Celebrate India, Age 0 - 5

Updated November 12, 2025
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Desert girl, monsoon boy
Dairman, Tara
Paper Book
Extreme weather affects two children's lives in very different ways and shows how the power of nature can bring us together. One girl. One boy. Their lives couldn't be more different. While she turns her shoulder to sandstorms and blistering winds, he cuffs his pants...
Tomatoes for Neela
Lakshmi, Padma
Paper Book
Padma Lakshmi, bestselling author and host of Bravo's Top Chef and Hulu's Taste the Nation, and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal team up in this celebration of food and family. "Some of my fondest memories from childhood are of cooking with the...
Bracelets for Bina's brothers
LaRocca, Rajani
Paper Book
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! For the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, Bina is determined to make beaded bracelets for her brothers all by herself. She finds out which colors her brothers like and dislike and sets to work. Working with her every-other...
Anni dreams of biryani
Mehra, Namita Moolani
Paper Book
Anni's on a mission to YUM! The café across the street from Anni's home in Little India makes the best biryani in the world. Fluffy and fragrant, spicy and succulent--Anni could eat it every day. In fact, Anni loves that biryani so much that she's determined to uncover the secret to the...
Dumpling day
Sriram, Meera
Paper Book
"An enjoyable introduction to 10 types of dumpling from around the world" -- Booklist Do you know how many ways there are to enjoy delicious dumplings? Join ten families from different cultures as they prepare their unique dumpling recipes for a neighborhood...
A gift for Amma : market day in India
Sriram, Meera
Paper Book
★ "An excellent story for young readers to enhance their understanding of color and an aspect of traditional Indian culture" - School Library Journal, starred review The sun grows bright. The street is busy. It's market day in town! 

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