The Bookworm

Sesha is a silent boy who reads all the time. One day, Sesha speaks, and no one understands why he speaks differently. But when they see his brown book and the magic he can create, Sesha becomes a whole new person.

This empathetic story by Lavanya R. N. is illustrated with collages and watercolors by Shilo Shiv Suleman.

Lavanya R. N. has written for children and adults and has worked in the theater.

Shilo Shiv Suleman is an illustrator, animator, and visual artist who has spoken at the TED Global, Wired, DLD, and several other international conferences.

Lavanya R. N. has authored 3 books with Karadi Tales, 2 for tiny-tots and 1 for older children on the joys of reading. When she’s not writing, she’s working with a multinational consulting firm in Chicago, where she lives with her husband. She’s now lived abroad for three years, two of which were spent at Harvard Business School and she hopes to eventually come back to India and work along-side her father, brother and grandfather in the family business. She loves going to the movies and theatre and is always trying to find a way to be either on stage, behind the scenes or in the audience. Someday she hopes to publish a novel.

Shilo Shiv Suleman: Shilo Shiv Suleman is an Indian illustrator, animator and visual artist based in the city of Bangalore. Her primary area of interest is visual storytelling through multiple mediums. She illustrated her first book for children at the age of 16 and has illustrated and published 8 others since. She has also been actively involved in setting up community art projects. Earlier this year, at only 22 years of age, she was chosen by TED and Levi’s as an ambassador of the ’Shape of Things to Come’ - one of three Indian women to be felicitated with this honour at the TED Global Conference 2011, Edinburgh. In 2010 she was selected for an INK fellowship for her work as a young innovator in her field and now continues her work with the community as their Featured Artist of the Year. She was also one of the youngest speakers at the WIRED UK and DLD conference in London and Munich.