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Age-Old Traditions Made Modern | Think magazine


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Bringing joyful stories of rituals and refugees to a new generation of readers
Distinguished University Professor and novelist Thrity Umrigar recently wrote two children’s books that celebrate India’s culture through the eyes of young immigrants in the United States.
Umrigar, PhD, a professor in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve, grew up in India and came to the United States in her early 20s. The new books offer a joyful counterweight for children during what Umrigar calls an age of dehumanizing immigrants.
Binny’s Diwali (Scholastic Press) highlights Diwali, one of the biggest festivals on earth, said Umrigar, as Binny describes to classmates the fireworks, sweets and revels of the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. The illustrations are by Nidhi Chanani. ....

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A Roundup of 2020's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens


A Roundup of 2020 s Best Book Lists for Children and Teens
Compiled by Cady Zeng
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Dec 22, 2020
As this difficult year draws to an end, critics, reviewers, websites, and awards committees have been highlighting the positive by revealing their roundups of this year’s favorite titles. We’ve assembled a list of the more prominent best-of-the-year lists for children’s and YA books published in 2020.
SLJ shared its top books of 2020 including picture books, chapter books, middle grade, YA, nonfiction, and graphic novels.
Horn Book editors and reviewers have selected as the best of 2020.
Kirkus.
Chicago Public Library: CPL’s best of the best in children’s and teen books. ....

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