Grandma and the Great Gourd A Bengali Folktale

by Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee; Pilgrim Waters, Susy

• ISBN13: 9781596433786
• ISBN10: 1596433787
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-03-05
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Summary

A vibrant and clever picture book by an acclaimed novelist about a grandmother who hides in a giant gourd to avoid danger.Once upon a time, in a little village in India, there lived an old woman. Everyone in the village called her Grandma. One day, Grandma received a letter from her daughter, who lived on the other side of the jungle. "Please come and visit me," said the letter. "I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you."And so, Grandma begins a perilous journey to the far side of the jungle. Can she use her keen wit to escape the jungle animals and make it safely home?Chitra Divakaruni's sharp, rhythmic retelling of this Bengali folktale is complimented perfectly by Susy Pilgrim Waters's brightly colored, captivating illustrations.A Neal Porter Book

Author Biography

Chitra Divakaruni's first book in the Brotherhood of the Conch series, The Conch Bearer, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Booklist Editors' Choice. She currently lives in Texas.

Susy Pilgrim Waters is an illustrator, designer, and painter. Susy lives in Boston with her husband, Keith, their dog, Tillie, two cats, and two bunnies. They have two grown children.