Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala

by Meenal Patel

Meenal Patel (Illustrator)

• ISBN10: 1643439553
• ISBN13: 9781643439556
• Publish Date: 26 March 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Beaver's Pond Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 36
• Language: English

Reviews

[ccbookwitch]

In this story, Priya's grandmother tells her all about life in India. In the winter, when she can't tend her marigolds in the front garden, Priya and her classmates make her grandmother a garland of paper marigolds. Though the themes of family, community, celebrating your culture, and working together were clear, at times, I wasn't sure of the ultimate message of this book, largely due to the two poems at the beginning and end. They didn't really add to the story and felt a bit out of place, and took away from the story's flow. Flow was a problem for me with this story because it felt like two different stories because the transition to it becoming winter and Priya working with her classmates was so abrupt and awkward. In general, this story could have used a bit more editing and direction to make it flow better.