Copyright Date:
2021
Edition Date:
2021
Release Date:
08/31/21
Illustrator:
Mistry, Poonam,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-593-20361-5 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-0883-9
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-593-20361-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-0883-3
Dewey:
E
LCCN:
2021941892
Dimensions:
26 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
A pair of parallel poems, both steeped in references to India and Hinduism, form this stunningly illustrated tribute to family rituals. The first poem, positioned as the main text, describes a cool spring night in a city in India where the children girl and a boy e chased up the stairs to bed by their nana and tata. When Tata lulls himself, but not the children, to sleep with his stories, the latter gather around Nana for puja, a story, and a lullaby. The second poem, positioned as a refrain, is a direct echo of Goodnight Moon, except the details of Brown's green nursery are replaced with a gecko, a thali, a peacock, and chai. These references, along with gorgeous, classically stylized art, lend an aura of the exotic. Contemporary Hindu families will love the culturally specific details, while cultural outsiders will appreciate the universality of a bedtime routine.
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(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
A gorgeously illustrated goodnight story that celebrates the nighttime rituals of two young children visiting their grandparents in India.
As nighttime falls over the city, two children visiting their grandparents in India find there's so much fun to be had! Whether it's listening to epic stories or observing rituals in the puja room, there are many moments that make this time together special.
In this beautiful, rhyming ode to bedtime, the only thing more universal than getting ready for bed and saying goodnight is the love between children and their grandparents.
"Nadia Salomon’s Goodnight Ganesha reminds readers that saying goodnight is both universal and unique and that all children deserve bedtime books that reflect their experiences and culture." --Hallee Adelman, author of My Quiet Ship
"A pair of parallel poems, both steeped in references to India and Hinduism, form this stunningly illustrated tribute to family rituals [with] gorgeous, classically stylized art. Contemporary Hindu families will love the culturally specific details, while cultural outsiders will appreciate the universality of a bedtime routine." —Booklist
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