University of Wisconsin–Madison

Bye, Bye, Motabhai

Book cover for Bye, Bye, Motabhai! by Kala Sambasivan

Bye, Bye, Motabhai! by Kala Sambasivan, illustrations by Ambika Sambasivan (Yali Books, 2013). Pavan, an over-worked camel in the city of Ahmedabad, India, hates his job. He often dreams of being a racing camel in Dubai. But hitched to a heavy vegetable cart and with his owner Motabhai around, how is this possible? (Grades pre-K-3)


Award Status: Honorable Mention

Award Year: 2014

Author: Kala Sambasivan

Illustrator: Ambika Sambasivan

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