Age: Older Preschool-2nd grade
Concept Skill: Colors
Emotions: Anger, Dissatisfaction
Identity/Location: Indian

When Gauri doesn't choose her favorite color--gulal--to create for Holi, she sulks around the house, unable to share in the joy of creating gulal from natural things. That is until Grandpa tells the kids one of the legends of Holi that allows Gauri to release the anger from her heart and be more like the hero of the story.

Soundar has an impeccable way of writing children's picture books about Indian culture that is both accessible to non-Indian children (providing quick explanations of long-standing traditions) while remaining true to Indian children that don't need pages of explanation for their lived experiences. Triumphant, universally relatable, and joyous.