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Diwali (board book)<\/a>
\nby Hannah Eliot (Author) and Archana Sreenivasan (Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Each autumn we gather with our friends and family and light our brightest lanterns. It\u2019s time for Diwali, the festival of lights!<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> A long time ago, Diwali was celebrated after the last harvest of the year. The people of India would ask Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, to bless them and their crops in the coming year.<\/p>\n

\"Nonfiction<\/p>\n

It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diwali (board book) by Hannah Eliot (Author) and Archana Sreenivasan (Illustrator) Booktalk: Each autumn we gather with our friends and family and light our brightest lanterns. It\u2019s time for Diwali, the festival of lights! Snippet: A long time ago, Diwali was celebrated after the last harvest of the year. The people of India would ask … <\/p>\n

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