How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head

by Harish Johari and Vatsala Sperling

Pieter Weltevrede (Illustrator)

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Any Indian child can tell you how the beloved god Ganesh got his elephant’s head--now American children can know as well. For centuries Indian children have grown up hearing Ganesh’s story--how his mother, Parvati (an incarnation of the great mother goddess), created a small boy from sandalwood soap and commanded that he guard the palace against all intruders while she took her bath. How her husband, Shiva (the fearsome god of destruction), didn’t take kindly to being barred from his own home. How Shiva beheaded the boy during the cosmic war that followed, but then, when he realized that the balance of the entire universe was at stake, brought the boy back to life by grafting an elephant’s head onto his body and made him the people’s intercessor against the powers of destruction. Ganesh’s timeless story teaches children about the steadfast power of dedication to duty, the awe-inspiring power of a mother’s love for her child, and the gentle power of compassion, which holds the world together. Accompanied by rich, color illustrations prepared according to the traditional Hindu canon, How Ganesh Got His Elephant Headwill transport children to a magical world filled with ancient wisdom.
  • ISBN10 1591430216
  • ISBN13 9781591430216
  • Publish Date 8 October 2003
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 13 June 2022
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Bear & Company
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 32
  • Language English