Books for Kids by Gowri Nagarajan

Level A2 (estimated) · 9 pages · English

Leaf Dance

Written by Gowri Nagarajan
Illustrated by Alex Latimer, Malvika Tewari, Rijuta Ghate, Sam van Riet, Sarthak Sinha, Sunaina Coelho, Suvidha Mistry

A child's perspective and their boundless imagination are what I wanted to explore in this story. This story is about a child breaking the monotony of an ordinary day by speckling an everyday occurrence with imagination. I was introduced to the world of 'Leaf dance' by my seven-year-old son. Every Thursday after our swim lessons, while we wait at the bus stop under the apricot tree, my son happily observes and dances his 'leaf dance'. This story was born out of that experience.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 21 pages · English

The caterpillar who wanted to fly

Written by Gowri Nagarajan
Illustrated by Bulbul Sharma, Gita V. Reddy, Gowri Nagarajan, Greystroke, Jeyanthi Manokaran, Muniza Shariq, Niloufer Wadia, Nina Sabnani, Preeti Krishnamurthy, Priya Kuriyan, ramesh s, Rijuta Ghate, Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja, Tanvee Nabar, Zainab Tambawalla

A little caterpillar wants to fly. In this story, I invite you all to Join with him in his journey to fly in the sky. As part of any journey, there are phases success, phases of failures, phases of trying and experimenting, and sometimes elongated periods of just waiting. Yes, waiting. Sometimes waiting can be fun too. Also, find out how does the caterpillar handle his emotions when he is sad. Don't forget to ask yourself and your little ones this subliminal question ' And when you are sad, what do you do ?' My son Aditya (now 5 year) when he was 3 and half years old drew this picture of a happy caterpillar hanging and flying on a pink balloon. I decided to make a story out of his curious drawings.

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Categories: Fiction Nature/Gardening/Animals Science-Fiction & Fantasy

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Level A2 (estimated) · 8 pages · English

Where do bubbles go?

Written by Gowri Nagarajan
Illustrated by Gowri Nagarajan

As a child, I have always been fascinated by Shel Silverstein's poem 'Where the Sidewalk Ends'. On the same vein, this story is an exploration of a child's imagination on where bubbles go. I dedicate this story to the endless imagination and curiosity inside every child.

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