Haiku, Me and You (I Love You) is a tender celebration of the small wonders that a child experiences in a day. Through twenty-four beautifully crafted haikus for each hour of the day, the poems capture the special bond between a grandmother and her grandchild.
From waking up to the comforting aromas of home-cooked food and going for walks in the park to playing peekaboo and then curling up in bed with a storybook—each moment is described with a playfully crafted haiku alongside gorgeous illustrations.
Blending the magic of poetry with everyday conversations, Haiku, Me and You (I Love You) is a delightful introduction to the Japanese poetic form. Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan invites children and parents to fall in love with the joys of poetry, make learning enjoyable, and cherish the moments that matter the most.
Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is an award-winning author of over a dozen books published in India and the United States, and a National Film Award-winning voice-over artist. Her books include Indi-Alphabet (Mango and Marigold Press), winner of the Purple Dragonfly Award for Cultural Diversity and It’s Time to Rhyme (Aleph Book Company) which received the Publishing Next Best Children’s Book of the Year 2022 (ages 8+) award. Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma (Red Panda/Westland) was selected by Beyond the Box Kids as 2022 Best Book of the Year and was even used as a clue on the TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati? (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?). Shobha has written for all ages, including illustrated rhyming picture books like Parvati the Elephant’s Very Important Day (HarperCollins) and Good Innings (Penguin Books), a work of adult non-fiction.
Her books take on a wide variety of themes, from the environmental framework of Sandalwood’s Story (Wonderhouse) to a book on idioms, Look Before You Leap (Red Panda/Westland). Shobha’s books have been anthologized and excerpted in school texts, and are often included in school curricula in India. Two have been translated into Malayalam.