Whenever Priya\u2019s extended family comes over, her older siblings and cousins run off to play, telling her that she\u2019s too young to join them. Priya doesn\u2019t mind, though, because she gets to hang out with Mauntie (\u201cMy Auntie\u201d)\u2014the nickname she\u2019s given her mother\u2019s sister. Both the youngest in their generations, the two experiment with extravagant hairstyles, eat delicious treats, and tell each other riddles. Then one day Priya\u2019s cousin Aditi comes to visit. Aditi, who\u2019s close to Priya\u2019s age, ends up intruding on Priya and Mauntie\u2019s time, taking over a game of Go Fish and answering Mauntie\u2019s riddles before Priya has a chance to think them through. When Aditi announces that she and her family are moving back to the neighborhood and will be around more, Priya panics. Can she find a way to share Mauntie? This clearly written, deeply empathetic book is a tender look at how families grow over time, with relationships evolving as people change locations. The story\u2019s message stops just short of preachy, while Alam\u2019s art, with its visible pencil strokes and details such as patterns on the curtains and wallpaper, sets an intimate tone. The illustrations depict characters with a variety of skin colors, testifying to the diversity of the South Asian experience.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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