The Fivetongued Firefanged Folkadotted Dragon Snake - Softcover

One ordinary, boring morning at school, Arun sees a strange creature in the playground. No one - not even Arun himself - is sure of what the creature actually is, but that doesn't stop them from making wild and wonderful speculations. This mystery story invites young readers to follow a series of visual clues, leading them to a fantastic final twist in the tale. The book makes unique and creative use of typography to capture the nuances of character and speech.

One of our most prolific children's book writers, Anushka Ravishankar has slowly but surely been securing her status as one of the best children's writers of her generation. Her expansive talent shines most brilliantly in her works of nonsense verse – jubilant and artful adaptations of this difficult genre to the cadences of Indian English. Said to be the pioneer of this form, she has earned national and international acclaim for her nine verse books released over the last decade. Rights to her books have been snapped up around the world and she has over 12 awards to her name. Her books owe their success not only to her fabulous verse, but to her willingness to collaborate and experiment with many different artists and designers – whether working with Swiss textile artists or veteran Indian illustrators, the best aspect of Anushka's work is the cohesion she creates between the text, typography and artwork of each scene.