The 5th edition of the Bookaroo Festival of Children's Literature is around the corner and Sowmya Rajendran and Niveditha Subramaniam are off to celebrate!They kickstart with Mayil Will Not Be Quietwhich goes to Bookaroo in the City and finish withThe Pleasant Rakshasa, their latest, which has its launch at the Main Festival. Set in Sanskriti Kendra, Anand Gram, MG Road, the Main Festivalis open to all. Check out the full schedule below:
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The Snow King’s Daughter
by Sowmya Rajendran
Pictures Proiti Roy
Keshav’s favourite game is to hide in a rolled up mat and pretend he is travelling to different places. He is delighted when he discovers that his neighbour, Lobsang, is really from a place that he has marked in his map – Tibet! Join Sowmya and Niveditha Subramaniam for an animated storytelling session.
Date: 24 Nov 2012 | Location:Kahani Tree
Age Group: 6-8 | Time: 16:30 to 17:00 pm
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The Sky Monkey’s Beard
by Niveditha Subramaniam
Pictures Priyankar Ghosh
Sky monkeys like nothing better than to float for hours. Then one day, a naughty little sky monkey does something most unskymonkeylike and there is a huge hullabaloo up above! Join Niveditha and Sowmya for an animated storytelling session.
Date: 25 Nov 2012 | Location:Kahani Tree
Age Group: 6-8 | Time: 11:00 - 11:30 am
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The Snow King’s Daughterby Sowmya Rajendran
Pictures Proiti Roy
Keshav’s favourite game is to hide in a rolled up mat and pretend he is travelling to different places. He is delighted when he discovers that his neighbour, Lobsang, is really from a place that he has marked in his map – Tibet! Join Sowmya and Niveditha Subramaniam for an animated storytelling session.
Date: 24 Nov 2012 | Location:Kahani Tree
Age Group: 6-8 | Time: 16:30 to 17:00 pm
The Sky Monkey’s Beardby Niveditha Subramaniam
Pictures Priyankar Ghosh
Sky monkeys like nothing better than to float for hours. Then one day, a naughty little sky monkey does something most unskymonkeylike and there is a huge hullabaloo up above! Join Niveditha and Sowmya for an animated storytelling session.
Date: 25 Nov 2012 | Location:Kahani Tree
Age Group: 6-8 | Time: 11:00 - 11:30 am
The Pleasant Rakshasa
by Sowmya Rajendran
Pictures Niveditha Subramaniam
Rakshasas are the life of this party! Join Sowmya and Niveditha for a dramatized reading of The Pleasant Rakshasa. Meet Karimuga the rakshasa and his motley crew and make your own mad monsters.
Date: 25 Nov 2012 | Location: Crafty Corner
Age Group: 6-8 | Time: 13:30 to 14:30 pm by Sowmya Rajendran
Pictures Niveditha Subramaniam
Rakshasas are the life of this party! Join Sowmya and Niveditha for a dramatized reading of The Pleasant Rakshasa. Meet Karimuga the rakshasa and his motley crew and make your own mad monsters.
Date: 25 Nov 2012 | Location: Crafty Corner
