Sari Sisters - Softcover

Rao-Robinson, Anitha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140837708X ISBN 13: 9781408377086

Publisher: Orchard Books, 2026

Synopsis

Ruhi is ready to start her weekend tradition: dancing with her older sister, Kayra! Everything is ready to go - the music, the lights, the glitterballs - but where is Kayra?

It turns out that Kayra is too busy preparing for her big day - she's wearing a sari for the very first time! While the family all fiddle and fuss over Kayra's sari, poor Ruhi starts feeling left out doesn't want to wait until she's old enough to wear one, too . . .

Will Ruhi and her cousins find a savvy sari solution so they can join in the fun and festivities as well?

A heartwarming and funny story that celebrates sisterly love, dressing-up and dancing away, from Anitha Rao-Robinson and Anoosha Syed. The perfect Diwali gift for little ones!

About this title

About the Authors

Anitha Rao-Robinson is a children's author. Her debut picture book, A Family For Faru, was released in 2020. She has also written a young adult trilogy. Broken Worlds, was published in 2014, followed by Broken Promises (2017) and Broken Dreams (2019). Anitha graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, with a Bachelor of Commerce, and then went on to become a Chartered Accountant. Accounting satisfies her strange attraction to numbers and organization, while writing allows her imagination to soar! She lives on a farm in Ontario with her husband, two children, and their many wonderful animals.

Anoosha Syed is a Pakistani-Canadian illustrator based in Toronto. She has a passion for creating cute characters with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion, and has illustrated many best-loved books for children. She is the illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed. Bug Girl and Bug Girl: Fury on the Dance Floor, as well as I Am Perfectly Designed, written by Karamo Brown, and the Monster and Boy chapter book series, written by Hannah Barnaby. When Anoosha isn't drawing for work, she's drawing for fun (she doesn't really have any other hobbies).

Edition details

• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140837708X
• ISBN 13: 9781408377086
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Syed Anoosha
• Number of pages: 32