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Laxmi's mooch

After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anand, Shelly (Author)
Other Authors:	Ali, Nabi H. (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Kokila, 2021.
Subjects:	Beauty, Personal > Juvenile fiction. East Indian Americans > Juvenile fiction. Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction. Mustaches > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades K-1.
ISBN:	9781984815651 1984815652
Author Notes:	A debut picture book author, Shelly Anand is a human and civil rights attorney in Atlanta fighting for immigrants and low income workers from marginalized communities. She received her BA from Wellesley College and her JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. She lives with her husband and two small children. Nabi H. Ali is a Tamil American illustrator who enjoys creating diverse works that showcase an array of cultures and people. He illustrates digitally, but he also has a secret love of inks, color pencil, and acrylic paints. His hobbies include drawing (of course), doll collecting, reading, learning about South Asian mythology and folklore, and researching history.