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Meera Sriram (@Meeratsriram) shares A GIFT FROM AMMA: MARKET DAY IN INDIA, illustrated by Marionna Cabassa. I am always keeping an eye out for books that take the familiar and reshape and reshare in a new way. In this book, we take a color walk alongside our main character, noticing pinks and blacks and reds and all of the other colors of the market. But this isn’t just a walk for the eyes. It’s a walk for all the senses. Readers watch the charcoal black roast sweetcorn and kebabs while hearing the black drums beat and boom. They smell the powdery spice scent of turmeric, yellow like sunshine dust, while hearing a yellow rickshaw pass. Meera has captured the sensory experience of the markets she grew up visiting and she shares them with all of our readers. It is a place you’ll want to visit over and over again. And centering all of this is a child’s love for her mother. You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/blog. Get a copy of this book and support independent bookstores (and this podcast) by visiting our BookShop Store.   Thank you to this week's sponsor: Picture Book Summit Bookclub (Patreon) Libro.fm And to the generous support from our Patrons.

Meera Sriram (<a href="https://twitter.com/Meeratsriram" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@Meeratsriram</a>) shares A GIFT FROM AMMA: MARKET DAY IN INDIA, illustrated by Marionna Cabassa. I am always keeping an eye out for books that take the familiar and reshape and reshare in a new way. In this book, we take a color walk alongside our main character, noticing pinks and blacks and reds and all of the other colors of the market. But this isn’t just a walk for the eyes. It’s a walk for all the senses. Readers watch the charcoal black roast sweetcorn and kebabs while hearing the black drums beat and boom. They smell the powdery spice scent of turmeric, yellow like sunshine dust, while hearing a yellow rickshaw pass. Meera has captured the sensory experience of the markets she grew up visiting and she shares them with all of our readers. It is a place you’ll want to visit over and over again. And centering all of this is a child’s love for her mother. You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting <a href="http://www.matthewcwinner.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.matthewcwinner.com/blog</a>. Get a copy of this book and support independent bookstores (and this podcast) by visiting our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/ChildrensBkPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BookShop Store</a>.   Thank you to this week's sponsor: <a href="https://lgbpodcast.libsyn.com/picturebooksummit.com/winner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picture Book Summit</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/matthewcwinner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookclub</a> (Patreon) <a href="http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm102008" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libro.fm</a> And to the generous support from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/matthewcwinner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our Patrons</a>.

Meera Sriram - A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India

Meera Sriram (@Meeratsriram) shares her debut picture book, THE YELLOW SUITCASE. In Meera’s debut we meet Asha, who is traveling to India as she does with her family each year to visit her grandmother. But this year, they travel to mourn. Asha always brings a yellow suitcase which her grandmother fills with treats and trinkets to bring home. The suitcase in this way becomes a character in the story as well, waiting to be filled, expectant, but empty. This story is about processing loss, and I think that readers will leave grateful to have walked alongside Asha through her grieving. You can access even more information about this book and its author and illustrator by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/podcast. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Storyteller Academy  Bharat Babies And to the generous support from our Patrons.

Meera Sriram (<a href="https://twitter.com/Meeratsriram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Meeratsriram</a>) shares her debut picture book, THE YELLOW SUITCASE. In Meera’s debut we meet Asha, who is traveling to India as she does with her family each year to visit her grandmother. But this year, they travel to mourn. Asha always brings a yellow suitcase which her grandmother fills with treats and trinkets to bring home. The suitcase in this way becomes a character in the story as well, waiting to be filled, expectant, but empty. This story is about processing loss, and I think that readers will leave grateful to have walked alongside Asha through her grieving. You can access even more information about this book and its author and illustrator by visiting <a href="http://www.matthewcwinner.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.matthewcwinner.com/podcast</a>. Thank you to this week's sponsors: <a href="https://www.storytelleracademy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Storyteller Academy</a><a href="https://bharatbabies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="https://bharatbabies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bharat Babies</a> And to the generous support from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/matthewcwinner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our Patrons</a>.