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A Vaisakhi to remember

After moving to a new country, a young Sikh girl finds comfort and familiarity as she celebrates Vaisakhi with a special outfit, a trip to the gurdwara, delicious food, and new friends. Includes a recipe for lassi.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Singh, Simran Jeet (Author)
Other Authors:	Kaur, Japneet, 1981- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Kokila, 2025.
Subjects:	Baisakhi (Festival) > Juvenile fiction. Holidays > Juvenile fiction. Homesickness > Juvenile fiction. Panjabis (South Asian people) > United States > Juvenile fiction. Sikhs > Juvenile fiction. Baisakhi > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	After moving to a new country, a young Sikh girl finds comfort and familiarity as she celebrates Vaisakhi with a special outfit, a trip to the gurdwara, delicious food, and new friends. Includes a recipe for lassi.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades 2-3.
ISBN:	9780593859087 0593859081
Author Notes:	Simran Jeet Singh is a writer and professor. He teaches about different cultures and religions, and he is the author of multiple books, including A Vaisakhi to Remember , illustrated by Japneet Kaur, awarded by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) as a Picture Book Honor. He is also the author of the award-winning picture book Fauja Singh Keeps Going (Kokila, 2020), which was named a Best Book of 2020 by National Public Radio and the New York Public Library, and has been featured on numerous outlets, including CNN, BBC, Runner's World, and TODAY.com. Simran grew up in Texas and now lives with his family in New York City. Japneet Kaur graduated with a fine arts degree from the Chandigarh College of Art. She currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada as a painter, illustrator, potter and animator. Her picture book illustration debut, A Vaisakhi to Remember , written by Simran Jeet Singh, was awarded by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) as a Picture Book Honor. Her work is inspired by narratives, some real, some fantastical; small tales that weave through the natural and human world, in a continuous vocabulary based on the themes of homes, habitats, ecosystems, migrations, immigration and representation. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter/X @storyofaseed.