Comments on MotherReader: Rickshaw Girl

Love your blog! I am regular visitor. I keep check...

2006-12-03T14:05:00.000-05:00

Love your blog! I am regular visitor. I keep checking often for updates! I have my own multi-cultural children's book blog started by a group of us.

Thanks for your wonderful work!

Praba

Actually, thanks for nitpicking since it is an imp...

2006-11-12T21:07:00.000-05:00

Actually, thanks for nitpicking since it is an important point. I'm changing my reference to "South Asian culture" based on this Wikipedia entry (if anyone else wants more info):

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is surrounded by India on all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal."

The last line of your review--For everyone else lo...

2006-11-12T19:02:00.000-05:00

The last line of your review--For everyone else looking for a good book on Indian culture and Girl Power, Bengal style, put Rickshaw Girl on your wish list for 2007--is very confusing. Naima is Bangladeshi, not Indian, although at one point Bangladesh was part of India (pre-1947) and yes, West Bengal is a state in India.

I loved the book, I loved your review, and I don't mean to nitpick, but I just want to make sure that a great book like this is acurately depicted on a blog I love so much!

National Children's Book Week is coming.Celebrate ...

2006-11-11T10:15:00.000-05:00

National Children's Book Week is coming.
Celebrate locally here:
http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=527