Archie Celebrates Diwali (Archie Celebrates...)

by Mitali Banerjee Ruths (Author) Parwinder Singh (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

It's Diwali! Archie's favorite holiday. But what if her school friends don't enjoy it as much as she does?

Archana loves her family's annual Diwali (deh-vah-lee) party. When a thunderstorm drenches the outside decorations and knocks out the power, Archie wonders if everything will be ruined. How can there be a festival of lights without any electricity?

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This sweet picture book about sharing Diwali will ring true in many households.
Mitali Banerjee Ruths
Mitali Banerjee Ruths is the author of The Party Diaries series and Archie Celebrates Diwali. She grew up in a big Indian family. She is an American living in Canada who sometimes still dreams about being an astronaut.

Parwinder Singh has been drawing since childhood. He worked in animation before creating children's books. He loves exploring art styles and traveling to different places. He is the illustrator of Archie Celebrates Diwali, Let's Eat! Mealtime Around the World, and other books for children.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781623541194
Lexile Measure
600
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication date
September 14, 2021
Series
Archie Celebrates...
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV017090 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Religious
JUV033260 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Hindu
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Customs and practices
East Indian Americans
Divali
Hinduism
Hindu children

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