9 Diwali Children's book to read with your children

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Diwali is the Festival of Lights. 
Apart from making sweets, cleaning and decorating house, wearing new clothes how do you explain the meaning and Importance of Diwali to kids ?
Books help me talk with my kids about topics I may or may not be able to explain or have full details about.
I turned to Google and fellow mommy friends (on Instagram these days) to find 1-2 books about Diwali. It turned out there are loads of books. Available especially in International markets sadly & doing well. 
Me and my data-organizing brain decided to make a list. I made one and then realized why not share it on a blog posts for parents in India(or other countries) to discover it too.

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Here is my list of Children's Books about Diwali:

iDiwali by Kajal Dharod is my favorite book and hence wanted to mention first. It was the first book I bought for Pranav (in 2016) which helped me explain the concepts like God, Demon, Good, Evil,...
Read about it at the End of this post 

1) Shubh Diwali by Chitra Soundar and Charlene Chua 

Age: 3-5 yrs
A sweet introduction to the Hindu festival of lights. The illustrations caught my eye. The story is narrated by a lil girl who shows how their family is prepping for this festival. It shows how Diwali is  celebrated in different parts of South Asia.  

Recommended by many parents and loved by lot of kids.

2) Let's Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali! by Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar

Age: 3-7 yrs
Maya & Neel Series is a great way of explaining to kids the meaning of each festival.  Let's Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali! book is a great way to explain the traditions and rituals of Diwali. The illustrations are bright and cheerful. It narrates in short format the story of how Ravan is defeated Ram, Sita, Laxman and Hanuman. Simple and sweet book with main focus on how Diwali is celebrated in the current day.

At my house, we love Maya & Neel series. I love the Pronunciation Guide and Info Zoom sections in this Series.  Read our reviews of this series at : Maya and Neel Series 

3) Hurray for Diwali by Anita Raina Thapan

Age: 5-9 yr

Join Gittoo and gang as they learn the magical story behind Diwali - Lord Rama's victory over the demon Ravana and Goddess Lakshmi's visit to earth. This book talks about all the traditions and the story behind these traditions. A book with illustrations and lot of content. 

4) Lilu makes Diyas by Devika Joglekar

Age: 3+ yrs

Lilu is a little girl who is excited to decorate the house for Diwali. She plans to make Diyas taught by her teacher in school. Her lil brother Kuku too wants to help. Get to know step by step process of how to make Wheat flour baked diyas. The book gives exact recipe and ideas to decorate the Diyas.

We could make the Diyas and they actually turned out great. Our Diya pictures got a lot of praises and inspired many to buy the book and make the diyas. That was the biggest achievement for us this Diwali. 

Read our review of the book: Book Review: Lilu makes Diyas by Devika Joglekar 

This is how our Diyas turned out

4) Amma, Tell Me about Diwali! by Bhakti Mathur

Age: 4-8 yrs
Amma, Tell Me is a popular Children's Book series. Written in rhyme with vivid, captivating illustrations, this series brings Hindu mythology to its readers in a fun and non-preachy way. These books bring alive the Hindu Mythological stories with their illustrations and rhyming verses. 

Do check this entire Book Series.

5) Diwali (Celebrate the World) by Hannah Eliot (Author), Archana Sreenivasan (Illustrator)

Age: 2- 4 yrs
This is a beautiful Board Book. Perfect for toddlers. The illustrations make it more beautiful. The story shows how the family is getting ready for Diwali. It mentions the 5 days of Diwali.

I loved this book too :) Hope to have a copy in our library soon.

 

6) Binny's Diwali by Thrity Umrigar, Illustrated by Nidhi Chanani

Age: 4-8 yrs

Binny is excited to talk about her Favourite Holiday in school. But she is nervous too. So she takes a deep breath and tell them all about her favourite Hindu Festival of lights called Diwali. She talks about the sweets, lamps and how her family enjoys it.

I Loved the illustrations and how the festival is explained from the perspective of a child.

7) Lucky, It's Diwali!  by Nalini Sorensen 

Age: 3-8 yrs

Lucky is a Dog and doesnt like fireworks. Adit is a 8 yr old boy who doesnt like dogs. Told through a dog's eyes, this heartwarming story, set during the Diwali season, is perfect to read all through the year.

A chapter book for young kids who can read. If you have listened to Author Nalini Sorenson do a book reading of this book, you are sure to the buy the entire Book Series. Yes, there are 3 books in this Series. I am planning on buying all if my local library doesnt stock them.

8) Diwali the magical diyas by Anitha Rathod

Age: 4+

Jay and Tina make 101 clay diyas and cannot wait to light them all. Diwali is only a day away and the diyas are taking their own sweet time to dry up. Will they be ready in time? Will Jay and Tina celebrate the festival with the bright lights of their diyas? Learn the legend behind the most celebrated festival in India and understand the rituals and traditions associated with Diwali.

9) Kahani Purani by Pridhee

Age: 0-4 yrs

A cute, interactive Board book which tells the story of Ram, Sita and Laxman. It has tabs to pull, wheels to rotate and arrows to fly. Cool book for toddlers.

I have read many great reviews of this book. I wish I knew about this one when my kids were younger :| 

iDiwali by Kajal Dharod

Its a story + activity book. The story and activity per page got Pranav interested and he understood the entire story. I didn't have to explain anything. Read 
Sadly Vitamin Simple books are no longer being Published. Hence it is not on the list.
We have our copy and helped Author Kajal sell dozens to all our book loving friends and customers. 
Do check out the website: Your Learning Capsules for some great resources for children.

Some Book Reviews of Vitamin Simple books we love:

Product Review: My Hopscotch Journey by Vitamin Simple  

Product Review: A World of Discovery, A Children's Interactive World Map Book Series by Vitamin Simple 

I loved many of these Diwali books. Which ones did you like?
If you have any more Diwali Children's Book recommendations, do add them in your comments.

Hope this list helped you. 

Now let's gear up Christmas, shall we? ;)

Bye. Take care.

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