Here is a completely captivating picture book that celebrates family, tradition...and mangoes! Every summer, the branches of a little girl's favorite tree droops heavy with mangoes. And this year, she is finally old enough to help her family harvest them. Her brother shares a memory about his first time mango picking: his father holding him steady as he reached high above for the fruit. But when the girl climbs the tree, she becomes too dizzy. Then her grandma shares a mango memory: learning, many years ago, to toss a stone that knocked the fruit from the branches. But when the girl throws her stone, she keeps missing. How can this little heroine create her own mango memory if she can't even pick a mango? Narrated by a determined young Indian child, and set in a lush mango grove, here is a picture book that honors generational traditions and beautifully introduces young readers to a culture with which they may not be familiar.
Sita Ram Singh Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Sita Singh creëert hartverwarmende verhalen met een Zuid-Aziatische achtergrond. Haar schrijven wordt diep beïnvloed door ondervertegenwoordiging in kinderliteratuur, haar persoonlijke ervaringen met het opvoeden van kinderen in twee culturen en haar unieke perspectief op het navigeren tussen oosterse en westerse werelden. Singhs werk verkent vaak thema's als het vinden van kracht in onze verschillen en het waarderen van schoonheid in al haar diverse vormen. Met haar verhalen bevordert ze acceptatie en begrip tussen verschillende culturen.
