A vibrantly illustrated board book inspired by Sanjay Patel's animated
Netflix show, Ghee Happy, featuring Hindu deities as toddlers!
In the world of Sanjay Patel, creator of the Oscar-nominated Pixar short
Sanjay's Super Team, the bold, bright colors of India leap off the page and
screen. In his new children's book, drawn from Indian mythology, you'll meet
the many faces (and arms) of the mighty Hindu goddesses!
With dynamic illustrations and colorful tabs for each goddess, this eyecatching board book introduces the youngest readers to Hindu goddesses
Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Ganga, Parvati, and Kali. Get them together, and
anything is possible.
INSPIRED BY THE NETFLIX SHOW: The same deities in this book are
featured in Sanjay Patel's Netflix show, which stars the Hindu gods and
goddesses as tiny toddlers in preschool!
NOTABLE CREATOR: Patel produced a short based on his life,Sanjay's
Super Team, with Pixar, and Netflix's Ghee Happy series. His brand, Ghee
Happy, has reached an eager audience with books, museum exhibitions, and
merchandise. He is also the author of the popular picture book Ramayana, a
twenty-first century retelling of a classic 2500-year-old story.
VIBRANT & GIFTABLE: Ghee Happy Goddesses and companion volume
Ghee Happy Gods are perfect for baby showers and first birthdays, as
families welcome their own little goddesses and gods to the world and
introduce them to the Hindu deities.
DIVERSE CHILDRENS BOOKS: Featuring lovable characters and a light
narrative, this (...)
Sanjay Patel is an illustrator, animator, and director, as well as the creator of
Ghee Happy, a collection of books, animation, and paper products that marry
his whimsical style and graphic cuteness with the awesome universe of Hindu
deities. During his twenty-year career at Pixar Animation Studios, he worked
on numerous feature films and directed the short film Sanjay's Super Team,
for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Most recently, he
created an animated preschool show for Netflix called Ghee Happy . He lives
in Los Angeles with his wife and their two sons.
Chronicle Books
On Sale: Oct 24/23
6 x 7 • 16 pages
9781797224930 • $13.50 • CL - Board Book, full-color
images throughout, 7 tabs along the top, foil-stamped
cover
Juvenile NonFic / Religion / Hinduism • Ages 0-3
years