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I'LL GO AND COME BACK is a lovely story of family and connection. Jyoti travels with her family to India, and once there, everything feels different and she misses home. That is when her grandmother helps to find activities for them to do together, making the time special. When she leaves, she says the traditional goodbye of "I'll go and come back." Next, her grandmother visits her in the US, and she feels a bit out of place. Jyoti finds some special activities for them to do together and makes that time special as well. At the end, we see Jyoti grown up and reconnecting in the airport with her grandmother again.

What I loved: This is a sweet story of family and the connections maintained over distance and time. The Tamil goodbye is really lovely and a thread throughout the story as family visits and leaves but always with the promise of the next time. Although they do not speak each other's language well, family is a love that transcends it, and it was lovely to see Jyoti and her grandmother connecting over shared games and activities. The illustrations capture the story beautifully, bringing to life their connection and love.

Final verdict: A lovely story of family, I'LL GO AND COME BACK celebrates the connections we have with family far away.