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“The book takes up an idea that is important – how children cope when parents separate. This graphic novel sensitively deals with the issue and urges to build their lives moving on. The illustrations are softly bold and the child’s joys and sorrows are beautifully conveyed.”
The Piano- Story of a Friendship
“A graphic novel is an unusual form in children’s literature and this one uses the form well to tell a poignant story about creativity and the connection between an artist and her tools. The layering of history, with the piano being passed down to owners in different countries, is a skillful narrative device. It conveys the universality of these ideas and of human beings coping with similar issues across space and time.”
“As a child, Jerry’s father worked hard to water the banana fields. He used a long bamboo to lift water and often jumped into the well. Years later, a hand operated pump was used for watering. But when people migrated to greener pastures, the village stopped growing red bananas. One day daddy takes little Jerry to his village. On seeing the unused well and rusted hand pump he remembers the good old days and jumps into the well for a good swim!”
The Swan Car of Nabha and other Unusual Stories from History
“This is a fascinating book which places history outside textbooks, with dates and question-answers. This is a book telling us that history can be fun! You will meet Barapasaurus, the desi dinosaurs who lived in Telangana. You will discover that Emperor Jehangir once had a zebra and that the game of Ludo was invented in India.”
इस कहानी में वेदना और संवेदना दोनों हैं। कहानी में पेड़-पौधों, पशु-पक्षियों और प्रकृति के प्रति बहुत ही संवेदनशील दृष्टिकोण उभर कर सामने आता है। लेकिन दूसरी ओर इस संवेदना को तार-तार करती हुई भौतिकवादी इंसान की प्रवृत्ति की तस्वीर भी उभरती है। दोनों के टकराव को लेकर यह बेहतरीन कहानी बुनी गई है। कहानी का नाम गोदाम क्यों है और उस गोदाम में इंसान की क्या जगह है, यह कहानी के अंत में पता चलता है।
