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Ritu in the sun

Ritu, a young girl who loves basking in the sun but whose grandmother is afraid her skin will get darker, shows her grandmother that all skin colors are beautiful.

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Main Author: Hossain, Moniza (Author)
Other Authors: López Arnabat, Mercè (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2026]
Subjects:
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction.
Human skin color > Juvenile fiction.
Toleration > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:Ritu, a young girl who loves basking in the sun but whose grandmother is afraid her skin will get darker, shows her grandmother that all skin colors are beautiful.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Audience:Ages 4-8
Grades K-1
ISBN:9780593806692
0593806697
9780593806715
0593806719
Author Notes:Moniza Hossain is a Singaporean author who is inspired by her South Asian heritage. While she has a Masters in English Literature and has taught literary books for a living, her true love is writing books for children. When she's not busy reading and writing, she likes to paint. Her subject of choice is the mighty dragon. She lives in Manchester with her family.

Merc L pez was born in Barcelona, Spain. She studied at the Llotja School of Art and has since illustrated more than fifty books for publishers from different countries. In 2022, she received the Lazarillo Illustrated Album Award for the picture book Montanas . She finds inspiration in traveling and learning all kinds of things, in friends, family, books, and music.

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