cover page
Birju considers his fields
"there she is!"
the chase
the discovery of the nest
and finally....a change of heart.
So this one is called 'Chugga' - which basically refers to the food a mother bird brings back for her babies. I thoroughly enjoyed figuring out the characters and their surroundings. A lot of the action takes place in and around a maize field so I tried different view points and angles to keep the visuals engaging. After Najma Ki Jeet this is my second book with the same organisation - Room to Read (India). These books are published as part of their local language publishing program. The books find a place in children's libraries set up by the organisation in different parts of the country. Definitely a fun project!
9 comments:
Hey Mandu Amazing work done
Really loved the illustration styles of both the books...
Coooooolll CHE!!
Where could i get it ... ??
Kathan :)
:D thanks be. the book isn't for sale in regular stores. but i have extra copies. will save one for you :)
:)
Hey Tamater,
Love the simplicity of the images. I would like to buy the copies from you for my young ones.
-Chaand
very cool work, Mandakini!
Specially liked where Birju was running.
@ghate - thank you ji. glad you like.
@paavani - thanks! i loved making that one too. :)
Lovely work Mandakini, hope to work with you someday.
The playing with "points of views" is interesting. It would be even more interesting to somehow decipher how children 'read' that.
@arun: its something iv missed as far as both these books are concerned. Feedback from real readers.
The shifting points of view was a conscious decision since i realized that in the last book - najma ki jeet - all of the scenes were drawn from one single point of view. Also this story did lend itself to some exploration in that area. And i was keen on highlighting the boy's fascination with the tenacious little bird.
thank you for the informed comment!
i love the angles of the illustrations especially the one in whch he's chasing the flying bird
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