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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Raakhee Mirchandani

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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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Supriya Kelkar es una escritora galardonada, ilustradora y guionista nacida y criada en la región central de Estados Unidos. Sus libros incluyen: Ahimsa, The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh, American as Paneer Pie, entre otros. Supriya también ha ilustrado libros infantiles, entre ellos: American Desi y My Diwali Light. Te invita a que la visites en línea en https://supriyakelkar.com/

Parvati Pillai es una ilustradora y animadora que vive en Finlandia. Le apasiona contar historias, viajar y la comida. A Parvati le encanta evocar emociones a través de los colores y espera que su obra ponga una sonrisa en el rostro de las personas. En Los bindis de Bindu debutó como ilustradora. Te invita a que la visites en su Instagram @parvatipillai.

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