Avi is a little boy with a love for idlis. He wakes up feeling hungry, brushes his teeth, washes his face, and goes to the kitchen where Mama is making idlis. She serves him his favorite breakfast with chutney and sambar. 

As a South Indian, idli is a part of my life, so much that I don't even like it anymore! Of course, that doesn't mean I will ignore this book. 

This is a simple and teeny story with an equally straightforward concept. I admit I was hoping for more from this. The illustrations are also simple but cute too. I like the details, such as adding a banana leaf to the plate and the half-visible red chili in the sambar. The idlis don’t always look like idlis, though. Some look like pebbles (cook them wrong, and the idlis will taste like pebbles and be just as hard). 

Avi thanks his mom after having his breakfast. That’s a good touch. There’s a single-page note at the end with a brief background about how idlis, chutney, and sambar are made. A bit more detail would have been welcome. 

To summarize, this is a cute book with a sweet, idli-loving kid. Oh, parents can use this to make their kiddos eat more. Avi eats all the idlis on his plate (I’m never showing this book to my mom).  

Thank you, NetGalley and BookBuzz.net, for the eARC. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book. 

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