Love Is Here with You

Praise

This calming story weaves a gentle circle of love. Tamil endearments intertwine with the elders’ hopes, blessings, and prayers for the newest member of the family. Bold images in rich blues, sunset yellows, and dusky oranges showcase the Hindu gods in their regalia. . . . A lullaby that radiates feelings of protection and hope.
—Kirkus Reviews

[A] culturally rich bedtime picture book. . . Lushly rendered, dreamlike illustrations from Ali, in blues, golds, greens, and pinks, seem to evoke the iconography of South Indian Hindu temples, while spot illustrations throughout highlight lore and traditions. Lilting rhymes from Rajan Gopal (The Desert Queen) drive this tender familial lullaby with devotional cadences.
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)