The Desi Dot Book: High-Contrast Patterns for Babies with Activities for All Ages
The Desi Dot Book: High-Contrast Patterns for Babies with Activities for All Ages
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Introduce your baby to South Asian culture from day one with The Desi Dot Book!
Designed by child development experts, this unique baby book has multiple features to support your child’s early learning:
- Accordion-style design allows the book to stand upright or lay flat — perfect for tummy time or floor play
- High-contrast illustrations support infants’ early vision and brain development
- Rangoli and kolam patterns foster South Asian cultural awareness and pride
- Baby-safe mirror encourages self-recognition and interactive play
- Durable, baby-safe materials are ideal for little hands
- Bonus activities include math, literacy, and cultural learning extensions for older children
The perfect gift for new parents, grandparents, or loved ones, The Desi Dot Book is more than a book. It's a cultural keepsake that grows with your child!
Created by Madhu Govind Kapoor, PhD | Art by Riva Dhamala
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I gifted this book to expecting parents and they absolutely loved it! As someone in early education, I really appreciate how this book is appropriate for infants, all the way to toddlers and preschoolers. I will definitely be gifting this again!
This book has been an absolute favorite for my almost one year old niece! Dr. Madhu Govind Kapoor has beautifully blended Rangoli and Kolam patterns used during South Asian festivities with high contrast illustrations for young children, supporting early visual development, neuroplasticity, and cognitive growth. I especially love how the book nurtures an early connection to South Asian culture and traditions, which is something I would have loved growing up as an Indian American. It also includes a baby-safe mirror and thoughtfully extends into fun enrichment activities incorporating math, literacy, and cultural learning for older age groups. These activities intentionally align with pediatric developmental milestone guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. An absolute must-read for children, especially those in South Asian households!
My 5 month daughter uses this book daily during tummy time and my 3 yo son points out red dots to her and counts how many there are. He just started tracing the designs with his fingers and I make sure it’s always in the diaper go before we leave the house! Can’t wait to gift this to my friends who’ll have babies soon!
Our son loved this book!
This feels like one of those "every Desi household should have this" kind of books. Shared with my baby cousins and I appreciate that even though it's a high contrast infant board book I can still see how there are activities and uses for as the child grows. Super well thought out.
