Team Mariah

We're coming together to help build baby's first library! Book recommendations are below, but feel free to go off-list if you want.

Recommendations

Bookshelf Builder's recommendations are based on trends, newborn developmental needs, and the parents' own interests.

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The Diwali Gift

Summary

In a warm, festive story that introduces readers to the Hindu holiday of Diwali, three anthropomorphic child monkeys—Suno, Dekho, and Jaano—receive a wrapped gift from Suno’s dadima (grandmother) on the eve of the celebration. The monkeys take turns guessing what might be inside that package (sparklers, bangles), discovering instead that the present holds a series of smaller wrapped gifts, each with its own riddle (“I am round and shiny, so keep me in a safe place”).

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