10 Gulab Jamuns: Counting with an indian sweet treat
(By Sandhya Acharya)
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Join two adorable brothers in a fun-filled adventure and discover a tasty sweet from India!
Idu (Ee-doo) and Adu (Aa-doo) are very excited. Guests are coming over for dinner and their Mamma has already cooked a lot. Next, she is cooking Gulab Jamuns, but Idu and Adu don’t know what Gulab Jamuns are. Before long, they discover just how good these wonderful golden, sugary syrup-soaked balls are and how quickly they melt in their mouths. But Mamma has only made 10 Gulab Jamuns. Will they last until their guests come?
The book features a much loved indian/south-asian sweet. It not only provides the opportunity for south asian descent kids to relate to the book but also kids of all backgrounds to learn about a new culture. The book also includes some basic lessons in counting with some simple addition and subtraction exercises. It models positive parenting through its fun story-line and highlights sibling love and dynamics. Also included is a recipe to make those delicious Gulab Jamuns yourself.
Why read diverse
37% of children in the U.S identify themselves as multicultural but only 10% of the books that we read have characters that look like them. Only 2-3% of the characters are from Asia/Pacific. Children are constantly looking at the world around them, finding similarities and differences. Books function not just as mirrors for kids to see their likeness in the characters but also as windows where children can learn more about their friends and neighbors. This book is my humble attempt to bridge the diversity gap in a fun and relatable way for all kids.”
