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My Diwali Light

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By Raakhee Mirchandani

Illustrated by Supriya Kelkar

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$18.99

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$24.99 CAD

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Hardcover

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This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around September 20, 2022. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

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This charming and colorful Diwali story about a girl sharing her favorite holiday with her family, friends, and neighbors is a love letter to community, immigrant culture, and the festival of lights.

Devi loves the Diwali season. It’s a time to wear her favorite red bindi and eat samosas until she bursts! Make mithai and design rangoli with her papa. And paint diyas with her nani—a reminder to shine her light brightly all year long. 

This joyful story, with vibrant collage illustrations, follows one girl’s Diwali traditions as her family celebrates their favorite holiday with the ones they love. 

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  • A Junior Library Guild Selection

    “[A] vibrant account of a close-knit family and community. MY DIWALI LIGHT should be part of all sets of books about traditions and cultures.”
    Booklist
  • "Mirchandani equates Diwali with collectivity, showing that the joy of the holiday can be shared with family and friends inside and outside of the culture."
    SLJ
  • "Mirchandani’s simple, elegant text explains the holiday, vividly bringing to life a family that loves coming together to share traditions, while Kelkar’s bold use of color (particularly shades of purple, blue, and green) makes the illustrations pop….A warm, heartfelt ode to Diwali and the joys of family."
    Kirkus

On Sale
Sep 20, 2022
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316339339

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Raakhee Mirchandani

About the Author

Raakhee Mirchandani is an award-winning writer and editor. She is the author of Mama’s Roti, My Diwali Light, Hair Twins, Journey to the Stars: Kalpana Chawla, She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla, and Super Satya Saves the Day. Raakhee loves libraries, french fries and New Jersey. She lives in Hoboken, NJ, with her husband Agan and daughter Satya. She invites you to follow her on Instagram @RaakstarWrites or visit her online at raakstarwrites.com.

Supriya Kelkar grew up in the Midwest, where she learned Hindi as a child by watching three Hindi movies a week. Supriya is a screenwriter and an international bestselling, award-winning author of middle grade novels, like American as Paneer Pie and That Thing about Bollywood; the author-illustrator of And Yet You Shine: The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance, and the illustrator of several picture books for kids, including My Diwali Light (written by Raakhee Mirchandani). She invites you to visit her at supriyakelkar.com. 

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Supriya Kelkar

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