Storytellers Launch: 1 March 2008

1 March 2008 is going to be a very special day for the young reader. India’s inimitable storyteller, the one and only Aamir Khan, is launching Storytellers that day.

Storytellers is a gift to young readers from Orient Longman—a name that has been associated with creating a new world of Indian reading for children across the country— in collaboration with BookBox, a global storyteller for children.

Storytellers is a collection of more than 50 stories that introduce the young reader to life in a refreshingly creative manner. Colourful, creative and entertaining, Storytellers teaches your child essential values in life, such as friendship, compassion, honour, love and integrity. India is a land of multiple cultures and languages, and Storytellers recognizes this beautifully. Therefore, apart from English, the books are also being published in several Indian languages.

Storytellers is more than just a set of story books. An interactive and animated CD accompanies the books. Reading, learning and enjoying, the child will experience the relevance of Same Language Subtitling (SLS), a new and award-winning concept. This concept helps a child relate phonetic sounds with visual sub-titles to accelerate the development of reading skills. We believe the books will inculcate a love and passion for both reading and learning in young children, and also nurture in them a fertile imagination.

The first ten stories are The Whispering Palms, Rosa goes to the City, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Santa’s Christmas, The Boo in the Shoe, Tucket the Bucket, The Four Friends, The First Well, The Turtle’s Flute, and Symbiosis.

Shanta Rameshwar Rao, chairperson of Orient Longman and author of several children's books, and Rohini Nilekani, chairperson of Pratham Books, will be present at the release function.

When Aamir Khan, India’s master storyteller, launches the series on Saturday, 1 March 2008, 4.30 p.m., at Nehru Science Centre, Worli, Mumbai, your presence will make the event perfectly complete. Come join us as we unfold a new world to the child and make reading an important habit and help expand their horizons.

Aamir Khan, the young reader, Storytellers, BookBox and you will be the toast of India on the evening of the launch.