Everyone’s favourite elephant Gajapati Kulapati is back! Ashok Rajagopalan’s series has proven to be a big hit over the years, and the latest one is no different.
We meet the jumbo on a silent night in the village when everyone is peacefully asleep. And then Gajapati Kulapati has a bad dream—‘Kwaaaeee!’—he wakes everyone up.
The villagers then try to sing him back to sleep, all with their own songs. Everyone from the banana seller to the postman fails and only manage to distract him further from sleep. The grandmother then steps in with a soft lullaby to help our gentle jumbo fall asleep. But now there’s a new problem—his snores! Luckily they are quite soothing, and the village is soon fully asleep again.
The book works as a perfect show-and-tell for small children. Large colourful illustrations and plenty of sounds help make the teller’s job easy. The excitement isn’t just for the children but for the adults as well.
Written with simple words, Ashok Rajagopalan knows how to ensure the pictures and sounds form the majority of the narrative. Gajapati Kulapati is mischievous and fun, and entirely relatable to all. A must have in your collection to read and entertain small children, the Gajapati Kulapati series works even as a starter book for young children.