CHACHAJI’S CUP CHACHAJI’S CUP is a gentle tale of family love and the power of memory, brought to life with richly hued paintings. Neel loves listening to Chachaji's stories over steaming cups of tea. Chachaji's tales of great Hindu gods and demons, and of his adventures in the Indian Army, leave Neel openmouthed. But it is the tale of his great-uncle's favorite teacup that teaches Neel the most, for Chachaji's cup holds far more than sweet, spicy masala chai. It holds the story of a family and a country split in two during the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. When the precious cup and Chachaji's health both prove to be more fragile than they look, Neel knows what he must do. * Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year * * 2004 Skipping Stones Award (Multicultural & International Books category) * * 2004 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People * Rights Information Publisher: Children's Book Press, Hardcover (March 2003) Territory: World Rights Available: Audio; Film/TV Reviews: "Neel's voice lends immediacy and a warm family feeling to this graceful story. The simple explanation of the Partition is understandable to young children. The emphasis on the concrete reality of what it means to be a refugee-to have to leave one's home and travel to a new place-will also speak to them." - School Library Journal "There are stories in many families, and young people will relate to Chachaji's as they clamor to tell their own." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Intimate scenes...earn Krishnaswami a place on the multicultural bookshelf...the author smoothly handles loss, alienation, and assimilation." - Publishers Weekly "Neel's story is bound to engage readers, and leave them more receptive to learning about their own families' past." - Kirkus "The richly colored paintings, moving close-ups and sweeping overviews, evoke the exuberance and melancholy of the family story...readers will want more about that child refugee, even as they are drawn into the rich contemporary scene of the American boy's bond with the uncle who is not quite at home here." - Booklist "This is a beautifully written and illustrated story about the universal relationship between an elder and a young child." - Multicultural Review "Grade: A....a heartwarming...story of an Indian-American family whose love crosses continents and generations." - Orange County Register Blurbs: Purchase at Amazon.com

CHACHAJI’S CUP

CHACHAJI’S CUP is a gentle tale of family love and the power of memory, brought to life with richly hued paintings.

Neel loves listening to Chachaji's stories over steaming cups of tea. Chachaji's tales of great Hindu gods and demons, and of his adventures in the Indian Army, leave Neel openmouthed. But it is the tale of his great-uncle's favorite teacup that teaches Neel the most, for Chachaji's cup holds far more than sweet, spicy masala chai. It holds the story of a family and a country split in two during the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. When the precious cup and Chachaji's health both prove to be more fragile than they look, Neel knows what he must do.

* Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year *
* 2004 Skipping Stones Award (Multicultural & International Books category) *
* 2004 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People *

Rights Information

Publisher: Children's Book Press, Hardcover (March 2003)

Territory: World

Rights Available: Audio; Film/TV

Reviews:
"Neel's voice lends immediacy and a warm family feeling to this graceful story. The simple explanation of the Partition is understandable to young children. The emphasis on the concrete reality of what it means to be a refugee-to have to leave one's home and travel to a new place-will also speak to them." - School Library Journal

"There are stories in many families, and young people will relate to Chachaji's as they clamor to tell their own." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Intimate scenes...earn Krishnaswami a place on the multicultural bookshelf...the author smoothly handles loss, alienation, and assimilation." - Publishers Weekly

"Neel's story is bound to engage readers, and leave them more receptive to learning about their own families' past." - Kirkus

"The richly colored paintings, moving close-ups and sweeping overviews, evoke the exuberance and melancholy of the family story...readers will want more about that child refugee, even as they are drawn into the rich contemporary scene of the American boy's bond with the uncle who is not quite at home here." - Booklist

"This is a beautifully written and illustrated story about the universal relationship between an elder and a young child." - Multicultural Review

"Grade: A....a heartwarming...story of an Indian-American family whose love crosses continents and generations." - Orange County Register

Blurbs:

Purchase at Amazon.com