Nani's Kitchen

Does your toddler light up when they step into the kitchen? Do you wish they could see themselves - and your family's love - in the books they read?
Nani's Kitchen is a warm, joyful rhyming picture book for toddlers aged 0-4, celebrating the most magical place in the world: the kitchen of a grandmother who loves you with every stir, every pinch of spice, and every golden bowl of dal.

Follow little Asha as she visits her Nani for a very special day. Together, they wash their hands with enormous rainbow bubbles, pour lentils into the pot with a satisfying plip-plop-plip, swirl golden spices into the air like fairy dust, and stir their big pot of dal until the whole neighbourhood comes running. By the time the roti is patted flat and the table is set, something even more wonderful than dinner is ready - a memory made with love.

Written in playful, rhythmic rhymes that beg to be read aloud. Every page is filled with the sounds, smells, and colours of a real South Asian British kitchen - from the clink of Nani's gold bangles to the scent of cumin drifting through an open window. Parents and grandparents will find themselves reading it again and again at bedtime, and toddlers will love joining in with the sound words: splish! plop! pat pat pat!

Why families love Nani's Kitchen:

Rich, rhyming text perfect for read-aloud storytime

Celebrates South Asian British family life in everyday moments

Introduces toddlers to cooking, counting and following instructions

Warm representation for British South Asian, mixed-heritage and multicultural families

Encourages grandparent-grandchild bonding and shared reading

Beautiful vibrant illustrations full of colour, movement and warmth

A heartfelt gift for baby showers, birthdays, Diwali, Eid and Christmas

Perfect for: Toddlers aged 0-4 · Grandparent gift books · Diverse and multicultural home libraries · Nursery and Reception classroom bookshelves · Baby shower gifts · Cultural celebration gifts for Diwali and Eid

Book 1 of the Nani and Asha Stories series. Because the best stories smell like something cooking.