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This is a lovely book that presents a specific and difficult context through the everyday joy that children have the ability to find. The illustrations evoke Majuli in every page – the houses on stilts, weaving activities, food, cultivation- richly bringing to life, the world that is lost to the rising flood waters. The reveal at the end is moving. The creators of this book are Assamese and bring in a familiarity with the landscape captured in the book.
A journey in the dark to an evening of traditional theatre turns out to be quite the adventure for five children and a puppy. The pages in this wordless tale are brilliantly lit by the illustrations where the children, led by the three girls, encounter fears as they make their way through the jungles, fields and wetlands of the Majuli island. A sterling example of a deeply contextual story that echoes universal themes and values while not losing a sense of adventure and fun.
