What we managed to read last night! Why I say 'managed' is because we wanted to read the book "The why why girl" by the renowned Mahasweta Devi before we attend the play on it today in the evening. We didn't have the book at home. Ordering and delivery would take time.
But WHY can't we read it today only???
We went to the library and reached there 10 mins before the closing time. We were not even sure if they have the book.
But we could find it there!
And obviously it had be to read on the way back itself.
The book is (obviously) about a girl who asks many "why's". What is touching about the book is the why's that she has asked for. Moyna's whys make our children aware that not everyone is fortunate enough to get formal education and other things that we are blessed with. And to add to it are the finely detailed illustrations by Kanyika Kini. A highly recommended book by Tulika publishers.
Goodreads Ranking : 4.25/5
Google Ranking : 5/5
Details of the book by the publisher: Moyna Lives In A Little Tribal Village. She Cannot Go To School Because She Has To Tend The Goats, Collect The Firewood, Fetch The Water& But She Is So Full Of Questions That The Postmaster Calls Her The 'Why-Why Girl'!
Mahasweta Devi Is One Of India'S Foremost Writers. In This Delightful Story, Her First Picture Book, And The Only Children'S Book She Has Written In English, She Tells Us How She Meets Moyna (And Her Mongoose!) And Helps Her Find Answers To All The Why-Whys - In Books, That Moyna Herself Learns To Read.
Some Of The Translations Have Been Done By Well-Known Writers: Malayalam By Paul Zacharia, Tamil By Ambai, And Kannada By Girish Karnad.
The Book is available in 8 languages (English and 7 Indian languages) here
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