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Holi Hai!
"Soundar's clear, concise text provides an excellent introduction to Holi and its significance, as well as a beautiful story about love and forgiveness, making it a great choice for reading alone or sharing with family."--Booklist
Celebrate the Hindu festival of colors.
Gauri is excited to splash colors on everyone for Holi. But when she doesn't get her favorite color, Gauri gets mad. Will she find a way to overcome her anger and join in the festivities?
Book Details
- Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
- Publish Date: Jan 1st, 2022
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.10in - 8.20in - 0.40in - 0.75lb
- EAN: 9780807533574
- Recommended age: 04-08
- Categories: • Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Religious• Places - Asia• Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
About the Author
Chitra Soundar is an active supporter of reading for pleasure and inclusivity in publishing. Born in India, she now lives in London. She has over thirty books in print worldwide.
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What people are saying
We had a great after-school story time at Morrisania! The book we read was Holi Hai by Chitra Soundar #HoliHai #StoryTime https://t.co/ORKnyZ74Sf
Writer, author, storyteller. She/her. Rep’d by @alibelle of @ashliterary for 📚@annette_duren for 📺,🎧. Email for author visits! Founder @thecolourfulbo1
Holi is just 4 days away! Check out my book Holi Hai! full of colours, joy and empathy. Illustrated by the brilliantly talented @darshika_varma and published by @AlbertWhitman https://t.co/MjpSJ6gkUz
Educator with the CBE. Currently teaching Kindergarten at Kenneth D. Taylor School.
Happy Holi Day to our Hindu families. 🎆 Today we learned that Holi Day is a way to celebrate the arrival of Spring in India. We learned about the Festival of Color by listening to “Holi Hai” written by Chitra Soundar. You can watch the story here: https://t.co/pJ0HdY6dAJ https://t.co/9QmNeUSe2k
Praise for this book
"The book's illustrations are beautifully textured and artfully designed."--Kirkus Reviews
"Soundar's clear, concise text provides an excellent introduction to Holi and its significance, as well as a beautiful story about love and forgiveness, making it a great choice for reading alone or sharing with family."--Booklist
"Brilliant pink, jade, purple, green, red, and yellow saturate every page. Just as intense as the colors depicted, the emotions featured--love, anger, forgiveness, joy--vividly shine."--School Library Journal
What people are saying
We had a great after-school story time at Morrisania! The book we read was Holi Hai by Chitra Soundar #HoliHai #StoryTime https://t.co/ORKnyZ74Sf
Writer, author, storyteller. She/her. Rep’d by @alibelle of @ashliterary for 📚@annette_duren for 📺,🎧. Email for author visits! Founder @thecolourfulbo1
Holi is just 4 days away! Check out my book Holi Hai! full of colours, joy and empathy. Illustrated by the brilliantly talented @darshika_varma and published by @AlbertWhitman https://t.co/MjpSJ6gkUz