Seven Samosas: Counting at the Market

by Kabir Sehgal (Author) Jing Jing Tsong (Illustrator)

Seven Samosas: Counting at the Market
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

From bestselling mother-son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal comes an upbeat rhyming picture book counting backwards from twenty to one delicious Indian and South Asian treats.

Off to the market for a tasty bite, Dada and Sona shop for tonight!

From twenty ladoos to sixteen mangoes to ten butter naan to seven samosas, the market is full of endless scrumptious snacks to sample. Dada and Sona stock up on all the goodies in preparation for a special surprise. Readers familiar with the foods featured and those looking for new favorites will find their tummies rumbling!

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Publishers Weekly

A bustling outdoor market is the setting of this captivating concept picture book from mother-son creators the Sehgals and prior collaborator Tsong. As young Sona and grandfather Dada shop "for tonight," rhymed couplets introduce South Asian snacks, sweets, and tasty bites that count down from 20 to one. Each entry depicts a particular food ("20 ladoos at this store"), while a side note in smaller print provides pronunciation guidance and further information: "Ladoos (LUH-doos) are round, sweet balls made of flour, sugar, and ghee." Rhythmically propulsive language and vibrant, naif-style digital illustrations make the most of each stop as well as the introduced foods, which include elaichis, jalebis, samosas, sheeras, and more. Dada's pink-patterned shirt, Sona's yellow top, and an ever-present goldenrod pathway visually anchor the Indian-cued duo's shopping trip, which leads to "2 hungry pals--always a pair./ 1 quick treat for them to share"--and reveals an anticipated event. Characters are portrayed with various skin tones. An authors' note concludes. Ages up to 8. (Oct.)

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Kirkus

A charming concept book, an upbeat romp, and an ode to South Asian cuisine, all in one delectable package.

Kabir Sehgal
Kabir Sehgal started his class newspaper in second grade and has been writing ever since. A bestselling author of several books, he is also a jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winning producer. Kabir and his mother, Surishtha Sehgal, are a mother-son writing team whose books include Festival of Colors, illustrated by Vashti Harrison, and Seven Samosas and the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings, both illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong. He lives in Atlanta. To learn more about the Sehgals' books, visit Bucket.art.

Surishtha Sehgal was a university professor for many years and now enjoys reading to children during story time. She is the founder of a nonprofit organization that promotes social responsibility among students, and she serves on the boards of two universities and a national arts center. Surishtha and her son, Kabir Sehgal, are a mother-son writing team whose books include Festival of Colors, illustrated by Vashti Harrison, and Seven Samosas and the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings, both illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong. She lives in Atlanta. To learn more about the Sehgals' books, visit Bucket.art.

Jing Jing Tsong is a mom, musician, and surfer whose grown-up job is drawing pictures. Her technique, which layers color and texture, is influenced by her experiences working in traditional stone lithography and monoprints. She is the illustrator of Seven Samosas and the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings, both written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal, First Morning Sun by Aimee Reed, and Feathers and Hair, What Animals Wear by Jennifer Ward, among others. Jing Jing and her husband live on an island in Washington state. Visit her at JingJingTsong.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665934008
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Publication date
October 29, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV009030 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Counting & Numbers
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Library of Congress categories
Counting
Cooking, Indic
Samosas

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