Question

Write a note on how the poem “My mother’s saree” captures the woman’s real world, her real experiences..​

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The first thing you notice when you open this book is the use of a very interesting illustration style - on every page the illustrator, Nina Sabnani, has mixed photographs of real saris with paintings/drawings of little children playing with the saris, resulting in a visually appealing, vibrant artwork.

This picture book captures the different ways a child chooses to play with a sari - to explore, dream and play innocent games. For example, on one page, we see a little girl using her mother's sari as a hammock, and on another - a safe blanket for a nap; one using as a slide; another as a rope to climb; a little boy playing train around his mother's sari etc. etc..Here's a funny one - a little kid even wipes his nose on his mother's sari! :-)

This book is sure eye candy! We enjoyed the text, but, honestly I would have loved to see more text with the visuals. Reading it the first time with my 4 yr old, I felt, it's definitely one of those books that make you go Wow! - but, is that all - why did it have to end so fast? I thought, the text on each page should have been at least half the length of a sari, if not the whole length! :-)May be, the author kept the text simple in order to let the visuals do the talking, and thereby allowing the child to focus on the beauty and elegance of the different sari pictures, and imagine herself/himself in the visuals...It can serve as a great "read-it-yourself" book for kindergarteners and kids in early elementary grades.

Playful and fun, this book will capture the imagination of toddlers and preschoolers alike. My 4 yr old enjoyed the book. I could tell from the expression in her eyes - yet another neat book to add to my collection of books about India!

Oh, here's the icing - the end-cover actually demonstrates step-by-step instructions on how to wear a sari...A great window to Indian culture for children from everywhere, and great for my daughter's pretend play dress-up in Sari sessions- she actually uses a "Dupata" instead of a Sari - I don't think I would want to part with my Saris in order to encourage my little girl's fantasy plays - I guess most Moms would agree with me - we are very possessive of our Saris, aren't we?:-)

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