Supriya Kelkar

Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from happy sunny yellow to courageous red. He especially takes care with his patka--his turban--making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a new job in a snowy city and they have to move, everything just feels gray. Can he find a way to make life bright again?

The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

renee badenoch

A cute and friendly book about the way that different colors and clothes and the way they make people feel. A young boy named Harpreet normally wears brightly colored Patka (a type of turban worn in the Sikh community, most typically by children). After a move to a new city, Harpreet is sad and only wears a white turban because he doesn't feel very expressive. A friendship with a girl named Abby in his class slowly starts to introduce more excitement and color to his life--And his wardrobe. 

I liked the metaphor of color as emotions in this book, and liked the way that even Harpreet's negative feelings were embraced at the end of the book. I haven't read a lot of other books about Sikh children, and was excited to see this representation. This book is probably best suited for 1st-2nd if you want kids to understand the deeper themes of the story, but even preK and Kinders can appreciate the parts of the book that are introductions to color

The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

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