Doll making is more than tradition. Much, MUCH MORE!

Arthi's father is a doll maker, but she wishes he would be anything else. No one plays with the wooden bommalu her nanna makes anymore. But crafting dolls from wood is her father's entire world, so Arthi sets out to find out why these dolls mean so much to him. She asks everyone she knows in her small doll-making community and learns that bommalu are memories, warm as the sun. They tell stories older than time. They capture colors that run wild. Bommalu are a celebration of life and more. Much, much more! Arthi then sets out to make a doll and discovers a special joy in doll-making that is all her own.

An ode to the traditional craftspeople of India, this joyful picture book is a celebration of handmade crafts and artisan communities in a digital age.