Eduardo Ram Ram من عند Bagga, Rajasthan 342301، الهند
This is a pretty good series so far. I like the main character. she is strong, confident but does have some soft sides to her.
Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz who wrote and illustrated "How I Learned Geography." I enjoyed the colorful, interesting illustrations. The kids enjoyed the tale. "But however it was with his father and mother, this is a story that shows that God loves simple folk, and turns things to their advantage in the end." I thought that was cool. I don't think a book worded like that would win the Caldecott these days!
A glimpse of what captivity by a predator must be like--especially poignant given the recent rescues in the U.S. Watching the five-year-old narrator make sense of their world raises all sorts of questions about childhood and learning.