Book Review: Let's Celebrate Ganesha's Birthday! (Maya & Neel's India Adventure Series) by Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar

Good day!

Ganpati Bappa Morya !

We celebrated 5 days of Gauri Ganpati at our house. Though this year due to the Coronavirus Lockdown, the celebration was moderate. But we tried to bring as much cheer and energy to welcome the Elephant God. 

Before the festival began, I read out : Let's Celebrate Ganesha's Birthday! by Culturegroove. 

 

My kids enjoyed reading this book. It gave my 3 yr old daughter a preview of what the Festival signifies. 

Culturegroove books are non-religious books and written for Global audience. I found them perfect for kids to read by themselves or to be read to. They perfectly follow their Motto.
The motto of Cuture Groove Kids: Raise Multicultural kids. Connect kids to their Roots.

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We also read and did Book Review: Let's Celebrate Krishna's Birthday! (Maya & Neel's India Adventure Series) by Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar

Story:

Maya and Neel with their pet squirrel Chintu are visiting their friend Aparna in Mumbai. They love traveling to places for adventures. 
In this trip, they are in time for the Ganpati Festival. Aparna lives with her grandparents. The kids get to see first hand how the biggest festival is celebrated. They get to listen to stories from Aparna's Aajee Aajoba. They see how the idols are made, the pandals are setup, how the people welcome and bid goodbye to the Ganesha in full enthusiasm. 

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What I liked:

The simple story line. The clear explanation of the stories without giving it a religious color. The words and language is perfect for children.

The other factors about the festival are also highlighted. I liked how Lal Baugh cha Raja is introduced. As it is an important part of Ganesh Festival in Mumbai.

The illustrations are lovely. In this book too, my daughter was hunting for Chintu in each page. It was fun spotting him :) 

Subtle integration of gender neutral concepts like Grandmother getting the idol home and Grandfather decorating and getting the house ready for Ganpati. 



I liked the Info recap, Pronunciation guide, Info zoom. I found them very useful in 
Book Review: Let's Celebrate Krishna's Birthday! (Maya & Neel's India Adventure Series) by Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar

What I wanted more:

The Dance sessions in India if not Mumbai too ;) I am going to hope for those. You should check the sessions at Youtube.

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