Patel, Sanjay

Deftly told with impish humor, the book is visually stunning with intricately stylized and patterned pictures in turquoise, pink, and gold on a dark blue ground.

Gr 1-3–Two traditional events in the life of the Hindu god Ganesha are imaginatively recast as though happening during his childhood: “he was just like every other kid except that he had an elephant’s head and cruised around on a magical mouse collecting fruit, rice, sweets, and other gifts from the temples in his neighborhood...