Shub Diwali
Author: Chitra Sounder
Illustrator: Charlene Chua
Original language: English
Translated into Dutch: not
Published: January 2023
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
EAN: 9780807573617
Price: € 9.99 (Paperback)
Age: 4 years and up
It's almost Dival and we found a lovely picture book that tells us everything about this beautiful celebration of light. The book is called Shub Diwali and Shub Diwali means Happy Diwali! in Hindi. This book is written by Chitra Soundar who was born in India and the beautiful illustrations are made by Charlene Chua, and she was born in Singapore and now they both live in the United States.
Everyone helps to clean the house for the celebration and there is a lot of delicious cooking done. The house is beautifully lit and Rangoli are made with coloured sand. Games are played with the children, there are presents and fireworks, it is one big party for 5 days long! In the back of the book you can read the meaning of the days of the party.
3 bright coloured sparkling stars for Shub Diwali!, from the little listeners and their readers!