Srijaya Char is an educator by profession, and writer, proof-reader and translator by choice. She has been the Head of a premier school in Bengaluru for nearly 25 years and has retired. A regular contributor to the Education supplement of Deccan Herald, she is also into writing articles and stories online.
Nikoo loves to paint. One day he reads an adventure story about the big blue sea and, as usual, picks up his paintbrush. Suddenly, he falls into his own painting! Watercolour illustrations swirl us into Nikoo's imaginary world.
Ari may be shy, but he knows he will make a wonderful lion in the class play. But he is neither noticed nor chosen. Then, suddenly in his room a roaring, growling, prowling creature comes to life! The flat illustrative style with its strong kitschy palette gets away from usual depictions of the ‘soft, sensitive' child, and captures the energy and fun of...
