November
2012, Allen & Unwin
32
pages, Hardback
Review
copy
Themes:
Muslim wedding, Lebanese culture, pre-wedding celebrations, religious and civil
ceremonies, beautiful outfits, girls only events, nerves, family relationships,
lots of excitement,
Summary
from Frances Lincoln
Amani is going to be a flower girl, leading the bride and groom, stepping exactly, one, two, three…
She’s counting the days, and there’s so much to do: cooking with Tayta, visiting the dressmaker, dancing at the party with all the bride’s friends.
But when the wedding day comes, and all the guests are waiting, will Amani be the perfect flower girl?
Nayuleska's
thoughts
I
adore this book! The style of illustrations are soft colours with a feminine
feel. The outfits worn by Amani and the bride are quite something, I could
almost feel what they would have felt like on real fabric. I love how the
universal features of a Muslim wedding are explained, as well as the parts
which are Lebanese culture that may not be in all Muslim weddings.
The sense of
excitement is palpable on each page, along with nerves which feature in any
wedding, no matter the religion or customs. It's a 10/10 read which many
readers will treasure, hoping their own weddings will be just as exquisite.
Suggested
read
For
another book looking at Islamic practices check out Hamda's story of finding her own
style of wearing hijab in My Own Special Way by Mithaa Alkhayyat, retold by Vivian French (headscarf worn by a lot of Muslim women).
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