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Today, we're spreading some pre book birthday BUZZ about a NEW Picture Book title coming to you NEXT WEEK via Two Lions! It's a beautiful story about a young girl, her family, and her culture that truly SHINES. Let's take a closer like at today's book of choice...
by
Namita Moolani Mehra
Illustrated by
Kamala Nair
9781542039123
Two Lions
Release Date: September 26th, 2023
This GORGEOUSLY illustrated story tells the tale of young Diya 🪔 and her trip to India to celebrate Diwali with her family, but especially her grandma Nani. The two of them share a special bond that's withstood the distance that normally separates them, making this coming together all the more memorable. The lights, the colors, the friends, and food, all go into making this time the celebration that it truly is... but her time with Nani is something she treasures most. She has such a wonderful time that the weeks pass too quickly, leaving her in a quandary as to how life will be when they have to leave once again... leave it to grandma to know just what to say to make everything okay.
This was such a charming book from start to finish. The illustrations are beyond beautiful as they radiate right off the page, emitting their own glow despite having no actual power source or reflective material used. No, it seems the illustrator managed to infuse that light of which the story speaks right into the colors we see so that it is that much more vivid, that much easier to relate what Diya learns to our own lives. Along the way, we not only experience the love between a grandma and her granddaughter, but the vibrancy of a culture and the celebrations that exist within it, plus the importance of carrying those traditions into future generations.
Come for the beauty, stay for the story, and walk away with a broadened world view with messages that can speak to any heart.
About the author...
Namita Moolani Mehra is a children’s book author, cookbook author, and food and parenting writer. She wrote the picture book Anni Dreams of Biryani, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat, and the children’s cookbooks The Magic Spicebox and Superfoods for Superheroes. Namita also runs a social-impact business called Indian Spicebox that helps fund hot meals for underprivileged children in India. Namita was born in a remote village in Nigeria, grew up in the UK and India, studied in Chicago, and worked in New York for over a decade. She currently lives in Singapore with her husband and two children. Learn more at www.namitamehra.com, and follow her on Twitter @namstwit.
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About the illustrator...
Kamala M. Nair grew up in Kerala, a small state on the southwestern coast of India surrounded by exotic wildlife, stunning beaches, lush green hills, and turquoise backwater. She is a professional architect and a children’s book author and illustrator. She recently illustrated The Way Champs Play, written by tennis champion Naomi Osaka. Kamala loves to travel and be immersed in the beauty of culture, architecture, and people around the world. She currently lives in Kerala. Follow her on Instagram @kamala_nair.
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Special thanks to Barbara at Blue Slip Media for the chance to bring this tour to you and to Two Lions for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above.
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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