Are you celebrating Mother's Day today? Are you taking your ma out for brunch, have you sent her flowers and a thoughtful gift? Are you at the receiving end of a whole lot of love? Or, like some, do you think it's just another Hallmark Holiday? Well, however you're spending the day, we think you'll like our tribute to Pratham Books StoryWeaver mothers. We've shared the links to the books (and mothers) featured below.

Counting on Moru by Rukmini Banerji and Nina Sabnani 

In Moru's world, numbers danced, digits waved out and long division looked ike a graceful tail. But one day, this world came crumbling down in school. Moru then became the local bully. Then, someone helped him discover the joy of learning again. Read all about it in this heartwarming story.

चुन्नु-मुन्नु का नहाना by Rohini Nilekani, Sumit Sakhuja and Sonal Goyal

पानी, साबुन के बुलबुले और उछल-कूद। देखिए तो चुन्नू मुन्नू कैसे मज़े ले रहे हैं !

काकूचं बाळ by Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar awardee Madhuri Purandhare

अनू अगदी उत्साहानं काकूचं बाळ बघायला जाते. आई आणि काकू मात्र सारखं त्याचंच कौतुक करतात. अनूला ते मुळीच आवडत नाही.

मेरा दोस्त by Swati Priyanka, Rupesh Sudhanshu and Suvidha Mistry

 सोनू को मिला एक नया दोस्त। दोनों साथ में बहुत मज़े करते थे। क्या तुम्हे भी पसन्द है नए दोस्त बनाना ? आओ पढ़ते हैं एक अनोखी दोस्ती के बारे में।

ಸುಶೀಲಾಳ ಕೋಲಮ್‌ಗಳು originally by Sridala Swami and Priya Kurian, translated by Bhavya

ನೀವು ಕೋಲಮ್ ನ್ನು (ರಂಗೋಲಿಗಳನ್ನು) ಮನೆಯ, ಶಾಲೆಯ ಅಂಗಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿರಬಹುದು. ಆದರೆ ಎಂದಾದರೂ ಆಗಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋಲಮ್ ನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದ್ದೀರಾ? ಪುಟ್ಟ ಸುಶೀಲಾಳ ಕೋಲಮ್ ಬಾನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಳಿದ್ದು ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕೇ? ಓದಿ ನೋಡಿ!

(You can read 'Susheela's Kolams' in English)

'I Want That One!' by Mala Kumar and Soumya Menon

"Not that one," says Anil's mother when he asks for something. "Not that one!" say all the shopkeepers in the market too. That makes the little boy very angry indeed!

'The Birthday Party' by Megha Vishwanath and Team StoryWeaver.

After his birthday party, the boy in the story opens his gifts and is thrilled to find a camera. But as he's playing with his new gift, he notices his mother crying in the kitchen. Find out what he does next! This is a lovely wordless book created by the StoryWeaver team with Megha Vishwanath's #6FrameStoryChallenge entries)

மணிகண்டனுக்குப் போதும் originally by Anil Menon and Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, translated by S Krishnan

மணிகண்டனுடைய தாயத்து அவன் எப்போது சந்தோஷமாக இருக்கிறான்,எப்போது வருத்தமாக இருக்கிறான், உடல் நலத்தோட இருக்கிறானா இல்லையா என்பதையெல்லாம் சொல்லிவிடும். எப்போது சாப்பிடணும், எப்போது தூங்கணும் என்பதைச் சொல்வது, அவன் வீட்டுப்பாடத்தைச் செய்வதற்கு உதவி செய்வது, அவன் நலமாக இல்லை என்பதை அம்மாவிடம் தெரியப்படுத்துவது போன்ற பல வேலைகளைச் அது செய்யும். இது மாஜிக்கா இல்லை அறிவியலா? மணிகண்டனும் அவன் அம்மாவும் கிராமத்திலிருந்து ஒரு நவீன நகரத்துக்கு போகும்போது என்ன நடக்குதுன்னு பாருங்கள்.

(You can read 'Manikantan Has Enough' in English.)

గుడ్ నైట్ టింకూ! by Preethi Nambiar, Sonal Goyal and Sumit Sakhuja and translated by Janaki Rani Turaga 

మంగూ రైతు పొలంలో ఉండే చిన్న కుక్క పిల్ల టింకూకి అస్సలు నిద్ర రావడం లేదు. రాత్రి చీకట్లోకి వెళ్లి చూద్దామని బయలుదేరిన టింకూ, ఎన్నో ఆసక్తికరమైన జంతువులను కలుసుకున్నాడు. టింకూ రాత్రి షికారు గురించి మరింత చదవండి.​

(In English, as 'Goodnight Tinku')

Would you like to give an extra special gift for a mother you know? Head over to www.storyweaver.org.in and create a story just for them! You can tell us about the story by emailing us at storyweaver.org.in or sharing it with us on Facebook and Twitter. Don't forget to tag it #MothersDay!

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September is a special month for us at Pratham Books, especially September 8th! International Literacy Day, not only marks our annual storytelling event One Day, One Story, but it is also the day StoryWeaver was launched. 

When we launched, our goal was  to create a participatory framework where content creators and users could collaborate with each other to create joyful reading material in multiple languages. We believed this would have a multiplier effect to address the scarcity of multilingual reading resources that exists in India.

The last two years have been an amazing journey. When StoryWeaver was launched, we offered 800 stories in 24 languages. Today, the platform is a buzzing hub of over 4700 in 91 languages. What makes StoryWeaver a truly special place though is our community. The authors, illustrators, translators, editors, art directors, teachers, librarians, literacy organisations and parents who are helping Pratham Books strive towards our mission of 'a book in every child's hand.'

It's the stories, videos and photographs from these passionate and committed folks that keep us going. Non-profits like Suchana and the Azad India Foundation, translating stories to tribal languages and dialects for the children they work with. Organisations like Pragat Shikshan Sanstha, Tamarind Tree and Akanksha curating reading lists and creating digital libraries for teachers and students. Edtech companies like mGuru who gamify our content for mobile learning apps, and Bookshare who is creating audio and braille books for print impared students. These are just a few examples of  the amazing things openly licensing content can achieve. And how can we not mention the many individuals who are creating magic on the platform every day with the stories they create and translate?

To each of you who are a part of our community, a big, big, big THANK YOU! 

Here's to more stories, in more languages, reaching more children! 

 

 

 

 

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World Book & Copyright Day is an international initiative to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. By championing books and copyright, UNESCO stands up for creativity, diversity and equal access to knowledge.¹

Aparna Kapur, Editor at Pratham Books, writes about the making of ‘The Novel Coronavirus: We Can Stay Safe’ - made possible through an amazing collaborative effort.

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