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Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
This retelling of a Bengali folktale is very similar in theme & style to Anansi stories and the Three Billy Goats Gruff as well, and will be welcome to find a place on the world folktales in picture book format.
The illustrations fill the entire page with colors and textures, without outlines, providing a warm, friendly feeling, even when a dangerous animal (fox, then bear, then tiger) threatens to eat the grandma.
Given the universal familiarity of the story, the language feels pedestrian, except for the addition of onomatopoeic words and sounds. For example, "Grandma walked deeper into the jungle, khut-khut-khut." and "Grandma's heart went dhuk-dhuk." An approximate pronunciation will have to do, since there's no guide.
This would work at story time or one-on-one.
The illustrations fill the entire page with colors and textures, without outlines, providing a warm, friendly feeling, even when a dangerous animal (fox, then bear, then tiger) threatens to eat the grandma.
Given the universal familiarity of the story, the language feels pedestrian, except for the addition of onomatopoeic words and sounds. For example, "Grandma walked deeper into the jungle, khut-khut-khut." and "Grandma's heart went dhuk-dhuk." An approximate pronunciation will have to do, since there's no guide.
This would work at story time or one-on-one.