10 Gulab Jamuns

Summary of Book

Join two adorable brothers in a fun-filled adventure and discover a tasty sweet from India. This is a great addition to the library shelf as a multicultural picture book and diverse children's literature.

Idu (Ee-doo) and Adu (Aa-doo) are very excited. Guests are coming over for dinner and their Mamma has already cooked a lot. Next, she is cooking Gulab Jamuns, but Idu and Adu don t know what Gulab Jamuns are. Before long, they discover just how good these wonderful golden, sugary syrup-soaked balls are and how quickly they melt in their mouths.

Author Biography

Sandhya Acharya is a Children’s Book Author who grew up in Mumbai, India, and now lives in Santa Clara, California. Along with her books she also writes articles and short stories featured in NPR(KQED), India Currents, IMC connect, Peacock Journal, and Aaduna among others. She won third prize at the 2017 Katha short story contest organized by India Currents and Wellstone Center.

Illustrator Biography

Vanessa Alexandre is an illustrator, currently residing in São Paulo, Brazil. She hopes to eventually visit schools to talk about each of the books in which she works. Vanessa has also worked on books such as Being Small, What Do Monsters Eat?, and My Brother Ate My Homework.