Sugar in Milk | 
“And just like sugar in milk, we will sweeten your lives with our presence.“
Great message!
pickA story within a story about welcoming different people into your country (and an immigrant perspective). Due to a language barrier, a king tries to show a group of refugees that his country is full by pouring a glass of milk. The refugees' leader uses a sugar cube (that dissolves in the milk) to show that their presence would make their country sweeter, and not cause issues. Thrity Umrigar, the author, is an Indian-American immigrant.
“And just like sugar in milk, we will sweeten your lives with our presence.“
I found there to be details present throughout the illustrations of the story that helped in supporting the differentiation in the young girl's culture as opposed to the new culture in which she now lives in. I appreciated these subtle yet very powerful and meaningful details. I think that this story could be used in an early elementary classroom in order to teach students about immigration as well as diversity.
so-soThie story is an example of a folk tale which is a type of traditional literature. In this book, two stories overlap with one another. One of which being old and the other being more modern. The book told the story of a young girl who recently moved to a new country to live. She explained how she felt so lonely because she was not like others. The story about immigration demonstrates the power of diversity and acceptance in a well written manner.
“I looked around me, stoped. And then I took another step- into the dazzling light of America. Nothing has changed. And yet, everything had.“
We'll make your life sweeter by being here, just like sugar makes milk. The monarch greeted the immigrant and his people by embracing them. The moral of the story is to always welcome people and be kind.
pickSugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar is a fictional children's picture book that was published in 2020. A little girl relocates with her aunt and uncle in a modern American metropolis. Auntie tells the young girl the tale of the ancient Persian exiles who came to India in order to soothe her painful homesickness. When they arrive in India, the local monarch forbids them from entering his already populated nation.
“(becasue he spoke a strange and different language they did not understand)“ This quote is related several times throughout the story which shows repetition but also reminds the reader that they could not understand each other.
I really liked this book because it was a story within a story that can be relatable. This story can also be an example of a legend. The illustrations of this story are dynamic and show the difference between the legend story and the story about the girl.
pickSugar in Milk by Thirty Umirigar. Legend. The message of the story is about acceptance and diversity. This book is about a young girl who moved to America and is longing for friends and her Aunt tells her a legend about travelers coming into a new land and them accepting each other.
pick#JulyJam Day 26: #AuntUncleDay - inspired by Thrity Umrigar‘s own story of moving from India to the United States, the reader gets to know a young girl who felt terribly homesick for her own family, despite her auntie and uncle doing everything in their power to make her feel welcome. My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-n8t
pickA just-right blend of poignant contemporary realism—an immigrant child newly arrived in NYC where she she‘s having trouble adjusting to life with her aunt & uncle—and the retelling of an ancient Persian parable, used by her aunt as a gentle teaching device. The gorgeous illustrations by Khoa Le are in rich blues, reds and golds, with lots of floral embellishment. A stunning #picturebook for kids age 5-9. #kidlit #ownvoices
Small details, like a religious image on the wall, a rug on the floor, are subtle clues that this child has a different cultural background (Parsi) than the dominant Christian culture in her new home in the USA.
And just like sugar in milk,
we will sweeten your lives
with our presence.
