Monthly Bucket: Seven Samosas πŸ˜‹


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Do you like Indian food?

  • Yeah, life is "butter" when you're having some paneer.
  • "Dhal-icious" is always the best way to go.
  • We're not one to "pulao" your leg.

Yep, we can do this naan-stop.

We love Indian food so much that we wrote a book about our favorite treats.

Curry on,

-Kabir & Sue

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​Monthly Bucket - October
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  • ​Seven Samosas: Counting at the Market​
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    By Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong)​
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    Our new book drops October 29!
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    From twenty ladoos to sixteen mangoes to ten butter naan to seven samosas, the market is full of endless scrumptious snacks to sample. Dada and Sona stock up on all the goodies in preparation for a special surprise. Readers familiar with the foods featured and those looking for new favorites will find their tummies rumbling!
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  • ​Bedtime Bonnet​
    By Nancy Redd (Illustrated by Nneka Myers)​
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    This joyous & loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions - and is perfect for every little girl who knows what it's like to lose her bonnet just before bedtime.
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  • ​Toolbox ​​
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    By Ann Rockwell, Harlow Rockwell
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    A preschool classic in a board book format! A collection of fifteen hand tools are artfully illustrated and succinctly described. A great introduction to basic concepts.

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