Mama's Roti - Hardcover

Mirchandani, Raakhee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316339466 ISBN 13: 9780316339469

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US, 2024

Synopsis

A powerful story about the life-giving force of roti, where it comes from, the farmers who grow it, and what it symbolizes within two families-inspired by the 2020 farmers' protests in India.

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About the Author

Raakhee Mirchandani is an award-winning writer and editor. She is the author of My Diwali Light, Hair Twins, Super Satya Saves the Day, and She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla. When she isn't writing, Raakhee is either organizing her bookshelves, running races to raise money for kids with cancer, or trying to roll a round roti, a skill she hasn't perfected as her rotis are usually misshapen and angular. She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with her husband and daughter. She invites you to follow her on Instagram @RaakstarWrites or visit her online at raakstarwrites.com.

Shreya Gupta is a book designer and the illustrator of She Sang for India by Suma Subramaniam. She is originally from India, but her passion for illustration brought her to the United States, where she pursued an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been featured as a "Google Doodle" logo, in the New York Times, in Asia Society magazine and other major publications. She also illustrated The Folio Society's edition of Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri.She lives in New York, NY. She invites you to visit her online at shreyaillustrations.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316339466
• ISBN 13: 9780316339469
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gupta Shreya
• Number of pages: 40