The Artist Author: Vani B Illustrators: Greystroke, Henu, Kabini Amin, Madhuri Purandare, Niloufer Wadia, Priya Kuriyan, Rijuta Ghate, Ruchi Shah, Rupa Prakash, Soumya Menon, Suvidha Mistry..
M o m ... 2 / 1 4
Her hugs always smoothed your worries away.. 3/14
She woke up before you did , and ensured your tiffin box had colorful food for school . 4/14
..and when you fell sick, she prayed to all known gods on the planet ! 5/14
She indulged you in your hobbies patiently. 6/14
She lend you an ear for all your stories - some real, some fabricated. 7/14
She knew how to pacify you when you threw a tantrum .. 8/14
...and when she fell sick - all hell broke loose , because none knew how to run a home smoothly like she did ! 9/14
Sometimes she screamed and yelled and behaved like a woman possessed ...May be we drove her crazy with our silly tantrums.. 10/14
She sacrificed her dreams , so you could have a happy childhood.. 11/14
She wished and prayed that all our dreams came true. 12/14
Around the world , people use different names to call her - Amma, Maa, Mom, Aayi, Ammee , Mummy, Maataji ... 13/14
I would say she is a juggler and an ARTIST ! ...... because artists create masterpieces ... mothers craft a home .. with their love, dedication and sacrifice ... 14/14
This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐ provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Story Attribution: This story: The Artist is written by Vani B . © Vani B , 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Images Attributions: Cover page: Woman juggling at night, by Niloufer Wadia © Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Girl and lady looking at a baby in another lady's lap, by Madhuri Purandare © Pratham Books, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Mother hugging her son, by Suvidha Mistry © Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: SonuGettingReady, by Swati Priyanka © Swati Priyanka, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Woman praying, by Greystroke © Pratham Books, 2005. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Girl and mother drawing kolams, by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Mother and Daughter, by Rupa Prakash © Rupa Prakash, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Lady going shopping and holding a boy's hand, by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Mother sleeping on a bed, boy on phone, girl worried, by Kabini Amin © Storyweaver, Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Girl laughing at lady making faces, by Tanaya Vyas © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Girl holding parents' hands, by Ruchi Shah © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.
This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐ provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Images Attributions: Page 12: Mother and son, by Rijuta Ghate © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Scene at a wedding party, by Henu © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: Woman juggling at night, by Niloufer Wadia © Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. (English) The Artist The Artist is a tribute to every mother that is knitting and crafting a beautiful family .. Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual children's stories. Knitting together children, authors, illustrators and publishers. Folding in teachers, and translators. To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world. Our unique online platform, StoryWeaver, is a playground where children, parents, teachers and librarians can get creative. Come, start weaving today, and help us get a book in every child's hand!