“He himself is so much bigger than his books”

It’s the last day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that’s also celebrated by various other traditions in India, and in the Indian diaspora.

Among the Indian diaspora’s cultural ambassadors was Newbery medalist Dhan Gopal Mukerji. His 1929 books include Hindu Fables for Little Children, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, introducing tales he grew up with in India to a wide variety of readers. John Neihardt reviewed it when it came out. It goes public domain in 59 days.

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About John Mark Ockerbloom

I'm a digital library strategist at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia.
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