American Desi

American Desi is a cute book about a little girl who lives in two cultures at once. You kind of get the whole idea on the first page and then it just repeats in different examples, but the pictures are appealing and the story is engaging enough to keep you flipping the pages.

This book would be appealing for children growing up in America with Indian heritage, but it’s probably more interesting for those not familiar with Indian culture who want to get a glimpse of some of the various ways that lifestyles are very different in the two countries.

You definitely get a few new words that aren’t really explained but make sense in context. The story is short, sweet, and upbeat, so it would draw in even the youngest readers. The book’s end sheets are especially pretty.