Home Is in Between

In the timely yet timeless picture book Home Is in Between , critically acclaimed author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Lavanya Naidu describe the experience of navigating multiple cultures and embracing the complex but beautiful home in between. Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family’s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi , funny stories in Bangla, and Baba’s big laugh. But outside, everything is