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Every summer, the branches of a little girl's favorite tree droops heavy with mangoes. And this year, she is finally old enough to help her family harvest them.
Her brother shares a memory about his first time mango picking: his father holding him steady as he reached high above for the fruit. But when the girl climbs the tree, she becomes too dizzy. Then her grandma shares a mango memory: learning, many years ago, to toss a stone that knocked the fruit from the branches. But when the girl throws her stone, she keeps missing.
How can this little heroine create her own mango memory if she can't even pick a mango?
Narrated by a determined young Indian child, and set in a lush mango grove, here is a picture book that honors generational traditions and beautifully introduces young readers to a culture with which they may not be familiar.
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- ISBN: 9780593486276
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- English
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April 1, 2024
A young South Asian girl is excited to pick mangoes with her family. As the family walks to the mango tree, the young narrator is thrilled: She's finally old enough to help pick them. Her brother tells her that everyone has a mango memory. He describes the excitement he felt climbing a tree for the first time to pluck mangoes. When the girl begins to climb, however, she gets dizzy. Seeing her upset, her father reminisces about how, when he was a boy, a generous benefactor shared mangoes from his orchard. The narrator's grandmother tries to get her excited again by pointing a well-aimed stone at the hard-to-reach mangoes, but despite her many tries, the girl keeps missing. She frets that she hasn't created any joyful memories. At home, the family delights in their harvest, with mango juice dripping down their chins and sticky pulp covering their faces, and the girl realizes that she's found her mango memory. Singh brings to life the excitement of waiting to pick--and finally eating--mangoes: a tradition observed by many South Asian families. Though the writing is a bit flat in places, the family's joyful bonding is palpable, and Ali's images brim with warmth, especially the mangoes, which pop against the page. Characters are depicted with a wide range of brown skin tones. A celebration of life's little pleasures. (Hindi glossary, author's note, mango facts) (Picture book. 4-8)COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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April 15, 2024
Grades K-3 In parts of the world where people still wait for fruits and vegetables to arrive seasonally, there is an especially powerful anticipation for the short summer mango season. In Mango Memories, the author captures her nostalgia for mango season in a vibrant, colorful imagining of a child's creation of her mango memory. On a bright summer day, a girl and her family go out to the mango tree to harvest the ripe fruit. For some reason, the two children are sent up the tree to pick the mangoes--typically a much riskier task than presented here--and the girl is unable to climb high enough. She is disappointed, and family members try to comfort her with tales of their own attempts at harvesting--their mango memories. She yearns to have her own mango memory, just like everyone else. Ultimately, the resolution is a happy one, and this book serves its purpose as a tribute to this king of fruits and its significance in the lives of the people who appreciate it.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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