Seven Samosas
Counting at the Market
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
From bestselling mother-son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal comes an upbeat rhyming picture book counting backwards from twenty to one delicious Indian and South Asian treats.
Off to the market for a tasty bite, Dada and Sona shop for tonight!
From twenty ladoos to sixteen mangoes to ten butter naan to seven samosas, the market is full of endless scrumptious snacks to sample. Dada and Sona stock up on all the goodies in preparation for a special surprise. Readers familiar with the foods featured and those looking for new favorites will find their tummies rumbling!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A bustling outdoor market is the setting of this captivating concept picture book from mother-son creators the Sehgals and prior collaborator Tsong. As young Sona and grandfather Dada shop "for tonight," rhymed couplets introduce South Asian snacks, sweets, and tasty bites that count down from 20 to one. Each entry depicts a particular food ("20 ladoos at this store"), while a side note in smaller print provides pronunciation guidance and further information: "Ladoos (LUH-doos) are round, sweet balls made of flour, sugar, and ghee." Rhythmically propulsive language and vibrant, naif-style digital illustrations make the most of each stop as well as the introduced foods, which include elaichis, jalebis, samosas, sheeras, and more. Dada's pink-patterned shirt, Sona's yellow top, and an ever-present goldenrod pathway visually anchor the Indian-cued duo's shopping trip, which leads to "2 hungry pals—always a pair./ 1 quick treat for them to share"—and reveals an anticipated event. Characters are portrayed with various skin tones. An authors' note concludes. Ages up to 8.
