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Bábo : a tale of Armenian rug-washing day / Astrid Kamalyan ; illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • School children
ISBN:
  • 9781623543587
  • 1623543584
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Little Tato sneaks a few cherry plums before racing off to help Bábo--her grandmother--with a favorite chore. Each year Tato looks forward to washing the family rugs. With bubbles and suds floating like clouds and snowflakes, Tato and her siblings help Bábo scrub the rugs clean. With lively text and vivid illustrations, Astrid Kamalyan brings her charming childhood memories to life by inviting young readers to spend a day full of fun and love with an Armenian family" -- Publisher's description.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook New KAMALYAN ASTRID Available 33111011224439
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Join Tato and her family as they help Babo (grandmother) on rug-washing day, in this sweet and playful picture book tribute to Armenian cultural traditions.

Little Tato sneaks a few cherry plums before racing off to help Babo-her grandmother-with a favorite chore. Each year Tato looks forward to washing the family rugs. With bubbles and suds floating like clouds and snowflakes, Tato and her siblings help Babo scrub the rugs clean.

With lively text and vivid illustrations, Astrid Kamalyan brings her charming childhood memories to life by inviting young readers to spend a day full of fun and love with an Armenian family.

Includes a note by the author about doing rug washing as a child in Armenia.

"Little Tato sneaks a few cherry plums before racing off to help Bábo--her grandmother--with a favorite chore. Each year Tato looks forward to washing the family rugs. With bubbles and suds floating like clouds and snowflakes, Tato and her siblings help Bábo scrub the rugs clean. With lively text and vivid illustrations, Astrid Kamalyan brings her charming childhood memories to life by inviting young readers to spend a day full of fun and love with an Armenian family" -- Publisher's description.

Ages 3-7. Charlesbridge.

Grades K-1. Charlesbridge.

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