Thread of Love by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal - OPTIONAL

Thread of Love by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal, illustrated by Zara Gonzalez Hoang PICTURE BOOK Beach Lane Books (Simon & Schuster) 2018 $17.99. 1534404732

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Rakhi is an Indian festival where sisters make a bracelet for their brothers, and brothers give sisters gifts. Based on the song Frere Jacques, the text tells of the day the sister makes the bracelet. 

Large bold illustrations are the highlight of this simple book. Includes a description of the festival at the beginning with bracelet making instructions at the end. I felt the song interpretation was too repetitive and didn't serve the text - it felt like an afterthought to the pictures. 

Lisa Librarian