Home Is in Between

Home Is in Between
Mitali Perkins, Lavanya Naidu
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Hardback
h216 x 279mm - 40pg
11 May 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780374303679
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In the timely yet timeless picture book Home Is in Between, critically acclaimed author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Lavanya Naidu describe the experience of navigating multiple cultures and embracing the complex but beautiful home in between. Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family' s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba' s big laugh. But outside, everything is different - trick-or-treating, ballet class, and English books. Back and forth, Shanti trudges between her two worlds. She remembers her village and learns her new town. She watches Bollywood movies at home and Hollywood movies with her friends. She is Indian. She is also American. How should she define home?
A Junior Library Guild Selection!Animation-style characters by Naidu (Susie Will Not Speak) reflect emotion clearly, while straightforward writing by Perkins (Between Us and Abuela) shows how Shanti learns to appreciate aspects of her new life while keeping people and elements from her old one close to her heart. --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewNational Book Award finalist Perkins' picture book depicts a tale of immigration and adaptation . . . Kolkata-born, Australia-based Naidu' s illustrations are light and full of motion, reinforcing both the book' s tone and its content. Shanti' s expressions, including wonder, frustration, and exhaustion, are particularly emotive. The book will appeal particularly to children and families navigating this space between cultures. --Kirkus ReviewsThe book compactly conveys the pressure of juggling and code-switching even if there' s joy to be had in both cultures. There' s a bit of a Dora the Explorer vibe to the cartoonish digital illustrations, which will appeal to viewers, and there are plenty of observant and humorous details; audiences will want to look out for Shanti' s beloved toy blue elephant, who appears alongside her in most scenes. --Bulletin of the Center for Children' s Books (BCCB)
Mitali Perkins has written several books for young readers, including Between Us and Abuela, Forward Me Back to You, You Bring the Distant Near (a National Book Award Nominee, a Walter Honor Book, a South Asia Book Award Winner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Shelf Awareness 2017 Best Book of the Year), Rickshaw Girl (a NYPL Top 100 Book), and Bamboo People (an ALA Top 10 YA novel). Mitali was born in India and currently resides in Northern California. Lavanya Naidu is an animator and illustrator from Kolkata. A graduate of the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad), she has worked with Google, Amazon, Cartoon Network, Godrej and several Indian publishing houses.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780374303679
Published: 11 May 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 279mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 40

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