My Bindi

Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Ammas special box to find the perfect bindi to put on, she gazes in the mirror and discovers a new side of herself, and it gives her strength.

Autorentext

Gita Varadarajan was born and raised in India. She has worked with children all over the world, and now teaches second grade in Princeton, New Jersey. Save Me a Seat, written with Sarah Weeks, was her first novel.
Archana Sreenivasan is a freelance illustrator based in Bangalore, India. Her illustrations have been published in magazines, children's books, book covers, and comics. She finds the natural world and people watching most inspiring and engaging.

Klappentext

A young girl finds the magic, power, and history of wearing a bindi for the first time, in this moving and lyrical picture book debut from Gita Varadarajan. There in the mirror, I see a shining star.

My mother’s joy, my father’s pride.

And then I see something else:

I see me.

Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma is there to reassure her. Together they look inside Amma’s special box to find the perfect bindi. And as Divya gazes in the mirror she discovers a new side of herself.

She is stronger than ever.

• Gita Varadarajan crafts a powerful story about belonging, embracing your heritage, and believing in yourself.
• Archana Sreenivasan's vibrant and magical illustrations bring to life this journey of self-discovery.

• My Bindi is a universal message of the importance finding oneself and celebrating the unique beliefs and experiences that make us who we are.

  Zusammenfassung
  Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if shegets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma is there toreassure her. Together they look inside Amma's special box to findthe perfect bindi. And as Divya gazes in the mirror she discoversa new side of herself.