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Namaste, Santa

Namaste, Santa

Chaturvedi, Rahul
Balsara, Sunita

Hardcover

General Juvenile FictionHoliday

Publisher Price: $19.99

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 6, 2026

ISBN10: 1525311530
ISBN13: 9781525311536
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: Oct 6 2026
Pages: 256
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.25 Depth: 8.75
Language: English
Home Alone meets Bend It Like Beckham in this middle-grade graphic novel about a group of misfit kids trying to fit in while celebrating their heritage.

Life is tough for Siddhu and his family after they move to Canada from India. So, when the other immigrant children in his apartment building tell him about Christmas, and how Santa always skips their building because no one puts up a Christmas tree, he decides this is his chance to make things better for all of them. He's going to find a way to get a Christmas tree into their building! What he doesn't anticipate, however, is how fiercely some of the adults resist. That is, until Siddhu and his friends learn the true meaning of Christmas spirit. And, suddenly, everything changes.

Rahul Chaturvedi has crafted a quintessential immigrant story with a delightful Christmas twist. Together with Sunita Balsara's expressive illustrations, it also offers a realistic depiction of what life is like for a child in a new country. This fun graphic novel perfectly blends a charming, feel-good Christmas story with lessons on Indian and other cultures' holiday traditions. It highlights the similarities in all cultures, and how when people of different backgrounds get together to accomplish something, the result can be magical - an important message for our time. The book also provides a relatable, funny and fresh child-centered point of view. There are excellent character education lessons here on adaptability, cooperation, inclusiveness and teamwork. A glossary of Hindi words and terms is included.

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