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Gobble You Up!

"Readers familiar with a certain old lady who swallowed a fly will revel in this adaptation of a Rajasthani trickster tale. Beautifully illustrated ... this handsome volume is an art object in itself."- Kirkus Reviews

"Punchy writing and bold images make this a promising readaloud prospect. It’s a work of art, too" -Publishers Weekly

Meet the most wily jackal in the forest. Too lazy to hunt for food, he decides to trick his friend the crane, and soon gets carried away, gobbling up every animal he encounters. This lighthearted story, told in cumulative rhyme, is an adaptation of an oral trickster tale from Rajasthan, north India. It is illustrated with finger painting by the talented Sunita, a young woman artist who hails from the Meena tribe. In this handmade, silkscreen printed children's book, Sunita adapts a traditional Meena art form called Mandna, which is traditionally painted by women on the walls and floors of their village homes.

This is the first time that Mandna — rarely seen outside the confines of Meena villages — has been used in a children’s book. Each book is made completely by hand, and numbered out of a limited edition.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 40
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9788192317144
  • Genres
  • art, animals, childrens, folklore, india, fiction, cultural
  • Release date
  • 2013