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This is a lovely book that presents a specific and difficult context through the everyday joy that children have the ability to find. The illustrations evoke Majuli in every page – the houses on stilts, weaving activities, food, cultivation- richly bringing to life, the world that is lost to the rising flood waters. The reveal at the end is moving. The creators of this book are Assamese and bring in a familiarity with the landscape captured in the book.
A fun picture book about a monster or jokhini, sourced from Assamese folklore, but given a modern twist. The central character of Jokhu is wildly illustrated and perhaps the idea is that scary monsters need not always be either feared or defeated, but can also be befriended. The little girl who becomes friends with Jokhu is unshaken and fearless. But even as a friend Jokhu is not entirely tamed in the end! And that is good!
