Tales of Chatur

Tales of Chatur was a set of 8 stories I had written for children targetting ages 6 to 10. I approached a few publishers and got rejections. As a first time author, I neither had the background, nor an agent and I can take rejections pretty badly. As these stories gather dust, I am debating to send to Champak while Ram has been trying to convince me to self-publish.

Here is a snippet of my introduction and some sketches I had done to accompany my stories in this blog.

Imagine yourself in a jungle with thick growth, green foliage and life everywhere on the ground, water and the canopy. The Bhanavi Jungle! There is a story behind every leaf, in every breeze, even in a paw print. These stories take you there and help you see the facts about animals and their way of life through Chatur, the wise owl. Let’s start the safari!

Tez and Oonchi
How the Cheetah and Giraffe became friends
Chiman, Samajh, and Chanchal: the Water heroes
How the animals of Bhanavi fought the drought
Moorkha and his shadow
How the vain jackal found his strength
Rujul and the rabbits
A turtle that could not swim

Guni and the wolf pack

The wolves’ fight for survival

Samajh and the missing elephants
How the illegal electrical fencing proved fatal to elephants
Saral and the talking ball
How the chimpanzee escaped the wrath of the crocodile
Phurti and her friend from Siberia
How the cuckoo made friends with a Siberian Crane