Mother's Love Can Conquer Any Fear!

Shastriji is a wise old chicken who always has an answer for "How...." until comes the vile crow Kaalia, who is up to no good. Shastriji's ideas to deal with Kaalia backfires one after the other. Is Kalia?s tyranny going to end? What if the right question is not "How" but "Why?" A funny and action packed story, glorifying motherhood. A Mother?s love takes center stage to fight against all odds and propels Ganga to do something that dazzles everyone in Anand Nagar. Review: Midwest Book review: Sujata Kommuru provides warm, fun crayoned backgrounds and drawings for the picture book Mother's Love Can Conquer Any Fear!, which requires good reading skills (or parental assistance) and revolves around Anand Nagar, a chicken farm sporting a wise old chicken who oversees a contented flock where everyone is happy. But there's always a bad boy in every peaceable kingdom and here it takes the form of Kaalia, a vile crow who is always up to no good and who only seeks to bring dissention and strife into the peaceful world. His insistence on changing happiness introduces a darkness into the barnyard that requires innovative plans to put an end to the evil that infects Anand Nagar. As repeated efforts are thwarted by the clever crow, which sees through every plan, the chickens are discouraged as the atmosphere of their home changes from one of freedom and happiness to one of watchful caution. It may take a bit of magic to truly find the way to stop Kaalia from infecting the coop - and that magic is born from an unexpected place, right at home. The overall theme celebrating motherhood and bravery is accompanied by insights on the threat of evil and how to handle it. The story's gentle moral messages and celebration of mothers successfully evolves in an unexpected way. The result is a picture book reader that is a fun, different standout from the fable-oriented stories typically available to young readers, and a special recommendation for any collection strong in multicultural settings, fables, and animal stories. - Diane Donovan Midwest Book Review The Children's Book Review Picture books provide an engaging medium to teach lessons on values to young readers. In addition, using animals as main characters to craft and develop these lessons creates interesting, interactive, and memorable fables. In Mother's Love Can Conquer Any Fear!, author Subhash Kommuru and illustrator Sujata Kommuru have combined animals, storytelling, and expressive illustrations to successfully share the core values of family, community, and courage with young readers. Additionally, this fable demonstrates to children that though the village was afraid of Kaalia's wrath, that fear was conquered by the strength of a mother's love, which is a powerful and comforting message. These important lessons, accompanied by vivid illustrations of adorable chickens, make Mother's Love Can Conquer Any Fear! a delightful fable to share with readers of all ages. -The Children's Book Review (www.thechildrensbookreview.com) "This cute tale reminds the reader of the true value of a mother's love. Even though evil surrounds the pleasant village in this story, it is the everlasting love that saves the day. This book brings that statement to life." -Kathryn Starke, Founder/CEO, Creative Minds Publications, LLC "A great read-along, or bedtime book with awesome use of imagination to give Indian flavor to the story. Cute, expressive and charming illustrations complimenting this heart warming storyline make this book - A very good read!" - Nayan Soni, Animator and Illustrator "A fun story with captivating illustrations." - Mrs Devi Retired teacher, grandmother of 2.