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English, Karen

Nadia's Hands

32 pp. | Boyds | February, 1999 | Trade ISBN 1-56397-667-6 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jonathan Weiner. To be the flower girl at her cousin's wedding, a young Pakistani-American girl has her hands painted with traditional designs of mehndi (henna paste). The designs don't wash right off, and Nadia's a little concerned about how her classmates will react on Monday. Sometimes figures or hands are awkwardly rendered in the oil pastel drawings, but the story, though slight, has appeal.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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