What an incredible recognition to be honored by the Michigan congress on the House floor for my contribution to children’s literature!

BROWN IS BEAUTIFUL

On LAist’s list of favorite picture books

On Children’s Plus, Inc.’s Best Picture Books of 2022 list.

AMERICAN DESI 

• SLJ Endies Award for endpaper art
• SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox list of picture books to look out for in 2022
• Here Wee Read’s Ultimate List of Diverse Books 2022

THAT THING ABOUT BOLLYWOOD:

• A Parents Magazine Best Book of 2021!
• Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Books May 2021
• Forbes Summer Books List
• Michigan Bestsellers List – Fiction and All Books lists
• Amazon #1 New Release in Children’s Marriage and Divorce Books
• Amazon #1 New Release in Children’s Dance Books
• CCBC Choices 2022 list
• On A Mighty Girl’s list of Books to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, (along with American as Paneer Pie)
• On Publisher’s Weekly’s Beyond Stereotypes list of AAPI books (along with Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame)
• Kirkus round-up of books that celebrate AAPI heritage
•  USA Today’s AAPI Heritage Month children’s book roundup
• The Horn Book list of Contemporary Realism MG Books for AAPI Heritage Month 
• 2021 MiSelf in Books list
• The Colours of Us Best Middle Grade Books of 2021 list

• Bindu’s Bindis on School Library Journal’s list of 22 Stellar Reads for AAPI Heritage Month
• On This Picture Book Life’s list of 20 Social-Emotional Picture Books
• 2022 Gordon School Multicultural Picture Book Award

• 2020 South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Book
• the 2021 Great Read for Michigan from the Michigan Affiliate of the Center for the Book.
• The Library of Congress’ 2021 Great Reads from Great Places list for the National Book Festival
• 2020 MiSelf in Books list
• Book Riot’s List of Books about Feelings
• The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh on PBS

AHIMSA:

• New Visions Award Winner

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  2018 Amelia Bloomer Top 10 (Now known as the Rise Award)

  • More about the Amelia Bloomer list on ALA
• 2018 South Asia Book Award Honor Book
• National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Books for Young People
• Bank Street Best Children’s Books, 2018 edition
• Booklist- 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2018
• Top Ten Best Reads of 2018 by Amazon India
• Named as one of Amazon.in’s Memorable Books of 2018.
• BookRiot list of MG Asian historical fiction 
• Books by the Banks, Cincinnati’s Best Youth Book Author Award – 2018
• Neev Literature Festival’s Neev Book Award 2019
• Peek A Book – Festival of Children’s Literature Children’s Choice, ages 11-12
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