Mahvash K Moht’s illustrated children’s books – ‘Curious Animals’ and ‘More Curious Animals’ are part of a series and are a collection of short, rhyming tales about absurd, funny, quirky creatures that live in our world. Mahvash talks about how she’s noticed that children tend to learn and retain information much better when there is rhyme and metre to the written and spoken word. As she says, “We are ultimately all creatures of rhythm right from the start!” These collectibles have little stories from the grumpy caterpillar, to the shy tomato, to the shrimp who is a boxing champion, to the spider who loves to entertain the ladies.
These short tales will entertain, inform and also bring out a giggle or four! Both children and adults are sure to enjoy this beautifully illustrated, lyrical story-telling. In fact, you can pick any tune and make each of these poems into your own little song. Inspiration Talking about her inspiration for the stories, Mahvash says, “I grew up on Hans Christian Andersen’s tales like ‘The Ugly Duckling’, ‘The Princess and the Pea’, ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Thumbelina’, and ‘The Little Match Girl’.
These were big, beautifully illustrated books that were my pride and joy. I think I was about six when my mother got me a collection of these fairy tales, and since then, I’ve been a reader.” “Also, we live in a big beautiful world where digital media and the information superhighway has made so much about our .