The Boat

Here is another lovable story from Vladimir Suteyeev- The Boat. Ekalavya Publications has reprinted this  book in Hindi. The Flip book is available on the web. Click on the link given below to read the book.  You will surely enjoy it. This story emphasises team work and cooperation to fight the odds.

Rediscovering the stories we read in our childhood for our children brings great joy, I discovered. 

http://www.eklavya.in/index.php/flip-books-2/book/20-nav-chalee/4-picture-story-books?tmpl=component

Childhood Memories

I stumbled upon the wonderful and witty world of Vladimir Suteyev yesterday on the Internet. It took me back to my childhood days. He was an amazing storyteller, and his picture books were an essential part of our childhood. I loved going through these pictures books as a four- five year old. These pictures are from a story called Uneven Wheels.

Five friends try to make wheels for a wagon but end up with different sized wheels which are useless for the wagon. But their hard work and efforts are not wasted as each one comes up with an inventive use for his wheel. Beautiful  illustrations bring out the theme of waste not, want not.

The cock uses the wheel for a watermill, the hedgehog makes a pushcart, the fly makes a spinning wheel...

What fun they all end up having!
Akshay would have loved it.