1st August 2024, Oxford University Press, pages, Paperback, Review copy
Summary from Oxford University Press
Little Intisar has a BIG job at her Auntie Mahira's wedding: she's going to dance in the group performance! But as Intisar struggles with getting the routine right, her family of movers and groovers come to the rescue to show her being herself is far more fun than being perfect.
Nayu's thoughts
The instant I saw the cover I knew I needed to review this book. The inside is even more colourful, with both pictures and words changing sizing and colour throughout the tale. This is for a south-Asian wedding - not all Muslim weddings have music and dancing. This one has days of celebrations, which is a lot of time for Intisar to be anxious about the dance step she can't get right. It definitely distracts her from the joyful festivities which made me sad for her. Glad she at least got some mendi on her, even if her head was on the dance.
Anxiety is tough to have - it's normal to get anxious from time to time, but I suffer from anxiety the disorder, and watching Intisar feel so dispirited and down about being unable to do the dance felt heartbreaking. Her older relatives should not have mocked her for not knowing it. She is so sweet the way her doll goes everywhere with her and appears to be alive at the same time. I was so happy at what happened at the end, so what if she couldn't do it right? It turns out perfection wasn't needed, and others were doing their own thing just like she discovered she could make up her own moves which were more fun.
Suggested read
For more wedding fun check out The Perfect Flower Girl by Taghred Chandab and Binny Talib (Children's, Picture book, 10/10)
1 comment:
Ghananeem Hey there! 🌟 Just read this awesome article and couldn't agree more with the insights shared 📚✨
Happy reading!
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