Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure

By Naomi C. Rose
Paperback: $11.95

A Tibetan American girl helps her grandfather recover from an illness through the use of a traditional cure that focuses on friendship and compassion as partners in physical recovery.

Description

Tashi loves listening to Popola, her grandpa, sing Tibetan chants to the click, click of his prayer beads. She also loves hearing Popola’s stories about the village in Tibet where he grew up. But recently Popola has been sick, and Tashi is worried.

One of the stories Tashi remembers told how people in Popola’s village use flowers to help themselves recover from illnesses. Will this healing tradition work in the United States, so far from Popola’s village? Determined to help Popola get better, Tashi recruits family, friends, and neighbors in a grand effort to find out.

Lyrically told and illustrated with impressionistic paintings, Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure shines a tender light on the universal bond between grandchild and grandparent. Readers of all ages are sure to be inspired by the gentle power of this story and its spirit of compassion and community.

About the Creators

Naomi C. Rose
Naomi C. Rose

Naomi Rose is an award-winning author, illustrator, and storyteller. A student of Tibetan wisdom and culture, she has created two children’s books—Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas and Tibetan Tales from the Top of the World—that have been honored with the Nautilus Awards, which recognizes books that promote positive social change. Rose was inspired to write Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure by the true story of a Tibetan American refugee and the flower cure that was traditionally used in his village. Rose also gives school and library presentations about Tibet throughout the United States. She lives in Sedona, Arizona. You can find her online at naomicrose.com.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

Reviews

  • "The softly brushed paintings have a naïve, self-tutored look, but suit the text's homespun tone. The story, outwardly realistic, turns on two charming ideas: that of a child using ancient wisdom to restore the health of a relative, and that of a sterile American suburb becoming as close-knit as a Tibetan village."

    - Publishers Weekly
  • "A heartwarming picture book presents age-old Tibetan medical traditions with a modern, positive, community-based twist.

    Painterly acrylic-on-canvas illustrations incorporate traditional Tibetan objects such as prayer flags and thangkas, sacred wall hangings, into a modern-day setting, providing a colorful window into both cultures. Additional Tibetan elements, such as Tibetan words and phrases, are sprinkled throughout and are further explained in a brief note on Tibetan-Americans at the end of the text.

    An uplifting and informative peek into traditional Tibetan medicine through the lens of a modern Tibetan-American family."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "With a blend of detail and expressionism, the rich, jewel-toned paintings do a wonderful job of supplementing the text. The emotions Tashi feels–hope, discouragement, worry, and joy–are shown not just on her face but through her whole body as well. This heartwarming story is full of details and images that show what life might be like for a Tibetan-American child. Any second- or third-generation immigrant family will relate to the blending of two cultures, and all readers will relate to Tashi's concern, fear, and desire to help."

    - School Library Journal
  • "Tashi's narrative flows smoothly, gracefully introducing Tibetan words and customs. . . [T]he portraits of Tashi and Popola successfully convey their loving relationship. An excellent supplement for multicultural and family studies, this upbeat story provides a rare look at Tibetan American culture. Appended notes add additional cultural insight and a list of Tibetan words used in the story."

    - Booklist

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781620143186
  • Publication Date Aug 01, 2011
  • Trim Size 10.5 × 8.75 in
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781600604256
  • Publication Date Aug 01, 2011
  • Trim Size 10.75 × 9 in
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Word Count 1242
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Family / Multigenerational
  • Themes Art, Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Cultural Diversity, Empathy / Compassion, Environment / Nature, Families, Fiction, Friendship, Grandparents, Immigration, Neighbors, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Overcoming Obstacles, Persistence / Grit, Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Religion / Spiritual, Sharing & Giving
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 11
  • Grade Range Grades 1 - 6
  • Guided Reading O
  • ATOS Book Level 2.7
  • DRA 34
  • Interest Level Grades 1 - 6
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 590
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 3
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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