Title: Amma, Tell Me About Shiva!
Written by: Bhakti Mathur
Illustrated by: Arushie Wig
Published by: Anjana Publishing Limited
Type: Paperback
Length: 36 pages
Age recommendation: 4-8/10 years
The book opens to a now-familiar scene of Amma cuddled up with her boys. Shiva’s form is vividly described by the author (matted locks, snake coiled around his neck) as He sits high up in His heavenly abode and gazes upon Earth.
The latest stellar book to be added to Bhakti Mathur’s mythological multiverse is ‘Amma, Tell Me About Shiva!’ This book is about the blue-complexioned mightly Shiva who is a part of the Hindu Holy Trinity.
The author also lucidly describes the meanings behind Shiva’s various names. Do you know why He is called Neelkantha? Or do you know the name of Shiva’s divine dance?
No mythological story is complete without portraying the victory of good over evil! And in this book, we learn about how an asura named Bhasma manages to get a boon from Shiva and then wickedly tries to use it against Bholenath himself!
What follows is an incredible story of wit and bravado as another blue-complexioned God steps in to save the day!!
My 6 year old son, Siddhanth is old enough to appreciate the gentle rhyming scheme in the story and was thrilled to count all the words that rhymed. My 2 1/2 year old, Samvit was enamored by the vibrant colourful illustrations in the book.
Arushie Wig’s doe-eyed divine drawings bring alive the stories.
The kids had a gala time recreating dance poses from the story!
Bhakti Mathur manages to weave another magical tale about the Gods and their triumph over evil. Her ability to distill complex mythological stories into simple shorter versions for young children is truly remarkable!
Just like Amma and her kids, my kids and I also cozied up to read this book multiple times. I’m hoping you buy this book and enjoy it as much as we did!
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CLICK & ORDER NOW!The entire Amma Tell Me About series by Bhakti Mathur is one of the most loved and recommended series in the 4-8 years category. It also comes in The Full Amma Tell Me: Ten Book Set which usually works out more economical. There is another interesting series called Amma Takes Me Places: A Box Set Edition which also is very popular!
Amma Tell Me About Shiva!
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The Amma Tell Me Krishna Trilogy – The Complete Krishna Trilogy!: Three Book Box Set
Amma Tell Me About Krishna!: Krishna Trilogy Part 1
Amma Tell Me How Krishna Fought the Demons!: Part 2 in the Krishna Trilogy
Amma, Tell Me How Krishna Defeated Kansa! (Amma Tell Me: Krishna Trilogy, Part 3)
The Amma Tell Me Hanuman Trilogy
Amma, Tell Me About Hanuman!: Hanuman Trilogy Part 1
Amma Tell Me How Hanuman Crossed the Ocean!: Part 2 in the Hanuman Trilogy!
Amma Tell Me about Hanuman’s Adventures in Lanka!: Part 3 in the Hanuman Trilogy
Disclaimer: Sowmya, Nishidha, Abha, Sritama, Swagata, Kiran and Priyanka won this book as a prize in the #kbcAmmaTellMeAboutShiva Contest powered by Anjana Publishing Limitedand kbc.
