Suitabook
Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh
Rohini Nilekani
Credits & Licence
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.
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Original Book on Let’s Read: Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- 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.
- Themes
- 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. The story shows that his frown affects those around him, but does not explain his anger or frame it in explicit moral terms.
- Laughter and shared enjoyment: After laughing at his muddy appearance, Srinivas draws the attention of birds, monkeys, children and family, who laugh along. The ending presents shared laughter positively: those around him join in, and Srinivas says he feels happy too.
- Worth knowing
- 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.