Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji

By Farhana Zia, Ken Min
Paperback: $11.95

Overflowing with family, food, and a tall stack of fun, Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji is sure to warm the heart and tickle the tummy. A fun way for children to learn about the cultural traditions and foods of India to be enjoyed by the whole family.

Description

Aneel’s grandparents have come to stay, all the way from India. Aneel loves the sweet smell of his grandmother’s incense, and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tells the world’s best stories.

When he was a boy, adventurous, energetic Dada-ji had the power of a tiger. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir! He could shake mangoes off trees and wrangle wild cobras. And what gave him his power? Fluffy-puffy hot, hot roti, with a bit of tongue-burning mango pickle. Does Dada-ji still have the power? Aneel wants to find out-but first he has to figure out how to whip up a batch of hot, hot roti.

Overflowing with family, food, and a tall stack of fun, Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji is sure to warm the heart and tickle the tummy. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir!

About the Creators

Farhana Zia

F. Zia is a writer and an elementary school teacher who grew up in Hyderabad, India. Her stories blend humor and tradition, memories and contemporary moments. Zia, who believes writing—like roti making—requires persistence and practice, wrote this story as a gift to her grandchildren. Zia lives in eastern Massachusetts with her husband. This is her first picture book.

Ken Min

Ken Min's picture book debut Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-Ji, published by Lee & Low Books, received the Picture Book Honor for Literature from the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). Ken is an illustrator and animation storyboard artist for commercials and animated TV shows such as Futurama, Fairly Odd Parents, andNew Looney Tunes. His illustration work has been recognized numerous times by the Society of Children's Books Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). Min lives in Los Angeles, California. You can see more of his artwork online at kenminart.com.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

Reviews

  • "This debut for both author and illustrator is a winning story of family traditions as well as a rollicking tall tale. . .. Zia has an ear for the storyteller's cadence."

    - School Library Journal
  • "A natural for reading aloud, laced with great tastes, infectious sound effects and happy feelings."

    - Kirkus Reviews

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781620143520
  • Price $11.95
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 2011
  • Trim Size 10.625 × 8.375 in
  • Weight 0.375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781600604430
  • Price $17.95
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 2011
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.875 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1167
  • Interests

  • Imprint Lee & Low Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Family / Multigenerational
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Cooking & Food
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / People & Places / United States / Asian American
  • Themes Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Cultural Diversity, Families, Fiction, Food, Grandparents, How-to / Instructional Nonfiction, Immigration, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Realistic Fiction
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 10
  • Grade Range Grades K - 5
  • Guided Reading O
  • ATOS Book Level 3
  • DRA 34
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 580
  • Lexile Measurement AD580L
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 3
  • SRC 3.2
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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