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Cheryl Rao - Author
Originally published by Pratham Books.
Brought to you by Let’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific. To read more books like this and get further information about this book, visit: letsreadasia.org. 8 Original Story No Smiles Today. Author: Cheryl Rao. Illustrator: Saurabh Pandey. Published by Pratham Books, © Pratham Books . Released under CC-BY-4.0. This work is a modified version of the original story. © The Asia Foundation, 2021. Some rights reserved. Released under CC-BY-4.0. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
author: Cheryl Rao. illustrator: Saurabh Pandey. publisher: Pratham Books.
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Original Book on Let’s Read: No Smiles Today (opens in a new tab)A brief school friendship story turns a day of unexplained sadness into a playful reveal about Shanti’s missing front teeth.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA brief school friendship story turns a day of unexplained sadness into a playful reveal about Shanti’s missing front teeth.
Shanti appears sad and withdrawn, and her classmates wonder if she or someone close to her is unwell; the mood later shifts to laughter.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.