“Celebrations bring us together with music, dance and feasts. Our celebrations are not only steeped in customs and traditions, they evolve and change as we do”. We All Celebrate! is a bright and cheerful picture book from Riverside favourite Chitra Soundar, with jolly illustrations by Jenny Bloomfield.
A lively and informative text lets us join in with celebrations all over the world. As we look forward towards spring, this is a great book to read. I love the sound of Hamani, the Japanese festival of cherry blossoms, where those celebrating meet friends and picnic under the pink frothy trees. Holi, celebrated in some parts of India, involves throwing coloured powder and water over folks dancing in the street, and sounds like huge fun.
Ideal for primary age children, for reading together or alone, We All Celebrate! reminds us that however different our backgrounds we often consider the same things worth celebrating. Birth, the return of the sun, our ancestors… and we often enjoy special food, or clothes, or lights.
We All Celebrate! is effortlessly inclusive, and taught me a lot of things I didn’t know. It has a truly international sweep and I felt the world opening up around me, with fireworks and dancing. This is the perfect picture book for these dark winter evenings.
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