01952cam a2200361 i 4500 623783050 TxAuBib 20191018120000.0 160802s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781551526683 hardback 1551526689 hardback (OCoLC)938996631 NLC NLC eng eng rda rda rda NLC rda YDXCP NLC BDX BTCTA OCLCO TOH UAB OCLCO CGP ORX VTL OCLCF NYP ILC GZD TxAuBib YDXCP BDX BTCTA OCLCO TOH UAB OCLCO CGP ORX VTL OCLCF NYP ILC GZD TxAuBib rda Shraya, Vivek, 1981-, author. The Boy & the Bindi / Written by Vivek Shraya ; Illustrated by Rajni Perera. Vancouver, BC, Canada : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2016] 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A playful story...about a young boy's fascination with the dot on his mother's forehead"--Back cover. A young boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, and asks her to explain what it is and why she wears it. She tells him that the red dot is commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins. When he wishes to have one of his own, she agrees to it, and teaches him about its cultural significance, allowing the boy to discover the magic of the bindi, which in turn gives him permission to be more fully himself. Issued also in electronic format. 20191018. Tilaks Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons Juvenile fiction. Hindu children Juvenile fiction. Picture books. Fiction. Perera, Rajni, 1985-, illustrator. Shraya, Vivek. Boy & the bindi. TXKPL