Summary
Laxmi nunca prest mucha atenci n a los pequenos vellos sobre su labio. Pero un dia, mientras jugaba a los animales de granja en el recreo, sus amigos le senalan que sus bigotes la harian el gato perfecto. Ella empieza a notar el vello en todo su cuerpo (en sus brazos, piernas e incluso entre sus cejas).
Con la ayuda de sus padres, Laxmi aprende que el pelo no esta solo en la cabeza, sino que crece en todas partes, sin importar el genero. Con un alentador texto de Shelly Anand e ilustraciones exuberantes y entranables de Nabi H. Ali, El mooch de Laxmi es una jubilosa celebraci n de nuestros cuerpos y nuestro vello corporal, de cualquier forma que crezca.
Now available in Spanish, a joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl's journey to accepting her body hair and celebrating her heritage after being teased about her mustache.
Laxmi never paid much attention to the tiny hairs above her lip. But one day while playing farm animals at recess, her friends point out that her whiskers would make her the perfect cat. She starts to notice body hair all over-on her arms, legs, and even between her eyebrows.
With her parents' help, Laxmi learns that hair isn't just for heads, but that it grows everywhere, regardless of gender. Featuring affirming text by Shelly Anand and exuberant, endearing illustrations by Nabi H. Ali, and translation by Rossy Evelin Lima, Laxmi's Mooch is a celebration of our bodies and our body hair, in whichever way they grow.
SHELLY ANAND es una abogada de derechos humanos y civiles en Atlanta que lucha por inmigrantes y trabajadores en comunidades marginadas. Recibi su Licenciatura de Wellesley College y su Doctorado en Jurisprudencia de la Escuela de leyes de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte, en Chapel Hill. Vive con su esposo y sus dos hijos pequenos.
NABI H. ALI es un ilustrador tamil-americano que disfruta de crear trabajos diversos que muestren una variedad de culturas y personas. l ilustra digitalmente, pero tambien tiene un amor secreto por tintas, los lapices de colores y las pinturas acrilicas. Sus pasatiempos incluyen dibujar (por supuesto), coleccionar munecas, leer, aprender sobre mitologia y folklore del sur de Asia e investigar la historia.
SHELLY ANAND is a picture book author and human and civil rights attorney in Atlanta fighting for immigrants and low-income workers from marginalized communities. She received her BA from Wellesley College and her JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. She lives with her husband and two small children.
NABI H. ALI is a Tamil American illustrator who enjoys creating diverse works that showcase an array of cultures and people. He illustrates digitally, but he also has a secret love of inks, color pencil, and acrylic paints. His hobbies include drawing (of course), doll collecting, reading, learning about South Asian mythology and folklore, and researching history.
