Monthly Bucket: 10 Years of Tales

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Ten years (& three hairstyles) ago, we released our first children’s book:

A Bucket of Blessings – published April 29, 2014
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To commemorate the occasion:

• Giveaways – We’ll mail a signed copy to the first 10 people who reply to this email.
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• ​Takeaways – 10 things we’ve learned from our 10-year-career as picture book authors.

-Kabir and Sue
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Monthly Bucket – April
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• ​A Bucket of Blessings​
  By Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong)
  Afterword by Dr. Maya Angelou​
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  Near a majestic mountain in a vast jungle with many mango trees, it has not rained for weeks and weeks. The village well and pond are dry. Monkey and his friends look everywhere for water, but they have no luck. Then Monkey remembers a story his mama used to tell him, a story about how peacocks can make it rain by dancing. So he sets out to see if the story is true…
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  New York Times bestseller & turned into a traveling play.
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  ​Bring the book to life with this video (with our erstwhile hairstyles)
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• ​Magic Like That​
  By Samara Cole Doyon (Illustrated by Geneva Bowers)
  In this poetic celebration of hair, a young girl finds confidence and excitement in the versatility of her natural hair and the way her different hairstyles reflect the natural world.
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• ​Finding Moose​
  By Sue Farrell Holler (Illustrated by Jennifer Faria)
  A boy and his grandfather go for a walk in the forest in search of a moose & discover other animals and plants on their way.

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Extras

• ​How to make bharta (roasted eggplant) – Sue’s secret recipe for Kabir’s favorite dish.
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• ​Why diverse representation matters – Musician Jay Sand weighs in that kids realize what matters: “The way we ultimately choose to act toward each other.”
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• ​How to write a children’s book – Masterclass lessons: Write to entertain.
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Calendar

• April 13 – Vaisakhi​
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• August 15 – Independence Day​
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• August 19 – Raksha Bandhan
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• November 1 – Diwali​
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Photo

Once upon a time, we had a first book event. Back when there were print magazines.

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Readings​
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​ Full Bucket

Indulge your curiosity for Indian culture with our complete collection of 8 books.

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