We live in Ah-mer-i-kah!” the teacher declared after spotting Nezhukumatathil’s drawing.īoth of Nezhukumatathil’s parents are immigrants (her mother is from the Philippines), and throughout World of Wonders, she describes the foundation they laid for her and her sister. “Some of us will have to start over and draw American animals.
She had just returned from southern India, her father’s native country, and she was elated by its colorful animals. In third grade, for example, Nezhukumatathil drew a peacock, her favorite animal, for the class animal-drawing contest. Nezhukumatathil’s delight in the world isn’t dulled by the world’s racism, but she doesn’t shy away from sharing her experiences of being on the receiving end of discrimination. In her first nonfiction work, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, Nezhukumatathil expands her reflections into essays accompanied by illustrations by Fumi Nakamura.
Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s writing often praises the earth and its bounty.
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