BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
A young girl loves the day her village in India celebrates Vaisakhi. Farmers celebrate the harvest, there's music and dancing and food. She loves sitting with her grandma and hearing her tell all about her family. But when the family moves away, to another country, and a big city, she worries that Vaisakhi will never be the same.
Definitely for a child familiar with this celebration and culture. Although an author's note gives a short description as well as identifying the names mentioned in the story and a few Punjabi phrases, it would be best loved by someone who knows Vaisakhi, rather than someone wanting to learn about it. While the illustrations were beautiful, they were very busy, giving the impression that this is a very crowded event. I found it difficult at times to find the part of the illustration that the text was telling about. The characters are Sikh.
Lisa Librarian
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