My very first series

So I’m back to blogging on Amma’s Takes and I’m excited to try my hand at writing for for very young readers.

One of the biggest wins I think would be if mythology in its actual form could be redone for very young kids. The ability to retell the wonderful parts of a culture without the violence and the weirdness is a way to get kids to understand how traditions have stood the test of time.

At Amma’s Tales, I’ve always felt that the focus was on the lesser known heroes, the oral tradition stories that get lost over time as we get swallowed by our smart phones and iPads. But there’s one tradition that we can definitely hold on to for as long as we can I hope. And that’s of parents and kids stealing those precious moments before bedtime to share a story. Pictures, words, imagination, united through generations!

And that’s why I thought I’d try the My Very First series of stories for very young readers. These stories are conceived as short, illustrated, rhym-ey books that talk about major characters and little tales.

This series has been very many years in the making. We never really published these stories and I am hoping there will be interested readers who will love these as much as we did making them! Check them out on the page on my blog, under MY VERY FIRST…, and let me know what you think!