Seven Samosas: Counting at the Market

(Hardback)

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From bestselling mother-son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal comes an upbeat rhyming picture book counting backwards from twenty to one delicious Indian and South Asian treats.

Off to the market for a tasty bite, Dada and Sona shop for tonight!

From twenty ladoos to sixteen mangoes to ten butter naan to seven samosas, the market is full of endless scrumptious snacks to sample. Dada and Sona stock up on all the goodies in preparation for a special surprise. Readers familiar with the foods featured and those looking for new favorites will find their tummies rumbling!

Author Bio

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 Awardwinning producer. Kabir and his mother, Surishtha Sehgal, are a mother-son writing team whose books includeFestival of Colors, illustrated by Vashti Harrison, andSeven Samosasand theNew York TimesbestsellingA 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 includeFestival of Colors, illustrated by Vashti Harrison, andSeven Samosasand theNew York TimesbestsellingA 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 ofSeven Samosasand theNew York TimesbestsellingA Bucket of Blessings,both written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal,First Morning Sunby Aimee Reed, andFeathers and Hair, What Animals Wearby Jennifer Ward, among others. Jing Jing and her husband live on an island in Washington state. Visit her at JingJingTsong.com.