Saumiya Balasubramaniam – författare

Maya längtar efter sin mormor som bor i ett annat land, långt borta. Men när mormor kommer på besök är hon inte alls som Maya hade väntat sig. Mormor har konstiga kläder, hon pratar för högt, hon lagar ris med nötter och … och .. och … Men mormor och barnbarn försöker stå ut med varandra ändå ... En varm skildring av hur ett barn och hennes mormor finner varandra över kultur- och generationsklyftorna. Saumiya Balasubramaniam är en kanadensisk författare och datorvetare. När jag hittade mormor var hennes första bilderbok. Tidigare utgivet av henne på Epix Bokförlag: Två droppar brunt i ett moln av vitt (bild av Eva Campbell). Qin Leng är en kanadensisk grafisk formgivare och tecknare som har fått många priser för sina animerade kortfilmer och illustrationer.

Maya longs to see her grandmother, but when Grandma arrives from far away for a visit, she is not quite what Maya expected.When Maya’s grandma makes a surprise visit from thousands of miles away, Maya is delighted. But her excitement doesn’t last long. When Grandma picks her up from school, she wears fancy clothes and talks too loudly. Grandma’s morning prayer bells wake Maya up, and she cooks with ingredients Maya doesn’t usually eat. Plus, Maya thinks cupcakes taste better than Grandma’s homemade sweets. Maya and Grandma try to compromise, and on a special trip to the island Grandma even wears an “all-American” baseball cap. But when Maya rushes off to find the carousel, she loses sight of her mother, father and grandmother. She is alone in a sea of people … until she spots something bobbing above the crowd, and right away she knows how to find her way. Saumiya Balasubramaniam’s story is an insightful and endearing portrayal of a grandparent-grandchild relationship that is evolving and deeply loving, as Maya and Grandma navigate cross-cultural contexts and generational differences. Qin Leng’s sweet, evocative illustrations complement the story and illuminate Grandma and Maya’s growing closeness.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.