My Mothers Sari

My Mother's Sari by Sandhya Rao is a children's picture book that includes some very interesting illustrations. After taking a closer look at each of the images, it seems as if the illustration of the little girl is a cartoon drawing or painting, while the illustration of the Sari on each page is a real photograph of a Sari. The two different styles of art combined had a very interesting effect that I highly enjoyed. It also exposed children to what a real Sari would look like. I think this book would be a great book to introduce the Sari to kids because it makes it easy for them to relate to if if they have no background information about Saris. This book explains how the little girl uses her imagination to make the Sari into a train, a rope, a river, a hiding place, and even a blanket to nap with. Since these are common things that many students would think of to do with a large piece of cloth, I think this book does a good job trying to not focus on the difference of all the cultures, but how all cultures can be similar.