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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Farmer Falgu Goes to the Kumbh Mela #ReadYourWorld

Farmer Falgu Goes to the Kumbh Mela #ReadYourWorld




Farmer Falgu is never at the right spot at the right time when he is searching out the different items at the Kumbh Mela festival.
Instead, he his always at the right place to help someone in need, like the girl who lost her mother or the old women who needed help carrying her bags.
However, Farmer Falgu’s luck changed when his train back to his village was delayed.



Farmer Falgu Goes to the Kumbh Mela is an endearing story of how missed opportunities due to selfless acts of kindness often leads to major opportunities.






*I received this book for review from Karadi Tales Picturebooks Publishing as part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Thank you!

More information about Multicultural Children’s Book Day:

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators. 

A Scarf for Keiko #ReadYourWorld


A Scarf for Keiko #ReadYourWorld


In a neighborhood near Little Tokyo, Sam and Keiko Saito are classmates, neighbors, and friends. It is 1942, a year after war was declared on Japan.
Sam and his class are knitting socks for the soldiers. Sam has not gotten the hang knitting, in fact he is one of the worse knitters in his class. Keiko, being the observant friend, offers to knit socks for Sam.

A Scarf for Keiko, leads us through a tale of knowing what we should do vs. what others want us to do.
Sam’s family appreciates the Saito’s friendship while others think people with Japanese ancestors are spies.
With Sam’s positive role models supporting him and his relationship with Keiko, Sam is able to continue his friendship with Keiko when her family is forced to move to an internment camp.

A Scarf for Keiko is a great example of how standing up for what is right, treating others with respect even when they are different leads to friendship and a sense of self-worth.






*I received this book for review from KAR-BEN Publishing as part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Thank you!

More information about Multicultural Children’s Book Day:

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.