 Mina, a young girl living in India, really wants to go outdoors to play soccer, but it’s monsoon season and she has to stay in. Her mother prepares to celebrate the monsoon by making chai and samosas. Mina plays her tabla (drum) to cheer herself up. The doodh wallah (milkman) explains how important rain is for the rice paddies, but Mina is still sad. When her mother asks her to get thread for stringing flower garlands, Mina discovers her mother’s soccer jersey. As her mother explains that she used to play soccer, the dark clouds disappear and they head outside together. The bold, bright illustrations accompany the energetic text. The book concludes with a glossary of Urdu and Hindi words and a note to parents and educators. mjw |
| Title: Mina Vs. The Monsoon Author: Rukhsanna Guidrozz Illustrator: Debasmita Dasgupta Publisher: Yali Books, New York Copyright: 2018 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-949528-98-5 Hardcover pages: 38 Age range: 4-7 Genre: Picture book Book setting: Bijar and Jharkhand, India Author’s ethnicity: Persian-Indian-Chinese Author’s residence: Hawaii Illustrator’s ethnicity: Indian Illustrator’s residence: Singapore Subjects: Drums, Girls and women, Monsoons, Peacocks, Soccer |
Mina Vs. The Monsoon
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