HOW THE BAMBOO GOT ITS BOUNTY
Ira Saxena
HOW THE BAMBOO GOT ITS BOUNTY by By Sudha Murty. Illustrated by Pari Satarkar. Cover Design by Samar Bansal Puffin Books, 2024, 42 pp., INR 199.00
November 2024, volume 48, No 11

Text and pictures transport the reader to lush green forests in the beautiful book which relates to the story of the award-winning tree. Through a simple tale, narrated in the author’s forceful and forthright prose, the tale conveys a strong lesson— ‘that often the most ordinary things in life are the most valuable’.

The fantasy story brings home the fascination of forests, their beauty and some special trees– the Neem, Mango, Coconut and Bamboo tree. Everything in the forest is a living being; even the wind which communicates the forthcoming competition to the plants, shrubs and trees. The Queen of the forest enters the scene charismatically adding appeal and magnetism in the forest to announce an award.

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