{"id":8224649183469,"title":"Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding","handle":"archie-celebrates-an-indian-wedding","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mitali-banerjee-ruths\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/mitali-banerjee-ruths\"\u003eMitali Banerjee Ruths\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/parwinder-singh\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/parwinder-singh\"\u003eParwinder Singh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArchie's Poppy Uncle is getting married in a big Indian wedding—a great time to make new friends, practice old traditions, and celebrate the universal joy of love and fun.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this cross-cultural friendship story, Archie helps Emma, who isn’t Indian, learn everything she needs to know when Archie’s Poppy Uncle and Emma’s Auntie Julie get married. The girls go to the mehendi party and sangeet together. They help Julie at the wedding, steal Poppy’s shoes, and eat ladoos at the reception. Now Archie and Emma are friends—and cousins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/archie-celebrates-diwali\" data-mce-href=\"\/products\/archie-celebrates-diwali\"\u003eArchie Celebrates Diwali\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/archie-celebrates-indian-wedding-spread.jpg?v=1694721597\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER VIDEO Q\u0026A - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eQ\u0026amp;A with Mitali\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljCKFBWEwB0?si=aiXIekZ8cPOA6ZKt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/archie-celebrates-indian-wedding-cover.jpg?v=1694721596\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/archie-celebrates-indian-wedding-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1694721604\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitali Banerjee Ruths, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitali Banerjee Ruths is the author of The Party Diaries series and \u003cem\u003eArchie Celebrates Diwali\u003c\/em\u003e. She grew up in a big Indian family. She is an American living in Canada who sometimes still dreams about being an astronaut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mitali-bannerjee-ruths\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Mitali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParwinder Singh, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParwinder Singh has been drawing since childhood. He worked in animation before creating children's books. He loves exploring art styles and traveling to different places. He is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eArchie Celebrates Diwali, Let's Eat! Mealtime Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e, and other books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/parwinder-singh\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Parwinder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon! \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the second Archie book in which the protagonist Archana (aka Archie) teaches readers about an Indian tradition. The story finds Archie excited about her Poppy Uncle’s wedding; it is, after all, an “Indian wedding . . . a lot of things happen. You’re supposed to have fun and be happy.” The book reads like a primer for cultural outsiders, represented by the blonde bride and her white family. It falls to Archie to explain the traditions and rituals to young Emma and even to Miss Julie, the bride herself. If readers can suspend disbelief in the credibility of the plotline, they can enjoy learning about, or recognizing, many of the ceremonies involved in and around the wedding. Meanwhile, Archie and Emma become friends and family. Detailed and colorful illustrations bring the wedding to life, and back matter reiterates the significance of the customs. 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The girls go to the mehendi party and sangeet together. They help Julie at the wedding, steal Poppy’s shoes, and eat ladoos at the reception. Now Archie and Emma are friends—and cousins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/archie-celebrates-diwali\" data-mce-href=\"\/products\/archie-celebrates-diwali\"\u003eArchie Celebrates Diwali\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/archie-celebrates-indian-wedding-spread.jpg?v=1694721597\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER VIDEO Q\u0026A - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eQ\u0026amp;A with Mitali\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljCKFBWEwB0?si=aiXIekZ8cPOA6ZKt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/archie-celebrates-indian-wedding-cover.jpg?v=1694721596\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/archie-celebrates-indian-wedding-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1694721604\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitali Banerjee Ruths, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitali Banerjee Ruths is the author of The Party Diaries series and \u003cem\u003eArchie Celebrates Diwali\u003c\/em\u003e. She grew up in a big Indian family. She is an American living in Canada who sometimes still dreams about being an astronaut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mitali-bannerjee-ruths\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Mitali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParwinder Singh, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParwinder Singh has been drawing since childhood. He worked in animation before creating children's books. He loves exploring art styles and traveling to different places. He is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eArchie Celebrates Diwali, Let's Eat! Mealtime Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e, and other books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/parwinder-singh\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Parwinder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon! \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the second Archie book in which the protagonist Archana (aka Archie) teaches readers about an Indian tradition. The story finds Archie excited about her Poppy Uncle’s wedding; it is, after all, an “Indian wedding . . . a lot of things happen. You’re supposed to have fun and be happy.” The book reads like a primer for cultural outsiders, represented by the blonde bride and her white family. It falls to Archie to explain the traditions and rituals to young Emma and even to Miss Julie, the bride herself. If readers can suspend disbelief in the credibility of the plotline, they can enjoy learning about, or recognizing, many of the ceremonies involved in and around the wedding. Meanwhile, Archie and Emma become friends and family. Detailed and colorful illustrations bring the wedding to life, and back matter reiterates the significance of the customs. This could be part of a text set about Indian weddings, along with Zain Bandali's Mehndi Boy (2023), Meera Sriram's A Garden in My Hands (2023), and Ameya Narvankar's Ritu Weds Chandni (2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-418-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: April 30, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e"}