Not Now, Noor!

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Just as Noor is ready to give up on her hijab quest, her Ammu arrives home and knows just the thing to say. This heart-warming yet funny tale is a celebration of Muslim women, curious children, and family love. All children deserve to see themselves represented in books and this will not only do this for young Muslim children, but it will also open up conversations for all children which is so important to encourage tolerance, understanding and kindness. She is known for being a talented bowler, but she is also a black belt in taekwondo, was Scotland's flag-bearer at Glasgow' 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and was part of the Scotland side during the 2017 Women's World Cup qualifier. It may have perks of keeping your ears warm, fashion, or hiding your earbuds, but that isn't why Muslim women wear hijab.

Not Now, Noor! by Farhana Islam - LoveReading4Kids

Just as Noor is ready to give up on her quest, her Ammu arrives home and knows just the thing to say. They are all too busy to explain to her why they wear it when she asks, so she imagines lots of hilarious reasons they might do so, including being a ninja! is a funny and heart-warming tale to share with young readers of 3+ who will delight in both the humour and illustrations whilst spending time with a loving Muslim family. The biggest question on her mind is why her Ammu (mum) and the other women in her family wear a hijab (headscarf). 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?

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But the US’s welcome doesn’t prove all that she hopes … This YA companion to the acclaimed Bone Talk confirms Gourlay as a brilliantly accomplished and original historical novelist. Noor’s imaginative thoughts on why her relatives may wear hijab made me smile and I really liked the fact that when she finally gets an answer, her mum stresses how it is Noor’s choice to wear hijab but that it does go to her mum’s identity as a Muslim and she is unapologetic about that.England Women's cricketers Nat Sciver-Brunt, Katherine Sciver-Brunt and The Hundred’s Abtaha Maqsood, will feature on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, ahead of a huge summer of cricket.