The Night Before Holi by Swapna Haddow and Aditi Kakade Beaufrand
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Do Not Eat the Egg by Fiona Barker and Siân Roberts
The Night Before Holi by Swapna Haddow and Aditi Kakade Beaufrand
A bright, colourful and clever re-working of ‘The Night Before Christmas’!
The story of a little girl and her family who celebrate Holi – a festival of colour, love and springtime usually celebrated in March.
We join the family as they prepare the special foods and drinks to celebrate and also the balloons filled with colours and water guns ready for the big colour fight!
All family and friends are invited to join in the wonderful, colourful mayhem.
Grandad and the little girl have been champions of the colour fight for the past few years – will they manage to be the winners this year?
There’s only one more thing to do, spread the joy around the neighbourhood!
What a fabulous way to celebrate Holi and introduce the festival to those who don’t know about it.
This book is a joy to read, the very essence of happiness, family, friendship and caring.
Full of energy, laughter and chaos, it’s sure to make us all want to join in and celebrate this fabulous festival.
Every page is a treat with Aditi Kakade Beaufrand’s illustrations providing the perfect match to Swapna Haddow’s text.
I love that there is a fact page about Holi at the end and a bonus recipe for Grandad’s Favourite Mango Lassi Recipe too! Think I’ll give it a go.
Do Not Eat the Egg by Fiona Barker and Siân Roberts
There’s only one thing Small Rabbit must NOT do – eat the egg in the cupboard!
Well…
This is a book for every one of us who has ever been tempted by chocolate! How we can empathise with Small Rabbit. The smell, the feel, the taste!
A tale of understanding, sharing, caring and filled with good humour, this is perfect for Easter.
The illustrations by Siân Roberts made me laugh out loud! Super fun and just the thing to put you in the mood for Easter.
Thank you to Scholastic for the review copies.
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