{"product_id":"kindness-with-mahavira-9788195388653","title":"Kindness with Mahavira","description":"\u003cb\u003eSo, said he, \"Be kind to all! Humungous or little or really, really small!\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mahavira, believed that all living beings have a soul. And, that each soul is of equal value, be it an elephant, an ant or a person. He encourages us to be kind to all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This board book \u003ci\u003eKindness With Mahavira \u003c\/i\u003ewill enable children to explore numerous ways of being kind to humans, to animals and to their own selves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Learning TO BE series is a creative way to introduce your little ones to big values in an engaging manner. Written in simple text and magical verse, this series is perfect to read aloud to toddlers (2-4 year olds) and excellent for beginning readers (4-8 year olds). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Look for other titles in this series: \u003ci\u003e Service with Guru Nanak\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Peace with Buddha.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARDS WINNER - CHILDREN'S INSPIRATIONAL\/MOTIVATIONAL CATEGORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChitwan Mittal \u003c\/b\u003eholds an MA in Values in Education from the University of London. Actively involved in children's education since 2005, she was part of the committee that established the Indian Institute of Teacher Education and the Children's University by the Government of Gujarat, India. She is now foraying into the field of writing children's picture books. Her books encourage engagement and diversity and focus on value-oriented education, bi-lingual learning and South Asian culture. She lives between India and Singapore with her husband and two sons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarita Saraf \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and an artist, with an intense passion for reading. Art has been central in her life which led her to work as a Graphic designer in an architectural firm for a few years. She has authored three monographs, Nachiketas, Socrates and Abraham Lincoln, and has recently translated Sri Aurobindo's 'Hymns to the Mystic Fire' in Hindi. Children's books is another avenue which opened new doors. Having penned seven-eight children's stories earlier (not yet in print), she has begun dabbling in verse and loves it! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebasmita Dasgupta\u003c\/b\u003e is a Singapore-based, internationally published, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Prize-nominated illustrator \u0026amp; graphic novelist. She enjoys drawing both fiction \u0026amp; non-fiction for children \u0026amp; young adults. She has illustrated a significant number of picture books, comics \u0026amp; poems working with many international publishers. With a diploma on Comic Art from the California College of the Arts, she was awarded as one of the 50 creative fellows by the National Arts Strategies (USA) in 2015 \u0026amp; an arts fellow under Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adidev Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562260828434,"sku":"9788195388653","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ad3c6e1-3e94-473b-8747-df1314a6f1e3.jpg?v=1731858513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kindness-with-mahavira-9788195388653","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}