Spicy or tangy, savory or sweet—let’s meet some Indian foods from A to Z! Warning: this book might make you very hungry!

Fry, simmer, sauté, and create.
I’ll try them all. I can’t wait!
You can’t fit India on a plate!

Kids love learning about food, they need to learn their ABC's, and this mouth-watering alphabet book covers both in the most delicious way! From spicy achaar to sweet zafrani pulao, flip through food from every corner of India, for all kinds of occasions. Author/illustrator Archana Sreenivasan brings each dish to life with playful rhyming text and bright, engaging illustrations.
Archana Sreenivasan is a freelance illustrator based in Bangalore, India. Her illustrations have been published in magazines, children's books, book covers, and comics. She finds the natural world and people watching most inspiring and engaging. She is an alumna of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. In 2015 she attended the summer residency in illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. View titles by Archana Sreenivasan
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Spicy or tangy, savory or sweet—let’s meet some Indian foods from A to Z! Warning: this book might make you very hungry!

Fry, simmer, sauté, and create.
I’ll try them all. I can’t wait!
You can’t fit India on a plate!

Kids love learning about food, they need to learn their ABC's, and this mouth-watering alphabet book covers both in the most delicious way! From spicy achaar to sweet zafrani pulao, flip through food from every corner of India, for all kinds of occasions. Author/illustrator Archana Sreenivasan brings each dish to life with playful rhyming text and bright, engaging illustrations.

Author

Archana Sreenivasan is a freelance illustrator based in Bangalore, India. Her illustrations have been published in magazines, children's books, book covers, and comics. She finds the natural world and people watching most inspiring and engaging. She is an alumna of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. In 2015 she attended the summer residency in illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. View titles by Archana Sreenivasan

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