Chanda is reduced to a servant girl in her own house when her mother dies and her father remarries. The only joy she has is taking solitary walks and gazing at the beautiful mirror that her mother left her which holds the key to her future happiness. Set in the colourful and exotic Rajasthan.

 

This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.

This book is part of a book series called Folktales Series .

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 2003 by Evans Publishing Group .

MARGARET BATESON HILL lives in Brixton, South London, and has written several children's books with a multicultural flavour. KARIN LITTLEWOOOD studied illustration at Manchester. She has illustrated many books and worked with Margaret Bateson Hill on Chanda and the Mirror of Moonlight - shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.