I'll go and come back by LaRocca, Rajani 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 543065 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
F&P: N

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Grandparent-grandchild relationship - Fiction Family life - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction Vacations - Fiction Tamil Nadu (India) - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: When Jyoti visits her grandmother halfway around the world, she is overwhelmed by the differences between India and home. At first she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she and Sita Pati are able to understand each other. When it's time to part, Jyoti doesn't want to leave, but then she remembers that in Tamil, people don't say goodbye, they say "I'll go and come back." Soon the two are reunited when Pati visits Jyoti in America.

My paati's saris by Gopal, Jyoti Rajan 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2022)

BTSB #: 386480 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 780 AD F&P: Q

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Grandmothers - Fiction Women's clothing - Fiction Saris - Fiction Gender role - Fiction Tamil Nadu (India) - Fiction

Summary: A Tamil boy explores his love for his grandmother and her colorful sari collection, each sari holding a story that speaks to him as they convey individuality.