A fascinating book for kids written by my `storyteller` daughter Sowmya Srinivasan and beautifully illustrated by my younger brother Srinivasan & Pushpa`s daughter Shilpa and her nine-year-old daughter Janani. Though the book is meant for kids, I found the story interesting and the illustrations fascinating. Congratulations to the trio and hope they come up with more such joint ventures in the future. God Bless them
I am reproducing below the story of the Book's journey as communicated by
Sowmya herself:
“ Way back in 2019, I wrote this story for a bunch of 1st and 2nd years, to
inspire them to eat healthy. Somehow I knew the protagonist had to be a
Crocodile! I then sent it across to my artist cousin Shilpa in the US, hoping
she would illustrate it. Surprisingly her daughter Janani, on her own accord,
quickly pencil sketched the entire story in one sitting! Janani was 9 years old
at that time. Shilpa then painted each of the illustrations using watercolors and
it was finally all done! Then of course with the help of Story Weaver (an
online and free publishing platform from Pratham) we uploaded the images along
with the text and voilà, our book was ready in 2023!
The journey has been long, but so worth it. I hope my readers like it as much
as we enjoyed creating it”
Those interested in reading the book can download the book by clicking the link
https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/582091-when-crocodile-craved-chocolate-chips
For those who find it difficult to read online, a few printed copies are
available with Sowmya and me. Connect with us by Whats App – Sowmya 9731570615
Rajan -9840392082
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