Its Diwali!

It's Diwali! is a modern picture-book celebration that balances approachable storytelling with the sensory detail that makes festival picture books memorable. Written by Kabir Sehgal (with illustrations and collaborative work often credited to Surishtha Sehgal), the book invites young readers to count and celebrate — a structure that turns the stages of a festival day into a playful sequence. The text focuses on family preparation (cleaning, cooking, dressing), community customs (rangoli, lights), and the symbolic meaning of Diwali: the triumph of light over darkness and the reaffirmation of good relationships. Its rhythmic sentences and repeating numeric or listing devices make it excellent for read-aloud settings, and the art is deliberately luminous: glowing lamps, warm interiors and festive costumes. Educators appreciate how the book layers cultural facts inside a gentle narrative frame, so children learn by doing (counting, naming dishes) rather than through dense exposition. The book is accessible to multicultural audiences and works well alongside classroom activities such as craft-making and food projects. [Source: publisher and retailer listings]