“A powerful story with illustrations that enliven and capture my imagination…”
“A beautiful parable of anger and redemption!!! Just enough suspense to be a real page-turner, not so much as to frighten a child… love that the first reference is to taking care of the mother. And the message of “willingness”, the magic of “willingness” … part of the bond between choice and intention. A powerful story with illustrations that enliven and capture my imagination… thanks for sharing your work and your self…”
–Lauren Teller, Textile Artist
“a beautiful book that teaches us to value all life”
“This is a beautiful book that teaches us to value all life, not just human life. Animals today are being treated as commodities but there are negative consequences to this view as Mrigari the hunter finds out. Like Mrigari, let us become sensitive to the pain and anguish of animals.”
–Dr. Tanmay Lele, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
“leads us out of the woods of our own unconsciousness and brings us in touch with the pulsing heart”
“Kosa has again come up with a beautifully illustrated story which leads us out of the woods of our own unconsciousness and brings us in touch with the pulsing heart, not only of humanity, but of all sentient life. If parents the world over would take a few minutes to read this to their young children, and adopt its teaching, we would have a healthier and happier world.”
–Mitchell J. Rabin, M.A., L.AC., Psychotherapist, Coach, Eco-entrepreneur and Host of A Better World Radio & TV, www.abetterworld.tv.
“will appeal to children of any race, creed or color”
“The Peaceable Forest is well-written and conveys a message of compassion for all creatures. The message of compassion is nonsectarian and will appeal to children of any race, creed or color.”
–Vasu Murti, author, They Shall Not Hurt or Destroy: Animal Rights and Vegetarianism in the Western Religious Traditions
“the story is told in a very insightful way to create love, affection and respect”
Kosa,
This is another splendid example of your genius way of narrating a story using marvellous illustrations and extremely simple language. Your narration is mesmerizing and always makes a reader want to continue reading even after the last page. The topic is extremely pertinent and the story is told in a very insightful way to create love, affection and respect for not just animals but also towards other’s convictions. It also teaches values such as forgiveness and compassion in a very subtle manner. I also very much love the ending where the smallest rabbit talks about hope.
I have two boys, 4 and 2 yrs old and can’t wait to hold this book in hand, read it to them and listen to all the questions my older one has at the end.
I think books of this caliper capturing tales from rich Indian heritage are extremely rare and feel that many more books like this need to be written. It is my utmost pleasure to endorse this book and hopefully you will continue to create many more of these wonders in coming years.
Thank you for the opportunity to preview the book before its release. Please let me know if I can do anything else.
Sincerely,
Vishal
Vishal S Vaidya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Environmental Health
Harvard University
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