Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
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Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
Language
eng
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illustrations
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Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Sugar in milk
Oclc number
1139766144
Responsibility statement
by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
Summary
"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland" --, Amazon.com
Target audience
juvenile
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- Iranians -- India -- Juvenile fiction
- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction
- Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction
- Social problem fiction
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction
- Iranian Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrant children -- Juvenile fiction
- Aunts -- Juvenile fiction
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction
- Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Loneliness in children -- Juvenile fiction
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- Iranians -- India -- Juvenile fiction
- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction
- Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction
- Social problem fiction
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction
- Iranian Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrant children -- Juvenile fiction
- Aunts -- Juvenile fiction
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction
- Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Loneliness in children -- Juvenile fiction
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- Author1
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