Yesterday we had an online book launch party to celebrate the launch of the two anthologies- Griffins and Gabbar Singh and The Firebirds Sing. Most of the students who had enrolled for the YAP sessions in 2021 showed up- the sweetest part was that some grandparents, parents, friends and family joined the event too!

In the midst of all this excitement of story readings and discussion, I forgot to save an image of the party. So what does an online meeting of young writers look like?

A Mondrian Painting for sure.

The children read their work with a lot of confidence and we were surprised at the spread of stories that came out of these sessions- fantasy, climate fiction, pet stories….what a bouquet of ideas! We also noticed the large number of female protagonists that featured in these tales.

Read the anthologies and encourage the young ones!

You can pick up the anthologies from the links below:

https://store.pothi.com/book/neelima-vinod-firebirds-sing/

https://store.pothi.com/…/neelima-vinod-griffins-and…/

Every book you pick up and comment you leave helps the children grow and sharpens their voices.

P.S: And I did get the pictures after all…thank you Deepali for sharing!