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Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh

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Rohini Nilekani - Author

Pratham BooksENEbook

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Originally published by Pratham Books.

Brought to you by Let’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific. To read more books like this and get further information about this book, visit: letsreadasia.org. 22 Original Story Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh. Author: Rohini Nilekani. Illustrator: Angie & Upesh. Published by Pratham Books, © Pratham Books . Released under CC-BY-4.0. This work is a modified version of the original story. © The Asia Foundation, 2021. Some rights reserved. Released under CC-BY-4.0. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

author: Rohini Nilekani. illustrator: Angie & Upesh. publisher: Pratham Books.

Cover resized and converted to WebP; story unchanged. Suitabook’s guidance is a separate analysis.

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A comic story about a farmer whose angry frown makes others keep their distance, and who discovers laughter after a messy encounter with monkeys.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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AngerFamily and communityFacial expressions

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Emotional intensityViolence and harmViolence

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

angerfamily and communityfacial expressionslaughtercommunityhappiness

FictionPicture book

Themes in Context

Anger and its effect on others

Srinivas often frowns when things displease him, and his family, friends and animals try to hide or run away.Provisional reading

Talk about: What might Srinivas notice about how his frown affects the people close to him?

Laughter and shared enjoyment

After laughing at his muddy appearance, Srinivas draws the attention of birds, monkeys, children and family, who laugh along.

How the book presents it: The ending presents shared laughter positively: those around him join in, and Srinivas says he feels happy too.

Talk about: Does everyone seem to be laughing with Srinivas, and what in the pictures gives you that impression?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The illustrations make the changing expressions and physical comedy prominent. The ending offers a warm gathering, while showing that Srinivas still frowns sometimes.

What Deserves Attention

There are slapstick falls: Srinivas slips twice on banana peels, lands face-first, and is left muddy and scratched. These incidents are played for comedy rather than shown as serious injury.

A Conversation Worth Having

What do you think makes Srinivas laugh at himself, and whether that changes how he sees the people around him?

Reading Approach

Pause at the changing expressions in the pictures and invite your child to notice how other characters react. At the end, discuss how the story shows laughter spreading through the group.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.

What remains unconfirmed

Anger and its effect on others: The story gives examples of his anger but does not explore its causes or others’ feelings in depth.
Laughter and shared enjoyment: The story shows this joyful moment but does not explore whether laughter changes their relationships beyond it.

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Checked: 8 October 2026.

Relevant to: Anger and its effect on others; Laughter and shared enjoyment

Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.

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