Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding by Mitali Banerjee Ruths, illustrated by Parwinder Singh. PICTURE BOOK. Charlesbridge, 2024. $18. 9781623544188
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL
Archie's Uncle, Poppy, is going to get married to Miss Julie in a traditional Indian wedding. Archie is in charge of making sure that Emma, Miss Julie's niece, has a fun time during all of the wedding activities. Emma soon learns a lot about Indian culture and wedding traditions like getting henna tattoos and wearing fancy sherwanis. Emma gets nervous when she learns that she has to steal her new Uncle Poppy's shoes for good luck. By the end of the wedding, two families have joined together and Archie and Emma are not only family, but they are friends.
My daughter and I liked this book because it was about making new friends and learning about new cultures. It taught us a lot about traditions for Indian weddings. We also enjoyed reading the additional information about Indian weddings at the back of the book.
Reviewer: A. Criswell, English Language Arts teacher
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