This 32 page book is incredibly adorable and silly, and yet so vague in the answer that is the whole premise of the book, that it really has me wondering why we are so afraid (in children's books and possibly in our daily lives) to say that we wear hijab because Allah swt commands it? 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.

This instructive board book opens with the simple statement that many religious people wear head coverings to show their love of God. 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.is a celebration of Muslim women and gently approaches the religious reasons for wearing a hijab in a light-hearted way for children. It may have perks of keeping your ears warm, fashion, or hiding your earbuds, but that isn't why Muslim women wear hijab. She briefly worked as product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children's book illustration. The book is beautifully illustrated, the size is great to be shared, the text funny, the voice playful,the joy contagious but the answer for me, just missed the mark, not by a lot, but by enough that I think an adult would need to supplement the overall takeaway message. 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.

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 book starts with Noor identifying what her Ammu's hijab is and isn't, how she wears it and how she doesn't. Yes I know there is a family tree on the inside cover, but at story time, it is cumbersome to flip back and forth. Big fan of what this book does: show a sweet and funny little girl lovingly interacting with her family and asking big questions.