Disappointed and upset at her grandmother’s hand-me-down costume, Malaika leaves the house, running into Ms. Chin, the tailor, who offers Malaika a bag of scrap fabric. With her grandmother’s help, Malaika creates a patchwork rainbow peacock costume, and dances proudly in the parade.
Featured in WOW Review Volume IX, Issue 4.
- ISBN: 9781554987542
- Author: Hohn, Nadia L.
- Illustrator: Luxbacher, Irene
- Published: 2016 , Groundwood Books
- Themes: Family, grandmother and grandchild, immigration
- Descriptors: Canada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32