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Arts & CultureFascinating Folktales of Punjab:Ages 5-10 - Captivating Punjabi stories for children. Help us expand language and preserve heritage through beautiful books.
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In the past three years, we have brought to you five board books, the first ever Punjabi/English/Romanized, illustrated folktales that awed children and their parents alike. We are working tirelessly to raise the level and continue the book series to the next age group of children (5-10 yrs).
In Spring 2016, we plan to launch a new series of three fully colored illustrated books, with five tales that will steal your heart. Read the excerpts below and see if you don't fall in love with them already. Each book will be hardbound, with appx. forty pages of fun that will transport you to the land of Punjab.
The purpose of this project is two folds:
1. Expand children's association with the Punjabi language and Gurmukhi script to their everyday life via ancient folk stories beautifully retold in captivating picture books.
2. Preserve ancient folktales of Punjab that have been handed down from generations orally but are dying due to lack of focused effort to document and share them.
But our biggest goal is to make children fall in love with these books. We want to give them a sense of joy and pride in their Mother Language. Something that has been missing from the Punjabi literature scene worldwide. We have made it happen before and we will continue doing that with your support.
These tales will be full of life lessons, preserve authentic Punjabi language, life style, flora, and fauna in vivid illustrations that children will get attracted to and absorb effortlessly. These stories are told poetically so children will memorize them easily and intuitively expand their vocabulary.
They are also great tools for grandparents to connect to their younger generations. They make excellent text books for Punjabi Schools worldwide.
Donate $500 in the week of Nov. 7th-14th and you will be shipped a box of 20 sets (60 books) for non-profit distribution in your community at launch (April, 2016). We will pay for the shipping worldwide.
Please email us at folktalesofpunjab@gmail.com for any questions.
Thank You for your support.
-Gurmeet Kaur
Our Website: http://www.folktalesofpunjab.com/
Project Breakdown is as follows:
Illustrations and Designing: $3,000
Printing: $12,000
Shipping and Clearance: $3,000
100 Sets of books will be donated free of cost to underprivileged schools in Punjab.
All the members of the team are super excited to be a part of this historic work. They have seen the benefits and success of the first two phases of the project and want to exceed it.
Updates from Fascinating Folktales of Punjab:Ages 5-10’s efforts, posted on a regular basis.
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