Diverse Books - South Asian Picture Books

An American child of East Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes this American desi unique.

Ani's world has gone dark in his mother's absence, and his family and friends are unable to help, but when Mama finally returns, with her hair missing, her love chases the darkness away. Includes a note to parents and caregivers.

As a mother in rural India sings to her baby, a weaverbird builds a nest for its young.

Aneesa and her grandmother come up with a plan to help two girls who are refugees celebrate Eid in America.

Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.--

"If Ramanujan could crack the number 1 open and find infinity, what secrets would he discover inside other numbers?"--Back cover.

Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so that he can meet his new baby sister from India.

"When their train makes a ten-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai. The girl orders two cups, and then delights in watching the chaiwala at work--grinding the spices, adding scoops of tea leaves and sugar to the bubbling, boiling milk, then cooling the chai by pouring it from high, back and forth, back and forth--the girl is mesmerized. With a biscuit and a rusk added to their order,...

"Meet Churki and Burki, the rhyming sisters, and spend a day with them in their village, playing and singing songs. Adapted from the Gond artist Durga Bai's rendering of her own childhood in her village Patangahr, this is a merry tale of fun and rhyme"--P. [4] of cover.