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Picture books about Holi, the spring festival of colors. Read them in the weeks before Holi in March, or with a class that has never seen it.
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Holi Colors
Rina Singh
Photographs of kids covered in each color of Holi, with short rhymes. A board book for toddlers.
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Festival of Colors
Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal
Siblings Mintoo and Chintoo gather flowers and make colored powder for Holi. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
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Holi Hai!
Chitra Soundar
Gauri can't wait to throw color, but when she doesn't get her favorite one she gets angry. A story about forgiveness.
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Happy Holi!
Chitra Soundar
A rhyming picture book about winter ending and Holi welcoming spring.
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Amma, Tell Me About Holi!
Bhakti Mathur
Amma tells Klaka and Kiki the stories behind Holi, in rhyme.
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Let's Celebrate Holi!
Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar
Maya and Neel learn about Holi in India. Part of a series about Indian festivals.