Malaika’s Costume
It’s Carnival time. The first Carnival since Malaika’s mother moved to Canada to find a good job and provide for Malaika and her grandmother. Her mother promised she would send money for a costume, but when the money doesn’t arrive, will Malaika still be able to dance in the parade?
Disappointed and upset at her grandmother’s hand-me-down costume, Malaika leaves the house, running into Ms. Chin, the tailor, who offers Malaika a bag of scrap fabric. With her grandmother’s help, Malaika creates a patchwork rainbow peacock costume, and dances proudly in the parade.
A heartwarming story about family, community and the celebration of Carnival, Nadia Hohn’s warm and colloquial language and Irene Luxbacher’s vibrant collage-style illustrations make this a strikingly original picture book.
- Author
- Nadia L. Hohn, Irene Luxbacher
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Series
- Malaika
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781554987542
- Genres
- family, cultural, childrens, poverty, international, canada, fiction
- Release date
- 2016
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