Monsoon Afternoon

<b>An Indian boy and his grandfather enjoy a rainy day during monsoon season.</b> <p/>It is monsoon season in India. Outside dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather. <p/>The two sail paper boats. They watch the peacocks dance in the rain just as the colorful birds did when Dadaji was a boy. They pick mangoes and Dadaji lifts up his grandson so he can swing on the roots of the banyan tree just as Dadaji did when he was young. <p/>Finally when the two return home hot tea and a loving family are waiting. <p/>Author Kashmira Sheth's affectionate sensitive story provides a look into Indian life and the shared moments and memories that bind generations together. <p/>Illustrator Yoshiko Jaeggi's colorful and fanciful watercolor artwork recreates the lush Indian landscape during monsoon season and captures the bond of love that unites a grandfather and his grandson.