It's Rakhi - the Hindu holiday where brothers celebrate their sisters - and Arun is sad that he doesn't have anyone to celebrate with. Fortunately, it isn't long before his parents announce that they are going to adopt a baby girl, Asha, from India. The family prepares for Asha's arrival, not realising that it will be a full year before Asha is cleared to enter the country. Arun is impatient, but, before long, his creative brain kicks in and he finds a way to feel connected with Asha: he makes a paper plane for her every day and stores them to give to her when she arrives.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Lee & Low Books Inc .

Uma Krishnaswami is the author of several books for children. She was born in New Delhi, India, and now lives in Aztec, New Mexico. Jamel Akib is the illustrator of Monsoon and Bringing Asha Home , both written by Uma Krishnaswami. Raised in Malaysia, he now resides in England, where he was born.