Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Garden in My Hands, A
Meera Sriram
Illustrator: Sandhya Prabhat
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-42710-1
Keywords: South Asia, celebrations, adornment,
A mother paints henna designs, mehndi, on her little daughter's hands in preparation for an Indian wedding. Poetic text and vivid, stylized digital illustrations. Back matter.