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5 stars

Zubi, a happy Bangladeshi girl, is excited about her first day of school, but at breakfast she is puzzled by her mother and older sister worrying about being "too big," and even at school she hears other people criticizing each other's bodies, and she starts to worry that maybe something is wrong with how she looks--until her declaration at dinner that she is on a diet makes her family realize what they have been doing wrong.

5 stars

A ... wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.

Tired of being treated like a child, a young girl sets out to prove herself capable to her multi-generational Indian-American family, but an ill-fated attempt at putting on a sari has an unexpected outcome.

2 stars

"A young girl and her grandmother count up to their next visit and then do all of their favorite things together in this joyful rhyming picture book"--Provided by publisher.

4 stars

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.