Stories for Children

Children often live in a world of fantasy.  Their world is unique, in which they participate imaginatively.  In their imaginary world, animals and birds speak, and incredible things become credible.  Telling stories to satisfy the thirst and curiosity of children, is an art because the stories should be absorbing enough to hold their attention. Pathos will stimulate their compassion; suspense will grip their curiosity, and so these tools must be handled tactfully.

The five stories that will be posted soon in my blog are meant for children between 7 and 12.  In fact, much care has been taken on diction.  After reading them out to a child of 8, the words which that child found hard to comprehend, were replaced by simple easy words.

The first three stories are animal stories.  They present the veiled moral that bad never triumphs.  Further, the stories will encourage children to keenly watch the animal world and pick up vocabulary associated with the animals.  The fourth story “Sweet Vendor” is about a child’s world, but it is a story that can be recommended for any readership.  “Tommy, the Robot” is a science fantasy, which will appeal to the imaginative child of the computer age.

I appreciate the creativity of my son D.Arun Gladwin who transforms my stories into images that speak to the children.