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“Love is sharing your popcorn.” —Charles Schultz

A Salwar Kameez for Ambika by Arti Pandey

Samina Goes to a Wedding: Celebrations from a Bangladeshi Marriage by Farida Zaman

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Somedays I think I must be one of the top 100 romantic skeptics. I mean, I love a good happily ever after, but I’m also the person who, when I see a public proposal, I’m the one saying, “Just say no! But if you do, get a good prenup!”  So when I recently found two picture books about weddings as online reader copies, I almost passed them by. I mean, I’m all for a wedding (I mean let me eat cake) but reading about them? […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Arti Pandey, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Avneet Sandhu, Bangladesh, culture, Farida Zaman, holidays & celbrations, India, new experinces, traditions, weddings

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:515 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance · Tags: Arti Pandey, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Avneet Sandhu, Bangladesh, culture, Farida Zaman, holidays & celbrations, India, new experinces, traditions, weddings ·
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