Kashmira Sheth was born in India with Guajarati as her mother
tongue and began learning English in fifth grade. She had lived in
Bhavnagar and Mumbai before moving to United States when she was
seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS
in microbiology. Before becoming an author Kashmira had many
different jobs, including running a dance school and choreographing
and performing Indian dances, working in a bakery, and working as a
food microbiologist. She is the author of several picture books,
chapter books, and middle grade and young adult novels. Taking
inspiration from her own life and experiences, much of Kashmira's
work centers on Indian culture and features Indian and Indian
American characters.
Yoshiko Jaeggi was born in Kagoshima, Japan, which is famous for
its volcano. She drew her first picture in the ashes that rained
from the sky. Yoshiko was trained at the Osaka Municipal Institute
of Fine Art and has illustrated several picture books. She lives in
Maryland.
"A strong depiction of family, this story shows how meaningful
traditional clothing can be." —Kirkus Reviews
"The continuous, loving exchange heightens the intergenerational
warmth that's extended in Jaeggi's delicate watercolors,
particularly in scenes of Dadima and the girls unfurling luxurious
lengths of cloth. Young listeners will want to follow the appended,
illustrated instructions demonstrating how to wrap a sari."
—Booklist
"Soft watercolor paintings capture the magnificent fabrics of
Dadima's saris and accentuate this loving story of a grandmother
and her two granddaughters." —School Library Journal
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