Bringing Asha Home
Illustrator
James Akib
Publisher
Low Books
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9781584302599
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so that he can meet his new baby sister from India.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
560L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; international adoption; adoptive family
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Indian / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2006, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, 2007, Special Recognition
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2007, Honor Book, Language Arts Picture Book
50 Books about Family, 2011 Younger Children
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2007 Special Interests
Choices, 2007 Picture Books for School-Age Children
Coping with Change: Selected Books for Children, 2012 Oh Baby! Arrival of a New Sibling
Keywords
brothers and sisters; baby sister; East Indian Americans; Hinduism; rakhi (bracelet); India; paper airplanes
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Krishnaswami, Uma, "Bringing Asha Home" (2006). Diverse Families. 79.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/79