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- ISBN 9780593859087
- Weight: 391g
- Dimensions: 226 x 287mm
- Publication Date: 11 Mar 2025
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In our village, the best day of all was Vaisakhi, the spring harvest festival . . .
When a Sikh family moves from their village in India to a faraway city on the other side of the world, a girl yearns for her grandmother's hugs, her goat Ramu, and the lush fields filled with yellow flowers and wheat. How will they celebrate Vaisakhi in her new and unfamiliar surroundings?
But the girl soon discovers soothing touchstones - a special outfit, a trip to gurdwara, delicious food, and new friends - that make gathering for Vaisakhi still the best day of all.
With gorgeous, intricate illustrations by debut children’s book illustrator Japneet Kaur, this touching story from Simran Jeet Singh shows us that while life changes, home is where we build community and carry traditions forward.
Simran Jeet Singh is a writer and professor. He teaches about different cultures and religions, and he is the author of multiple books, including A Vaisakhi to Remember, illustrated by Japneet Kaur, awarded by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) as a Picture Book Honor. He is also the author of the award-winning picture book Fauja Singh Keeps Going (Kokila, 2020), which was named a Best Book of 2020 by National Public Radio and the New York Public Library, and has been featured on numerous outlets, including CNN, BBC, Runner's World, and TODAY.com. Simran grew up in Texas and now lives with his family in New York City.
Japneet Kaur graduated with a fine arts degree from the Chandigarh College of Art. She currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada as a painter, illustrator, potter and animator. Her picture book illustration debut, A Vaisakhi to Remember, written by Simran Jeet Singh, was awarded by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) as a Picture Book Honor. Her work is inspired by narratives, some real, some fantastical; small tales that weave through the natural and human world, in a continuous vocabulary based on the themes of homes, habitats, ecosystems, migrations, immigration and representation. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter/X @storyofaseed.
Japneet Kaur graduated with a fine arts degree from the Chandigarh College of Art. She currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada as a painter, illustrator, potter and animator. Her picture book illustration debut, A Vaisakhi to Remember, written by Simran Jeet Singh, was awarded by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) as a Picture Book Honor. Her work is inspired by narratives, some real, some fantastical; small tales that weave through the natural and human world, in a continuous vocabulary based on the themes of homes, habitats, ecosystems, migrations, immigration and representation. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter/X @storyofaseed.
