Author : Suniti Namjoshi
Illustrator : Shefalee Jain
In Budapest, Aditi and friends meet a naughty little creature who keeps changing into whatever anyone thinks she is. But it is this changeling who finally comes to the rescue when Beautiful is in trouble.
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| Age | 8+ |
| Specifications | 72 pages; 8.5” x 5.5”; black & white; soft cover |
| ISBN | 978-81-8146-438-5 |
| First Published | 2008 |
| Tags | adventure, modern fairytale, Budapest, Hungary, dragon, animals, gender, series, travel, friends |
Siril the ant finds himself bobbing in his matchbox on a river. Where is he? And how did he get there? With him is a little creature who keeps changing – into whatever anyone thinks she is. Beautiful doesn't quite like her, but when the elephant is captured by the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, it is the strange little Changeling who comes to her rescue. Aditi and her friends are drawn into adventure in the charming city of Budapest in Hungary, where the two dragons hold a spectacular fire and water show on the River Danube. The Changeling is tired of changing with others' thoughts, and as the adventurers help her discover who she really is, the author slips in quiet questions about identity and perception.
A bold trend
When the author is a feminist, this part adventure, part fantasy tale is more than just a book: It's a bold trend in children's literature… Aditi is Indian, wears salwar-kameez and plaits her hair. (This is how illustrator Shefalee Jain imagined her). However, Aditi is not in a limiting/closed 'Indian' world. Like any child in the world, she too has desires to know more, about the worlds and peoples and creatures of distant lands. Boloji.com