Onam

[Your child] and the Onam Flowers

Ammamma tells of the good King Mahabali, and your child makes a flower carpet so he can find their home in the UAE.

  • 24 pages · 10 illustrated scenes
  • Arabic, English or both
  • Ages 1–9
  • Hardcover, printed in the UAE

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The first pages — with Advaith as the hero

جاءت أمّامّا، والدة ماما، بالطائرة من كيرالا لتحتفل بأونام. كانت حقيبتها تفوح برائحة رقائق الموز والياسمين، فعانقها أدفايت بقوة.

Ammamma, Amma’s mother, had flown all the way from Kerala for Onam. Her suitcase smelled of banana chips and jasmine, and Advaith hugged her very tight.

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في تلك الليلة حكت أمّامّا لـأدفايت حكاية: «قبل زمن بعيد، حكم كيرالا ملكٌ طيّب اسمه ماهابالي. لم يكن أحدٌ جائعًا ولا حزينًا، وكان الناس كلهم سواسية».

That night Ammamma told Advaith a story. “Long ago, a kind king called Mahabali ruled Kerala. Nobody was hungry, nobody was sad, and everyone was treated the same.”

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Sample name and drawings. Yours are drawn from your child’s photos.

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Their name, in both scripts

On the cover and on every page, typeset in Arabic and English.

Their face, from your photos

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The whole family

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Your art style

Watercolour storybook · Comic adventure · 3D animated · Paper-cut collage · Crayon & pencil

A dedication page

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Read in your voice

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