A review by missprint_
The Katha Chest, by Lavanya Naidu, Radhiah Chowdhury

4.0

Hmm. I like the idea. The artwork and the text are truly beautiful. But I don't think the execution and combination of the two is successful. The story of Asiya unpacking the quilts and hearing stories is really sweet but then between quilts we have more block print vignette style pictures to convey the life the quilt led before it became a quilt and was worn as a sari. I suspect these pieces would make more sense if I was of this culture (I realize I assumed India but not even sure if that's true) but to make the book have the same mileage for readers outside of the culture I wish there was some kind of backmatter with a timeline or other details--especially since there was already a note from the author and illustrator.