Kesar and the Lullaby Birds

By Aditi Oza

Book Overview

A 2023 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner: Best of Multicultural & International Books

In the great salt desert of India, a folktale is brought to life by a loving big sister . . .

Kesar's baby sister Kamal will not sleep. Their entire village in the Great Rann of Kutch is kept awake by the infant's cries and her parents are exhausted. When Kesar and Kamal's ba comes to visit, her stories give Kesar a wonderful idea. Perhaps what Kesar needs to put her baby sister to sleep is a little bit of desert magic

A vibrant celebration of traditional artisans from India, this picture book is a sweet sibling bedtime story at heart, featuring a big sister who figures out how to care for her baby sister with some help from her grandmother's lovingly made gifts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949528863
• ISBN13: 9781949528862
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Yali Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3