Sona and the Wedding Game

Sona and the Wedding Game
Kashmira Sheth, Yoshiko Jaeggi
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Paperback
h251 x 270mm - 32pg
10 May 2022
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9781682634356
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Experience the magic of an Indian wedding in story about a girl playing a fun, traditional game on her sister' s wedding day. Sona' s big sister Nisha is getting married and Sona has been given an important job. She has to steal the groom' s shoes. Her grandmother tells her that this tradition is intended to help the bride' s and groom' s families get to know each other. If Sona is successful, Anil-ji will have to bargain with her to get his shoes back and she can ask for a special reward. Sona has never attended a wedding before, so she' s unfamiliar with this Indian tradition-as well as many of the other magical experiences that will occur before and during the special event. There' s so much to do- making garlands and rangoli designs to decorate their home, welcoming relatives from India, and helping Nisha-ben get ready. And there are so many exciting things happening- an artist draws patterns on the hands of the girls and women at a mehndi party, Dadima fancy braids Sona' s hair-and the groom arrives on a white horse!Still, Sona can' t stop worrying about how she will steal Anil-ji' s shoes. Fortunately her know-it-all cousin Vishal, who has arrived from India, is available to help Sona come up with a plan. In an author' s note, Kashmira Sheth describes her childhood experiences attending weddings in India (she never got to steal the shoes!) and explains the significance of the Hindu customs and rituals described in the story.
Kashmira Sheth grew up in India and one of her earliest memories is of her aunt' s wedding. Kashmira was four years old and she still cherishes the memory of the festivities in her grandparents' house. Since then she has attended many weddings but, unlike Sona, has never successfully stolen a groom' s shoes. Kashmira moved to the United States when she was seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS in microbiology. Before becoming an author Kashmira had many different jobs, including running a dance school and choreographing and performing Indian dances, working in a bakery, and working as a food microbiologist. Yoshiko Jaeggi was born in Kagoshima, Japan, which is famous for its volcano. She drew her first picture in the ashes that rained from the sky. Yoshiko was trained at the Osaka Municipal Institute of Fine Art.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781682634356
Published: 10 May 2022
Published In:
Imprint: Peachtree Publishers
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers,U.S.
Format: Paperback
Height: 251mm
Width: 270mm
Weight: 369g
Pages: 32

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