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The boy & the bindi / written by Vivek Shraya ; illustrated by Rajni Perera.

by Shraya, Vivek, 1981-

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Arsenal Pulp Press, c2016.

Tilaks -- Juvenile fiction.

Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.

Hindu children -- Juvenile fiction.

9781551526683 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Boy and the bindi

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.

"A playful story...about a young boy's fascination with the dot on his mother's forehead"--Back cover.

A young boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, and asks her to explain what it is and why she wears it. She tells him that the red dot is commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins. When he wishes to have one of his own, she agrees to it, and teaches him about its cultural significance, allowing the boy to discover the magic of the bindi, which in turn gives him permission to be more fully himself.

Canadian fiction, Juvenile.

Preschool picture book.

Perera, Rajni, 1985-

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