Storybook Favorites

Reasons for Selection

The three storybooks I picked out all share a common theme of creativity. Each storybook successfully conveys the original story in my opinion, but they also do so with their own unique and non-traditional flairs.

Ganesha's Enchanted Journals

This story was the one that I found the most interesting. I was originally drawn to it by my familiarity of Ganesha, but I found myself wanting to continue reading to see the writings of each character who found their self a customer of Ganesha's shop. The idea of peering into the secret thoughts of each character really allows for an deep analysis of the original stories and the character's personalities. Meanwhile, Ganesha is capable of sorting out any inconsistencies in the self-told stories (i.e. Ravana's egotistical retelling). Additionally, the author included relevant images for each story, aiding in imagining the characters as the ones writing their journal entries. However the most impactful image was this welcoming picture of Ganesha, as the reader is joining him in the retelling the stories.

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Karma Tells All

This storybooks, similar to the first, examines another story from the viewpoint of a third-person. However, unlike Ganesha and his journals, Karma has direct influence in the story and is able to alter the outcomes. In terms of how this storybook was structured I really enjoyed the modern twist on all of the characters. Each using some form of social media at some point in the story.

I am personally a fan of minimalistic pages designs, and the simplistic layout of this Tumblr blog made it easy to read this story. It might be something I consider for the project, especially if there is a dark theme.

Rama on the Golf Course

Being much different from the first two storybooks this one take the most personal turn. "Rama on the Golf Course" mirrored the life of the author, while still telling the stories of Rama. Each character in the story was related to someone he met at OU, and their personalities were able to be shown through these associations. I found this story to be the most unique stylistically as it highlights the scope of creativity allowed within this project.