The Ramayana for Children: A Picture-Story from Valmiki and Tulsidas

The greatest story India ever told, in one hundred paintings.Long ago, on the banks of the river Sarayu, four princes were born to a king who had everything but children. One of them was Rama.This is his story - told gently, told simply, and told mostly in pictures.The Ramayana for Children is an original retelling of India's beloved epic, drawn from the spirit of Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana and Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. Across fifteen chapters and more than a hundred full-page illustrations, young readers walk the whole journey: the golden city of Ayodhya, the breaking of Shiva's bow, fourteen years of exile in the forest, the golden deer, Hanuman's leap across the sea, the bridge of stones, and the lamps of homecoming.Written for children and for the grown-ups reading aloud- Picture-first storytelling. Every scene is a painting with a few short sentences beneath it. Perfect for children who aren't reading fluently yet, and for bedtime chapters that end on time.- Told gently. Where the war is told, no blood is shown. Where sorrow comes, hope is never far behind.- Fifteen short chapters. Read one a night, or follow the whole journey in a weekend. Nobody has to finish an epic in one sitting.- Real names, real story. Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman, Ravana, Jatayu, Vibhishana - with a character guide at the front so no one gets lost.- Dharma, in a word a child can carry. Choosing the right thing when the wrong thing is easier.A gift that lasts longer than sweetsMade for families keeping Indian stories alive across distance and generations for Diwali and Dussehra, for birthdays, for grandparents who want to hand down something more than a memory, and for any child who has ever been asked to be brave.Jai Siya Ram.