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Illustrated by Morrison
By Barasch
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Illustrated by Potter
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Illustrated by Jeyaveeran
Bringing Asha Home
By Uma Krishnaswami
Illustrated by Jamel Akib
It's Rakhi, the Hindu holiday special to brothers and sisters, and Arun wishes he had a sister with whom to celebrate. Soon it looks as if his wish will come true. His parents are going to adopt a baby girl named Asha. She is coming all the way from India, where Arun's dad was born.
The family prepares for Asha's arrival, not knowing it will be almost a year until they receive governmental approval to bring Asha home. Arun is impatient and struggles to accept the long delay, but as time passes he finds his own special ways to build a bond with his sister, who is still halfway around the world.
With warmth and honesty, this tender story taps into the feelings of longing, love and joy that adoption brings to many families. Readers will find reassurance knowing there is more than one way to become part of a loving family.
Check out activities and discussion questions to teach about and celebrate adoption and families.
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Uma Krishnaswami - Author
is the author of more than twenty books for young readers. She teaches in the low-residency MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults, Vermont College of Fine Arts. Born in New Delhi, India, Krishnaswami now lives and writes in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Visit her online at umakrishnaswami.org.
Jamel Akib
is the illustrator of Krishnaswami's Monsoon, for which he won the Marion Vannett Ridgway Award for Illustration, as well as Tan to Tamarind. His award-winning work has also appeared in numerous museum and gallery shows in England, including several Best of British Illustration exhibitions. A full-time illustrator of English and Malaysian ancestry, Akib now lives with his family on Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
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Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
Grades PreK - 4
Siblings, Responsibility, Immigration, Home, Families, Cultural Diversity, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Biracial/Multiracial Interest, Asian/Asian American Interest, Adoption, Empathy/Compassion, Optimism/Enthusiasm, People In Motion, India, Realistic Fiction
Early Fluent Dual Language, Adoption Collection , India Culture and History Collection, English Fiction Grades PreK-2, Asian Pacific American Heritage Collection , Asian/Asian American English Collection Grades PreK-2, Diverse Background English Collection Grades PreK-2, Realistic Fiction Collection Grades PreK-2, English Guided Reading Level O, Fluent English,
Asian American Collection English 6PK