Un Balde Lleno de Bendiciones (a Bucket of Blessings) - by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal

About the Book

"A retelling of an Indian myth about a monkey going in search of water during a drought"--

Book Synopsis

Ahora disponible en español, un hermoso mito de la India cobra vida en este encantador libro ilustrado, un best seller de New York Times.

Cerca de una majestuosa montaña, en una amplia jungla con muchos árboles de mango no ha llovido desde hace semanas. El pozo y la laguna de la villa están secos. Mono y sus amigos buscan agua por todas partes, pero sin suerte. De pronto, Mono recuerda una historia que su mamá solía contarle, una historia acerca de los pavos reales y cómo atrajeron la lluvia con su baile. Así que Mono se propone descubrir si la historia es cierta...

Esta leyenda poco conocida, narrada con un estilo rítmico e ilustrada con colores y texturas de India, va a encantar e inspirar. Cuenta, además, con un epílogo de Maya Angelou.

About the Author

Kabir Sehgal started his class newspaper in second grade and has been writing ever since. A bestselling author of several books, he is also a jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winning producer. Kabir and his mother, Surishtha Sehgal, are a mother-son writing team whose books include Festival of Colors, illustrated by Vashti Harrison, and Seven Samosas and the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings, both illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong. He lives in Atlanta. To learn more about the Sehgals' books, visit Bucket.art.

Surishtha Sehgal was a university professor for many years and now enjoys reading to children during story time. She is the founder of a nonprofit organization that promotes social responsibility among students, and she serves on the boards of two universities and a national arts center. Surishtha and her son, Kabir Sehgal, are a mother-son writing team whose books include Festival of Colors, illustrated by Vashti Harrison, and Seven Samosas and the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings, both illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong. She lives in Atlanta. To learn more about the Sehgals' books, visit Bucket.art.

Jing Jing Tsong is a mom, musician, and surfer whose grown-up job is drawing pictures. Her technique, which layers color and texture, is influenced by her experiences working in traditional stone lithography and monoprints. She is the illustrator of Seven Samosas and the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings, both written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal; First Morning Sun by Aimee Reed; and Feathers and Hair, What Animals Wear by Jennifer Ward; among others. Jing Jing and her husband live on an island in Washington state. Visit her at JingJingTsong.com.

Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian author and translator who won the Pura Belpré Honor for her book Benita and the Night Creatures. She lives in Oklahoma.