Ganesha Books for Kids
The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi begins soon, and it is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about this Hindu god, commonly known as the remover of obstacles. Below are several Ganesha books for kids, both to explain the holiday and to show Ganesha’s importance in family and community life.
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Ganesha Books for Kids
Learn more about Ganesha and the celebration of his birth with these Ganesha books for kids!
Siblings Maya and Neel return in this 11th book in the series to teach us how this festival is celebrated in Mumbai. Spoiler: there will be stories, dancing, great food, and a beautiful ceremony! As with all of the books in the series, it has colorful illustrations and an engaging format that entertain as well as inform. This book gives a wonderful overview about Ganesha, including why he has an elephant head and even what his favorite dessert was! Don’t miss my interview with one of the authors.
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This gorgeous book is a sweet tribute to nighttime routines, as siblings visiting their grandparents get India get ready for bed. As they prepare to go to sleep, they say good night to the planes zooming through the sky, their grandmother’s cup of chai, to bedtime stories, and to Ganesha, who watches over them. While the book is not solely about Ganesha, it is a lovely way to show his importance in family life. The book is filled with stunning artwork, which creates a lush, ethereal atmosphere that adds to the soothing rhythm of the text, all gently preparing children for bedtime.
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This is the story of a young girl determined to update her community’s Ganesha Chaturthi traditions to make them more eco-friendly. Each year, worshipers place plaster statues of Ganesha in the river, yet young Prema is alarmed when she sees how these pollute the river when they dissolve. When Prema comes up with an all-natural replacement, she works hard to convince others to use clay statues instead. She perseveres through several obstacles, and, in the end, the statues become the talk of the village, convincing even the skeptics of the merit of Prema’s idea. An inspirational story about how one person can spark change in an entire community. Includes more detailed information at the back about Ganesha Chaturthi and how to make clay statues of your own.
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