On the 3rd September I was officially able to do my very own show and tell! It was the day that I could share the amazing cover of the US version of Asha And The Spirit Bird. Here it is – and isn’t it amazing? It’s been created by an American Indonesian artist called Dion MBD and I love that it’s totally unique and really different to the UK cover which was created by a Romanian artist called Aitch.
When I visited my old primary school, Mellers in Nottingham, the children in year 6 who are reading my book gave me their views on it which I’m going to share with you all here. This is what they thought: “I like both of them but I like the US one because I feel like it makes more sense and it has the bird watching over and protecting Asha.” “I like the US one because Asha is holding the pendant which relates to the bird and relates to her Grandma and this means something.” “I like both but I prefer the US one because it has more meaning. The bird shows you more about the book.” “I like how you see Asha – she didn’t look like I expected. I thought she would be wearing traditional Indian clothes but she was wearing a hoodie. This made me question things about the book. I know why her hair is short now because she cuts it in the book.” And here are a few extra comments their teacher shared with me about Asha And The Spirit Bird in general. “They were interested in the setting too and talked about similarities between the UK and India - there were more than they expected. They didn't think Asha would have electricity or the Internet! We talked a lot about what Asha was wearing and the colours used in the illustration. It was a great and lively discussion. I think on the whole they preferred the US one. After the discussion, I was also in agreement with them which surprised me!” It’s fantastic that the cover has provoked such discussion! Thank you once again to the amazing children and their teacher Mrs Buttress.
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1/11/2020 01:00:44 am
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