My Bollywood Dream
Hardcover – Picture Book, August 8, 2023
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · August 8, 2023
A Bollywood film brings people together—and inspires a little girl’s budding ambition—in a heartfelt and joyful picture book debut from a new talent.
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- Who it’s for
- A joyful picture-book outing where Mumbai’s cinema, old melodies, and a child’s imagination share the spotlight.
- Themes
- Pursuing dreams, Family outing, Mumbai and Bollywood
- Genres
- Diversity & Multicultural, Music Stories, Stories Set in Asia
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A Bollywood film brings people together—and inspires a little girl’s budding ambition—in a heartfelt and joyful picture book debut from a new talent. It’s Friday night, and on the bustling streets of Mumbai, a girl heads out with her family to the cinema. As she rides through the winding blocks with her maa, baba, and bhai, old melodies fill the car. And as she captures the sights and sounds of the city with her camera, she imagines a movie unfolding before her eyes.
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A choreographed dance sequence atop a long line of cars! When they arrive at the screening, the room is abuzz with people from all walks of life, waiting to lose themselves in the show. And finally comes the best part: time for everyone to jump up and dance! First-time author-illustrator Avani Dwivedi offers a buoyant, whimsically illustrated love letter to Mumbai and Bollywood—and to children everywhere eager to take mastery of their dreams.
A Moviegoing Dream
A joyful picture-book outing where Mumbai’s cinema, old melodies, and a child’s imagination share the spotlight.
Come here for
- A loving portrait of Mumbai and Bollywood
- A family cinema trip alive with music and movement
Expect
- Whimsical illustrations and a buoyant, warm mood
- A child imagining the movie as it unfolds
Where it sits
| Diversity & Multicultural | 34% |
|---|---|
| Music Stories | 25% |
| Stories Set in Asia | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Stories Set in Asia
- Film Stories
- Theater Stories
- Authors
- Avani Dwivedi
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- August 8, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Pursuing dreams · Family outing · Mumbai and Bollywood
- Reading lane
- Stories Set in Asia