Suki's Kimono

People, Identity & Culture

XX min read

Author(s)	Chieri Uegaki
Illustrator(s)	Stephane Jorisch
Age Group	4-8
Publisher	Kids Can Press
ISBN	978-1553377528
Year	2005

Suki's favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono because it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer. And Suki is going to wear it on her first day back to school no matter what anyone says. When it's Suki's turn to share with her classmates what she did during the summer, she tells them about the street festival she attended with her obachan and the circle dance that they took part in. In fact, she gets so carried away reminiscing that she's soon humming the music and dancing away, much to the delight of her entire class.

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