This interview originally ran in April of 2011. Hot, Hot Roti for Dad-Ji was named an APALA Honor Book for 2012. To win a copy of Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-Ji leave a comment on this post.Congratulations Andrea! you are the winner of HOT, HOT ROTI! Please email me with your mailing address and I will send the book out to you. Joining us today for Creative Spaces is illustrator Ken Min (pictured at left in his last officially sanctioned photo). Ken’s debut picture book, Hot Hot Roti for Dada-Ji (written by F. Zia) was recently published by Lee and Low Books.… Read the rest

Joining us today for Creative Spaces is illustrator Ken Min (pictured at left in his last officially sanctioned photo). Ken’s debut picture book, Hot Hot Roti for Dada-Ji (written by F. Zia) was recently published by Lee and Low Books. From the publisher,  “Aneel’s grandparents have come to stay, all the way from India. Aneel loves the sweet smell of his grandmother’s incense, and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tells the world’s best stories. When he was a boy, adventurous, energetic Dada-ji had the power of a tiger. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir! He could shake mangoes off trees and wrangle wild cobras. And what gave him his power?… Read the rest