Anything But a Grabooberry

by Anushka Ravishankar, Rathna Ramanathan (Illustrations)

Anything but a Grabooberry uses typography in a radical way. Imaginative typeplay vividly illustrates this absurd nonsense verse—as letters change shape and texture to create the word and tell a story. An ideal early reader, the book helps children decipher words as puzzles. Its pioneering use of graphic design in a children’s book is bound to appeal to graphic designers and book collectors as much as to children. Special The White Ravens Catalogue of the World’s Best Children’s Books

48 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Anushka Ravishankar, a mathematics graduate, has made a name for herself internationally as an Indian children’s writer, with over 10 books of verse, fiction and non-fiction. Her special talent is in the area of nonsense verse, where she brilliantly adapts this difficult genre to Indian English usage, without a false note. Anushka Ravishankar can be said to have pioneered the Indian English nonsense verse form and brought it to international attention. She recently returned from a UK tour with Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen, at the Children’s Bookshow.

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Reviews

[Bobby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for children who are just beginning to read. Very appealing visually with many words shaped like the things they represent. A light fun book.