Bracelets for Bina's Brothers

This was a lovely story about a new to me Holiday. Raksha Bandhan is an Indian holiday that celebrates siblings. It is customary for sisters to give or make their brothers bracelets. Bina is finally old enough to make her bracelets instead of buying them, and she goes about quizzing her brothers to make sure they are perfect. This story was excellent. The vibrant illustrations will perfectly set off the tale and make for a fantastic introduction to new traditions.

Oh how delightful! It took me too long to figure out that Tara was the dog, though; I kept looking for a cousin or some other person. I will look for more in the Storytelling Math series, even though I don't have kids... I like the innovative exploration of pattern, because understanding different kinds of patterns is indeed a valuable skill in cognition, esp. in maths.

Ooh, my heart is a pile of mush right now! What a sweet book!!!

Bina wants to make bracelets for her three elder brothers for the special Indian holiday of Raksha Bandhan. Unlike the usual solution of going for store-bought rakhis, she decided to make bracelets for them using their favourite beads and activities.

I loved how the book incorporated the mathematical idea of patterns into its simple storyline. And the illustrations are A-Do-Rable!!!!

I received an advance review copy of the book from NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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The illustrations are bright and pretty, it teaches a little about Raksha Bandhan (which I knew nothing about), and it teaches some simple math pattern principles.