 Little Juno, the jackal, was puny, lean, and hungry. The bigger jackals teased him and would not share their food. The big village dogs chased him, too, until he found safety in the dyer’s shed, where he fell into a vat of indigo dye. Juno, now with blue fur, terrified all the other animals, and they declared him their king. He banished the jackals and then had no more hunger or worries until his true identity was discovered. This is a retelling of a story from the Panchatantra, a collection of Indian fables from the 3rd century, BCE. The illustrations were inspired by the traditional white paintings in rice flour on a mud base of the Warli tribe of western India. An informative historical note is included. mjw |
| Title: The Blue Jackal Author: Shobha Viswanath Illustrator: Dileep Joshi Publisher: Eerdmans Books. Grand Rapids, Michigan Copyright: 2014 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Karadi Tales Company. Chennai Original Copyright: 2014 ISBN: 978-0-8028-5466-7 Hardcover pages: 34 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: India Author’s ethnicity: Indian Author’s residence: India Illustrator’s ethnicity: Indian Illustrator’s residence: India Subjects: Fables, Folklore, Folk tales, Legends, Myths, Stories in rhyme |
The Blue Jackal
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