Written by Urvi Shah
Illustrated by Spandana Anil (10 yrs)

Shonottara – The Golden Butterfly is about an adventurous little butterfly who stumbles upon a luminous land of beautiful and magnificent flowers. Her journey towards the land is symbolic of the inner journey towards one’s true light.

As the world moves forward, children who are forerunners towards this new age are now seeking to find their own truth, their guiding principle. This story seeks to show a similar striving in a subtle way.

ACCOMPANIMENTS TO THE STORY
-The WORKBOOK for this story has been created in a way that the children between the ages of 8 and 12 can work on it with minimum involvement of a teacher/parent except logistically. The worksheets encourage the child to be playful, creative and spontaneous alongside gently nudging them to connect to the deeper reality that exists within and outside. You can find it HERE.

-Little SONGS in Gujarati, Bengali, French and English that enrich the story can be found by clicking on the “music button” to the right

FOR WHOM?
The story is for children (age 6+) and adults.

WHAT DOES THE STORY HELP WITH?
-Trusting and acting on our inner guidance
-Encouraging free spiritedness, play and dreaming of a new reality into being
-Opening to the subtler and unseen world of elemental beings
-Eliminating destructive power dynamics in child-adult relationships