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Multicultural Review: Romina's Rangoli

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I just received my Winter issue of Multicultural Review, and was pleasantly surprised to see a review of Romina's Rangoli inside. Besides giving a great summary of the book, the reviewer, Kena Sosa, has this to say:

"Romina's Rangoli depicts the dilemma of many biracial and multiracial children today. We've come a long way, but sometimes we forget about those in the middle who have more than one box to check, none of which includes their entire cultural background... As the population of biracial and multiracial children continues to grow (expecting one soon myself), we must have literature that grows with them as well, books like Romina's Rangoli."
Over at Chicken Spaghetti, author and educator Pooja Makhijani has written a very nice review of Romina's Rangoli. Pooja is the author of Mama's Saris and gives presentations to teachers and librarians about "representations of South Asia and the South Asian diaspora in children's literature."

Pooja says, "Romina's Rangoli is a very satisfying book. And like Uma Krishnaswami's Bringing Asha Home (Lee & Low Books, 2006), Romina's Rangoli allows an ever-growing demographic--bi-racial, bi-cultural children--to see themselves in the pages of a book. "


"As the population of biracial and multiracial chidlren continues to grow, we must have literature that grows with them as well, books like Romina's Rangoli."

-MultiCultural Review

Malathi Michelle Iyengar is a first grade teacher working in a dual-language public school program in Southern California. She grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Malathi lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Ryan, and their daughter Sanjana.

Jennifer Wanardi is a freelance illustrator / designer who was born and currently lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. She graduated from the Illustration department of California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2006. Ever since her early days, Jennifer has always been interested in fairy tales and children’s stories. Much of her artistic inspiration comes from Japanese-style comic books (manga) and animated films (anime) and other artists as well.

Shen’s Books is a publisher of multicultural children’s literature that emphasizes cultural diversity and tolerance, with a focus on introducing children to the cultures of Asia.

Through books, we can share a world a stories, building greater understanding and tolerance within our increasingly diverse communities as well as throughout our continuously shrinking globe.






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Romina's Rangoli

By Malathi Michelle Iyengar
Illustrated by Jennifer Wanardi
$16.95, Hardcover, 32 pages
English Text
Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 1885008325
ISBN-13: 9781885008329

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