Starry Henna Night by Mitali Banerjee Ruths, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel

Image | BOOK COVER: Starry Henna Night by Mitali Banerjee Ruths, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel

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Priya plans a henna-night party that is out-of-this-world in the second installment of this full-color early chapter book series!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Priya's party-planning business is hired to put together a henna-night party for teenagers! Priya gets more and more nervous as she struggles to find a theme for the party. What do TEENAGERS like?! All she knows for sure is that this party will help save endangered pangolins! So can Priya create a perfect henna-night party or will it be a flop?
With speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and vibrant artwork on every page, this series is perfect for newly independent readers! (From Scholastic Canada)

Media | Mitali Banerjee Ruths releases two new books in her children's series "The Party Diaries"

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Mitali Banerjee is a Montreal-based children's book writer and a pediatrician. Her previous books include picture book Archie Celebrates Diwali, the early readers series The Inside Scouts and two other books in the The Party Diaries series — Awesome Orange Birthday and Top Secret Anniversary.
Aaliya Jaleel is an illustrator, a designer and a visual development artist. Previous books that she has illustrated include Awesome Orange Birthday, Maryam's Magic, Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise.