Ricki is looking forward to Divali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. He’s also waiting for two special rosebuds to bloom. The buds are on the bush that his grandfather had planted in the front yard. His grandfather promises that the roses will be the color of Divali. One morning, on his way to school, Ricki bends one of the rosebuds to get a closer look and accidentally snaps it off. When his grandfather believes the new neighbors have stolen his rosebud, Ricki must summon the courage to confess what he has done.

Related: Asia, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Trinidad and Tobago

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• ISBN: 9781590785249
• Author: Rahaman, Vashanti
• Illustrator: Akib, Jamel
• Published: 2008, Boyds Mills Press
• Themes: celebration, Courage, Festival, grandfather
• Descriptors: Asia, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Trinidad and Tobago
• No. of pages: 32