This vibrantly colored and beautifully illustrated picture book, combining photographs of real sari fabric with simple drawings of children, captures the sweet warmth and tenderness of a child’s playful imagination. Each double page illustration shows a young child’s attachment to and delight in the saris and the many ways they can be seen and used, from a child’s sailing down a river of blue to her being wrapped to sleep in the fabric’s warmth and soft ness. The endpapers show step-by-step instructions for how to wear this tra ditional Indian garment. 2007 USBBY Outstanding International Books List. ae

Originally published by Tulika India, in 2006.