Grades
PreK - 4
Teach Students About the Story of Holi With These Vibrant Books
Brighten your lesson plans about the Hindu Festival of Colors with engaging titles.
Help your students discover how spring is welcomed around the world with eye-catching books about Holi. Students will be captivated by the colorful customs and traditions performed during one of India’s biggest celebrations.
Featuring bold imagery and informative text, these books offer a fascinating escape from the everyday. They also provide inspiration for hands-on, creative activities for your students, such as crafting colorful ‘Happy Holi’ cards. You can also encourage your students to decorate digital coloring pages, using their devices to add bursts of color to Holi-themed pages—no clean-up required!
Cultivate an appreciation for the story of Holi and dive deeper into the world of vibrant colors with these titles.
Shop books about Holi, India, and colors below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.
(If you’re stocking up on books for your classroom, be sure to also check out 20+ Books About Spring and Books About St. Patrick's Day.)
Books About Holi
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save to wishlistSiblings Mintoo and Chintoo welcome spring and participate in Holi, the Hindu celebration of friendship, forgiveness, and new beginnings.
Books About Indian Culture & Traditions
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save to wishlistThis original story is based on Hindu mythology and tells the story about how Ganesha's love of sweets led to a broken tusk and the writing of the epic poem the Mahābhārata.
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save to wishlistPen pals exchanging letters and pictures learn their worlds might look different, but their likes are universal. “Meaningful message of inclusivity.”-SLJ
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save to wishlistAfter summoning an ancient demon,12-year-old Aru enlists the five Pandava brothers-heroes of the epic Hindu poem, the Mahabharata-to save her mother and classmates.
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save to wishlistIn this 2nd book of the wildly popular series, Aru is accused of stealing the god of love's bow and arrow, and only has 10 days to find the real thief!
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save to wishlistBinny is excited to talk to her class about her favorite holiday. Taking a deep breath, she tells her classmates about the fireworks that burst like stars in the night sky, leaving streaks of gold and red and green.
Bright photographs support an introduction to the origins, principles, and practice of the Indian holiday Diwali.
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save to wishlistFollowing the well-known and much-loved Rookie format, each Rookie Read-About Holidays book explains the development of the holiday and how it is celebrated today.
Harini shares the Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Buddhist Diwali traditions with her equally bright multi-cultural classroom.
Books About Colors
Jewel-bright photos invite children to seek the extraordinary in the ordinary in this concept book.
Leveled text is supported by full color photographs of things that are orange.
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save to wishlistMany different things are blue. Find out about them.
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