Sona and the Wedding Game

by Sheth, Kashmira; Jaeggi, Yoshiko

• ISBN13: 9781682634356
• ISBN10: 1682634353
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-06-14
• Publisher: Peachtree

Summary

Experience the magic of an Indian wedding in this story of a girl playing a fun, traditional game on her sister's wedding day.

Sona's big sister is getting married and she's been given an important job to do. She has to steal the groom's shoes. She's never attended a wedding before, so she's unfamiliar with this Indian tradition―as well as many of the other magical experiences that will occur before and during the special event. But with the assistance of her annoying cousin Vishal, Sona finds a way to steal the shoes and get a very special reward.

With amusing text and gorgeous, vibrant watercolors, author Kashmira Sheth and illustrator Yoshiko Jaeggi present a heartwarming story ripe with themes of family, ritual, and tradition.

Author Biography

Kashmira Sheth grew up in India and one of her earliest memories is of her aunt's wedding. Kashmira was four years old and she still cherishes the memory of the festivities in her grandparents' house. Since then she has attended many weddings but, unlike Sona, has never successfully stolen a groom's shoes. Kashmira moved to the United States when she was seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS in microbiology. Before becoming an author Kashmira had many different jobs, including running a dance school and choreographing and performing Indian dances, working in a bakery, and working as a food microbiologist.

Yoshiko Jaeggi was born in Kagoshima, Japan, which is famous for its volcano. She drew her first picture in the ashes that rained from the sky. Yoshiko was trained at the Osaka Municipal Institute of Fine Art.