Tuesday, November 7, 2023

12th November Diwali

It is nearly time for Diwali, the Hindu festival of light that celebrates the victory of good over evil,  and as quite a number of the students at my school will be celebrating we always have a book display. 

Currently Kindergarten and I are reading folktales too, so yesterday we read an Indian folktale, The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin which was a 'big hit' with them. As a result of this my Diwali display grew to include Indian folktales and other stories.

There are many books about Diwali available, but look for these in the library as they will cover all aspects and enable you to answer any questions the children will have:

• Binny's Diwali by Thrity Umrigar

• Shubh  Diwali by Chitra Soundar

Lighting a Lamp by Jonny Zucker

It's Diwali by Kabir Sehgal

Happy Diwali  by Sanyukta Mathur    

All About Diwali: Things to Make and Do by Swapna Haddow

Rama and Sita  by Malachy Doyle

• Rama and the Demon King by Jessica Souhami

The Story of Divaali  by Nilesh Mistry

Rama's Return  by Lisa Bruce

Chook Doolan: Let's Do Diwali  by James Roy 

Rangoli by Anuradha Anath     







Some Indian folktales to look for:
The Elephant's Friend  by Marcia Williams
The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin  by Betsy Bang
No Dinner! by Jessica Souhami
Grandma and the Great Gourd by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Monkey  by Gerald McDermott
The Monkey and the Crocodile by Paul Galdone
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Under the Great Plum Tree  by Sufiya Ahmed
Once a Mouse... by Marcia Brown
Pattan's Pumpkin  by Chitra Soundar
The Elephant's Garden  by Jane Ray
Jamil's Clever Cat  by Fiona French
Manu and the Talking Fish  by Roberta Arenson
The Tiger Child  by Joanna Troughton

Stories:
• The Tiger-Skin Rug  by Gerald Rose
Stay for Dinner by  Sandy Parappukkaran
Amma's Sari by Sandy Parappukkaran


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