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Neela and Dadu visit his indigo farm where he explains how the plant is turned into a colorful dye.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Singh, Sita, 1972- (Author)
Other Authors:	Selvanathan, Naveen (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Anne Schwartz Books, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction. Indigo (Plants) > Juvenile fiction. Dyes and dyeing > Juvenile fiction. East Indians > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	Neela and Dadu visit his indigo farm where he explains how the plant is turned into a colorful dye.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades K-1.
ISBN:	9780593569740 0593569741 9780593569757 059356975X
Author Notes:	Sita Singh writes heart-warming stories with a South Asian backdrop. She is the author of Birds of a Feather, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman, which was a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection. Her picture book Mango Memories was published by Anne Schwartz Books in Spring 2024. Born and raised in Ahmedabad, India, Sita now lives in South Florida with her family. Maithili Joshi is an illustrator and cover designer from India, now based in New York. She began her career in children's publishing after graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022. Her recent picture book, My Best Friend's Bangles , written by Thushanthi Ponweera, was a JLG Gold Standard selection and was exhibited at the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show in New York. She is also the illustrator of Tiny Jumper by Candy Dahl, which received two starred reviews, and You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai by Dean Robbins.