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Mon Bindi

Gita Varadarajan

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Divya a peur de porter un bindi pour la première fois. Et si on se moquait d'elle? Comment va-t-elle se sentir? Mais son Amma lui assure que son bindi la protégera. Après que Divya a regardé dans la boîte spéciale d'Amma pour trouver le parfait bindi à porter, elle se regarde dans le miroir et découvre une nouvelle facette d'elle-même...

Cet album illustré rempli de tendresse raconte une histoire puissante sur l'appartenance, l'acceptation de son héritage et la confiance en soi.

Divya is scared to put on a bindi for the first time. What if she gets made

fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring

protection. After Divya looks inside Amma's special box to find the perfect

bindi to put on, she gazes in the mirror and discovers a new side of herself...

This tender picture book tells a powerful story about belonging, embracing

your heritage, and believing in yourself.

Original title: My Bindi

GenresJuvenile FictionPeople & PlacesAsiaSocial ThemesNew ExperienceDiversity & Multicultural

40 pages

French edition · First published 2023 by Scholastic, Incorporated · ISBN 9781443195072

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