The Horn Book Guide

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Parker-Rock, Michelle

Diwali: The Hindu Festival of Lights, Feasts, and Family

48 pp. | Enslow | April, 2004 | Library ISBN 0-7660-2235-8 $$18.95

(4) K-3 Finding Out about Holidays series. After retelling the story from the Ramayana, Parker-Rock focuses on how Diwali is celebrated in India and in North America. The text is choppy, but the attractive photos, illustrations, and large, clear typeface make this an accessible if bland introduction. A Diwali spin on "pin the tail on the donkey" doesn't seem all that authentic. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt