In this book, the author tells a beautiful story about two American sisters, Neha and Rupa and their Indian grandmother who wears a sari as a part of their culture. The sisters are curious to know why their grandmother dresses so differently from the way that they dress. They wanted to know if she ever gets tired of the sari and why she doesn't just put on a dress or skirt like them. Dadima replies that she has always worn a sari and has never really thought about wearing anything other than that. She also mentions all of the wonderful things a sari could serve as such as a umbrella when it begins to rain, a fan when it is warm outside and even a pouch to hold seashells when they are at the beach. Their Dadima informs the girls how important her sari's are to her and how each of them have a special meaning. Each sari that she owns tells a different story from her past such as when she got married and when she came from India on a plane. After they have learned all of these new and exciting things about what a sari is their dadima decides to make them their own. This is a great story for students to read especially if they wear clothes that are different from others. It shows the readers how to embrace their culture and not be ashamed of where they come from. Even though Dadima was not originally born in America and she's in a new surrounding hasn't persuaded her to conform to the people around her. Students could learn a lot from this book especially foreign students that are trying to accommodate a new life in the U.S. They will see that you don't have to be like everyone else in order to be who they are.
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