on the back of your head, prevent you from getting nits, etc.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This instructive board book opens with the simple statement that many religious people wear head coverings to show their love of God. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. She briefly worked as product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children's book illustration.

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. 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. 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. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.