A Book is a Bee
Written by Lavanya Karthik | Illustrated by Ruchi Shah
This book illustration project was commissioned and published by Tulika Books.
‘A Book is a Bee’ takes you through different imaginary worlds that a book opens up for each one
of us. What does a book mean to children and even adults? Each page unfolds a new world - a forest,
a sea, underwater and so on ... As I enjoy experimenting with found objects, materials and mixed media, we felt
this technique would be suitable for this book. I have used hand drawn sketches, pressed leaves, layered illustrations
and bright colours to create different layers for the beautiful visuals in this book. Since it was written in India I ensured that
my visuals were contextually accurate through patterns and styles woven into the clothes, hair and background elements.
You can buy the book from Tulika Books or Amazon.
