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

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9781949528855

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"""Set in the Kutch region of India, the bright colors, intricate patterns, and delicate details of Indian attire and architecture are standout features."" -- Foreword Reviews (Starred)"

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Aditi Oza is a self-taught multimedia artist whose love for folk art inspires her work. Through her paintings and stories, Aditi hopes to communicate her love for her native Gujarati heritage and culture. A software engineer by profession, she lives in San Jose, California, with her family. Debasmita Dasgupta is an internationally published, Kirkus Prize-nominated illustrator and graphic novelist. She enjoys illustrating both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has illustrated over 20 picture books, comics and poems. Widely known as an art-for-change advocate, Debasmita tells stories of change makers from around the world by partnering with global non-profits.

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