Saturday, 16 September 2023

World Kid Lit Month 2023: A Picture Book

A Picture Book:

A dupatta is...
Witten by Marzieh Abbas; illustrated by Anu Chouhan.

Feiwel and Friends, 2023. 

This is a joy of a read. Who - if you're from a Western background - knew a dupatta would be so versatile! 

I am enjoying books which celebrate cultural dress, without apologies. 

I guess the dupatta isn't as loaded (ie religion) as other cultural dress, which makes the message clearer(?), not as (possibly) controversial as other items. 






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