Bringing Asha Home 
By Uma Krishnaswami
Illustrated by Jamel Akib
9781584302599
It's Rakhi, the Hindu holiday special to brothers and sisters, and Arun wishes he had a sister with whom to celebrate. Soon it looks as if his wish will come true. His parents are going to adopt a baby girl named Asha. She is coming all the way from India, where Arun's dad was born.
The family prepares for Asha's arrival, not knowing it will be almost a year until they receive governmental approval to bring Asha home. Arun is impatient and struggles to accept the long delay, but as time passes he finds his own special ways to build a bond with his sister, who is still halfway around the world.
With warmth and honesty, this tender story taps into the feelings of longing, love and joy that adoption brings to many families. Readers will find reassurance knowing there is more than one way to become part of a loving family.
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- Awards
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Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
Special Recognition
The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
2007 Children's Book of the Year
Outstanding Merit
Bank Street College Children's Book Committee
"Choices"
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
- Interest Level
- Grades K - 4
- Reading Level
- Grade 3
- Themes
- Adoption, Asian/Asian American Interest, Biracial Interest, Home, Siblings
Uma Krishnaswami is the author of several award-winning books for young readers. She and her husband live in Aztec, New Mexico. They have one son.
Jamel Akib is an award-winning illustrator and fine artists whose work has appeared in numerous museum and gallery shows in England, including several Best of British Illustration exhibitions. A full-time illustrator of English and Malaysian ancestry, Akib now lives with his family on Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
