The first storybook that caught my eye was Mermaids--CSI. I immediately liked that the storybook was based on a television series and it was the title that got me to click on this storybook. It's obvious that the story will be about mermaids who have done some form of wrongdoing, and this is such a creative way to tell the stories! The introduction was very clever and provided a brief background about the author and gave the inspiration for writing the storybook, which I think is important to do. The introduction also explained the plot of the story. One of the things that I like about this story is that it's written in first person. I also thought the white text on a black background was a very good look for the pages.
The next storybook I found interesting was The Unanswered Questions of Pooh and Friends. This title intrigued me because I assumed that it was based on the Disney story, which it was. Unlike Mermaids--CSI, I wasn't sure what these stories would be about though. Very cleverly, the author based these writings on a story about a bear and a cat, but changed the characters to Pooh and Tigger. I really like the idea of taking a famous story and adapting other stories to fit the famous characters. I think this makes the stories more entertaining for the readers as well. The font looked like something that would be found in a children's book, which was perfect for these stories!
My other favorite storybook was actually from a previous Indian Epics class. Social Media in Ancient India struck me as a very ironic title, so I looked further into the storybook to see what it was about. The introduction explains that the author took two characters from ancient Indian poetry and created stories about how they keep in touch through social media. The design of the site was my favorite part of this storybook, with lots of Facebook posts, tweets, and Instagram pictures being exchanged between the two characters. This was extremely creative and used modern technology to tell a very old tale!
This looks super, Jeremy - I am so glad you picked Storybooks with not just different topics, but with really different styles. That is why this class is always so much fun for me: the variety of projects is amazing. I hope you will enjoy brainstorming about your own project, topics and styles, in the weeks coming up! :-)
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