Showing posts with label storytelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storytelling. Show all posts

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Read Aloud of Satya, Watch Out story for One Day, One Story 2021 of Pratham Books

This is an exciting year for One Day, One Story of Pratham Books as it enters Season 10. The Pratham Books champions around the world will bring out their wonderful storytelling skills to celebrate International Literacy Day on September 8th. This is the second year the sessions will be online due to the pandemic.

The story for this year 'Sathya, Watch Out' was written by Yamini Vijayan and illustrated by Vishnu M Nair. This Level 2 story has been selected by Pratham books after voting and is suitable for children from the ages of 6 to 8 or close to it. 

Satya, Watch Out is an action-packed story. Satya can never stay still. He always runs and jumps and spins and rolls. One day, he goes to the farm with his Amma. There Satya hops like a hare and paddles like a duck. He moves like many more animals. Finally, at the end of the day, Satya flies away in a dream. The book ends with the description of the movements of many more animals.

I'm Anitha Selvanathan and I’m a reading champion of Pratham Books. I have so far read aloud 7 storybooks of Pratham Books at different schools, NGOs, and online. Satya, Watch Out is the eighth book I'm reading aloud for Pratham Books and the second online session. Do share the Satya, Watch Out story with children, parents, and friend groups. 

My read aloud of 'Satya, Watch Out' YouTube video is given below. Happy Listening and Story Time :)

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Read Aloud of Angry Akku Story by Anitha for One Day, One Story 2020 of Pratham Books

The One Day, One Story, Season 9 of Pratham Books is here now. International Literacy Day is on September 8th, and Pratham Books reading champions worldwide will be conducting online story reading sessions with children. I'm a reading champion of Pratham Books and have read aloud the story 'Angry Akku' written and illustrated by Vinayak Varma and published by Pratham Books in several languages. The story is at Level 2 and is suitable for children from the ages of 6 to 8 or close to it. 

Angry Akku is a beautiful picture book and the story shows how we can manage the anger of kids and also tips for kids to overcome their anger. This book won the Best of Indian Children’s Writing (BICW) Award in 2018 and the Hindu Young World Goodbooks Award, 2019 for the best picture book story. 

I have so far read aloud 6 storybooks of Pratham Books at different schools and NGOs. Angry Akku is the seventh book I'm reading aloud for Pratham Books and is also the first online session. I was excited to see many other readings and storytelling of 'Angry Akku' by teachers, artists, and even school children on YouTube. Each version was different and quite good and children were nowhere behind in the art of storytelling and reading. Do share the Angry Akku story with children, parents, and friend groups. Even adults have a takeaway from the story. 

My read aloud of 'Angry Akku' YouTube video is given below. Happy Listening and Story Time :)

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Rukmani and Her Jewel Box - A Story for Children's Day

I wanted to write a bilingual story book after i heard that children warmed up to a story in their mother tongue and English. My aunt Banu is a very good artist and painter. So, i gave her the storyline and asked her to come up with imaginative pictures. And, she really came out in flying colours. Happy and proud to bring out this picture story book for children - Rukmani and Her Jewel Box. Hope you and your kids enjoy the story in English and Tamil. 

Let me know if you have any ideas for picture books. The idea is to keep it simple and introduce children to new words and so improve their vocabulary. The story need not always have a moral or lesson. So, happy reading and let me know your thoughts. 




Thursday, December 15, 2011

Storytelling at AIKYA on 17th Dec - A King Cobra's Summer

Are you ready to listen to the adventures of Kaala the King Cobra. It is not just a story. You will learn and know all about a cobra as the story unfolds....

Are you excited? Then be there at AIKYA Centre, 2/9 Karpagambal Nagar Main Road, Luz, Mylapore Chennai-4 on 17th December from 10 am to 12 noon. Bring along your friends and have fun. Come on, let's hissss........

Now for a few snapshots of A King Cobra's Summer