Maya is excited to be in India visiting Grandma, but their time together isn’t quite what she expected … A companion book to When I Found Grandma.
It’s Maya’s first morning in India, but Grandma is already rushing her — it’s market day and they must make the most of Maya’s visit. When Maya comes out of her room wearing her favorite ripped jeans, Grandma wants to sew them! Maya finds the market too hot, too loud, and it’s full of Grandma’s nosy neighbors. Even back at home, Grandma’s friends keep dropping by. Maya just longs to be left alone. But the next morning the house is unusually quiet. Dad explains that Grandma has had to go to the hospital. And suddenly Maya begins to see things differently …
Once again Saumiya Balasubramaniam explores the challenges of cross-cultural and intergenerational relationships in this sweet story with vivid illustrations by Kavita Ramchandran.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Maya is excited to be in India visiting Grandma, but their time together isn’t quite what she expected … A companion book to When I Found Grandma.
It’s Maya’s first morning in India, but Grandma is already rushing her — it’s market day and they must make the most of Maya’s visit. When Maya comes out of her room wearing her favorite ripped jeans, Grandma wants to sew them! Maya finds the market too hot, too loud, and it’s full of Grandma’s nosy neighbors. Even back at home, Grandma’s friends keep dropping by. Maya just longs to be left alone. But the next morning the house is unusually quiet. Dad explains that Grandma has had to go to the hospital. And suddenly Maya begins to see things differently …
Once again Saumiya Balasubramaniam explores the challenges of cross-cultural and intergenerational relationships in this sweet story with vivid illustrations by Kavita Ramchandran.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
| Published By | Groundwood Books Ltd — Apr 2, 2024 |
| Specifications | 32 pages | 7.25 in x 10.5 in |
| Written By |
SAUMIYA BALASUBRAMANIAM is the author of two picture books, When I Found Grandma, illustrated by Qin Leng (finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) and Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White (Skipping Stones Honor Book). Her stories are loosely inspired by her own family experiences. Saumiya was born in Mumbai, India, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario. |
| Illustrated by |
KAVITA RAMCHANDRAN is a self-taught illustrator and graphic designer who has art directed the children’s literary magazine Kahani, designed text books, illustrated apps for kids and created animated shorts. Her debut picture book, Dancing in Thatha’s Footsteps by Srividhya Venkat won the South Asia Book Award. She grew up in Mumbai, India, and now lives with her family in New York City. |
| Written By |
|
SAUMIYA BALASUBRAMANIAM is the author of two picture books, When I Found Grandma, illustrated by Qin Leng (finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) and Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White (Skipping Stones Honor Book). Her stories are loosely inspired by her own family experiences. Saumiya was born in Mumbai, India, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario. |
| Illustrated by |
|
KAVITA RAMCHANDRAN is a self-taught illustrator and graphic designer who has art directed the children’s literary magazine Kahani, designed text books, illustrated apps for kids and created animated shorts. Her debut picture book, Dancing in Thatha’s Footsteps by Srividhya Venkat won the South Asia Book Award. She grew up in Mumbai, India, and now lives with her family in New York City. |
| Audience | ages 3 and up / grades P and up |
| Key Text Features | dialogue; illustrations |
| Common Core |
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 |