AMMA’S SARI: A PICTURE BOOK, by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira, Harry N. Abrams, March 19, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 4-8)
I girl learns how her mother’s saris connect her to family history and culture in Amma’s Sari, by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira.
My sari is a memory of love.
Shreya admires her mother’s saris, whose silky swirls embrace her every morning. But her spirits plummet at the stares and whispers that the sari attracts. When Sherya asks her mother why she wears a sari, Amma answers the question with family stories brimming with generations of love.
Shreya moves from embarrassment to pride as she learns that Amma’s sari is much more than a beautiful piece of clothing. It is also a connection to their shared past and the love and care woven into their family history and heritage. —Synopsis provided by Harry N. Abrams
Amma’s Sari is a picture book about love and family and ties to the past. Author Sandhya Parappukkaran’s text is warm and assured, gently ushering readers from page to page. Illustrator Michelle Pereira’s artwork is full of color and movement, giving the saris lives of their own. Though Amma’s Sari is about a specific culture, most kids will relate to being embarrassed by a parent in one way or another.
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