02063cam a2200301 i 4500 771909230 TxAuBib 20230117120000.0 181215s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781773062648 hardcover 1773062646 hardcover eng rda MvI TxAuBib rda Hohn, Nadia L., author. Malaika's surprise [Book] / written by Nadia L. Hohn ; pictures by Irene Luxbacher. Berkeley, California : Groundwood Books House of Anansis Press, 2021. ©2021. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "It's summertime, and Malaika and Adèle are enjoying playing carnival in their bright costumes, dancing and laughing in the sunshine. But when Mummy announces that they will soon have a new baby brother or sister, Malaika is unsure how to feel about another change in her family. Will Mummy forget about me? Back at school, Malaika is excited to see her teacher and classmates, and makes friends with a new girl who has recently arrived from a faraway country, just like Malaika. Then on her birthday, not one, but two surprises arrive to remind Malaika of the importance of family, and the story ends with a celebration of family love. Malaika's Surprise is filled with the same warmth and charm as the first two books in the series, with Nadia L. Hohn's enchanting prose, written in a blend of standard English and Caribbean patois, and Irene Luxbacher's colorful collage illustrations"-- Provided by publisher. AD500L Lexile. Decoding demand: 66 (high) Semantic demand: 49 (medium) Syntactic demand: 73 (high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile. 20230117. Infants Juvenile fiction. Birthdays Juvenile fiction. Luxbacher, Irene, Illustrator.