Author: Salwah Isaacs Johaadien

Illustrator: Zeyneb Yildirin

Talia loves gossiping, backbiting and talking uselessly all day long. As she gets attention from her tell-telling, Talia gets excited and carries on blabbing all day long. To her, it feels like a game, but others get so annoyed and angry.

Talia’s hilarious, daft tales and weird imagination sent me into a good giggle-fit. I love how Talia recognises in the end how gossiping and backbiting affects our relationship with others. I liked the sense of humor and silliness that was in the story.

This book was amazing and it was based on a hadith of our dear beloved Prophet Muhammed (PBUH): “ Those who believe in Allah and the last day ( i.e. the day of judgment) should either speak good or say nothing.”

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I definitely recommend this book. It is a must-read for all. If you’re looking for a fun book then this is the one to send you into eruptions of giggles whilst teaching a very good lesson on backbiting!

My rating: 5 / 5