Rajani LaRocca

I'll Go and Come Back

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A tender, beautifully illustrated story about a girl in America and her grandmother in India, whose love stretches between languages and cultures - and across the world.When Jyoti visits her grandmother halfway around the world, she is overwhelmed by the differences between India and home. At first she feels lonely and out of place, but soon, despite a language barrier, she and Sita Pati are able to understand each other. They form a bond - looking at books together, making designs with coloured sand, shopping at the market, playing games, eating chapatis and sipping warm milk with saffron to bring sweet dreams. When it's time to part, Jyoti… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Palacios, Sara (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-5295-0250-3
EAN: 9781529502503
Produktnummer: 38330711
Verlag: Walker Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Seitenangabe: 40 S.
Masse: H23.7 cm x B27.7 cm x D1.0 cm 410 g
Gewicht: 410
Sonstiges: Children / Juvenile

Über den Autor

Rajani LaRocca was born in Bangalore, India, and immigrated to the US when she was a baby. She grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, graduated from Harvard with both a BA and an MD, and has worked as a primary care physician since 2001. She is the author of several books for young readers. Rajani LaRocca lives in eastern Massachusetts, USA, with her family.Sara Palacios is the illustrator of My Day With the Panye, How to Code A Sandcastle, Flying Girl, 'Twas Nochebuena, and many more books. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor for her work on Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald no combina, which has been described as vibrant and eclectic. A native of Mexico, Sara graduated from the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City with a degree in Digital Graphic Techniques and went on to earn BFA and MFA degrees in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Find Sara online at sarapalaciosillustrations and on Instagram as @sarapalaciosillustrations.