Sister Day

by Jyoti Rajan Gopal (Author) Fanny Liem (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Dawn breaks

new day

hearts light

sisters play.

In this lyrical and spare picture book with beautiful illustrations from Fanny Liem, author Jyoti Rajan Gopal tells the story of two sisters who are excited to go on a backyard adventure.

But when their make-believe meets with disaster, the sisters take some time apart. They learn to forgive each other's mistakes, and soon the sisters are combining their ideas to make the most beautiful backyard kingdom of all. Because now they know:

Sister spirit

sister strong

sister heart

sister strong.

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An ode to sisterly love and creative play. 

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"The colorful, cheery illustrations are full of playful moments that show the children using their imaginations...An ode to sisterly love and creative play." —Kirkus

Jyoti Rajan Gopal
Jyoti Rajan Gopal is the author of American Desi and My Paati's Saris. Growing up, she lived in Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, India and China. She now lives in New York, in a quirky old Victorian in Yonkers, with her husband, where they raised their two daughters. Her favorite place in the house is the wrap around porch where she loves to gather with family or friends, read, write and drink coffee.

Svabhu Kohli is an visual storyteller. His practice focuses on the intersection of magical realism, conservation and art as a medium to understand our relationship with the universe and its complex life forms. He has illustrated for Google Doodle, The Guardian and GQ. The Desert Queen is his first book for children.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374390129
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publication date
July 16, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
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