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Helping children understand the mammoth pressures the planet is under can be a daunting task. But Karachi-based writer and illustrator Rumana Husain has been connecting the dots between air pollution, plastic, development and their toll on the living world for over three decades through her exquisite picture books.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always preferred to write and speak about nature\u2026 its bounties, trees, animals, the earth and environment, man\u2019s ruthless exploitation of it\u2026 as well as friendship, empathy, peace, harmony, inclusivity,\u201d said the writer of more than 60 books.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Artists lead cultural response to climate change<\/a><\/p>\n

Recently, Husain has been on a new mission: to encourage children to love books and reading. She also wants to revive the culture of adults sitting down with children because, she said, children\u2019s books are meant to be read aloud.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 pandemic forced everyone to slow down and families to spend more time together. It was an ideal moment for Husain\u2019s mission \u2013 particularly to encourage parents and children to take a moment, step back and think about the destruction being wrought on the planet.<\/p>\n

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Rumana Husain illustrating her new storybook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Storytelling through the pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n

She is doing this through storytelling. Since March, she has uploaded over 170 videos, she told The Third Pole<\/a> from the United States, where she has been for five months, spending the \u201cpandemic time\u201d with family. As well as telling stories from her own books, Husain chooses titles from her granddaughters\u2019 bookshelves. She posts videos on her Facebook page<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She uses a mixture of old and contemporary literature and a dash of poetry. From Arabian Nights<\/em> to Shel Silverstein\u2019s famous book The Giving Tree<\/a><\/em> and her own work, she said she strives to stay close to the themes she feels strongly about. In some videos, she translates English storybooks into Urdu \u201cso that they are better understood by children in Pakistan\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n

She has started to receive messages from a budding fan club. One said, \u201cI spent all night watching you reading your stories…\u201d; another enthused, \u201cYour storytelling is amazing!\u201d And some of Pakistan\u2019s intellectuals, including the educationist and linguist Arfa Zehra, have sent her long video messages \u2013 which she said make her feel truly honoured. In addition, some schools are using her videos for their online classes.<\/p>\n

An early environmentalist<\/strong><\/p>\n

One theme keeps cropping up across Husain\u2019s work: the environment. Her first books Hasan ki Gali <\/em>(Hasan\u2019s Lane), on rubbish and keeping neighbourhoods clean, and Kala Bhoot<\/em>, which gave life and personality to the ubiquitous plastic bag, were published over two decades ago \u2013 but their messages are as important as ever.<\/p>\n

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One of Husain\u2019s earliest books was about the damage posed by plastic bags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She explained the concept of sustainable development in a graphic book, Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan<\/em>, about the Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist. A bilingual book Khoo-Khoo-Khoo \u2013 The Coughing\u00a0City<\/em> dealt with overpopulation, air and sound pollution, and infrastructure development that leaves little room for animals and trees.<\/p>\n

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One of a four-part series of bilingual books about rural village life in Pakistan, with a girl Rani as the central character<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her work is celebrated both in Pakistan and abroad. In 2014, she won the fourth UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award (2014) for Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan<\/em>. Her award-winning book about the red almond tree, Laal Badam<\/em>, has been translated into five languages. Prerana and Laal Peela<\/em>, which she co-authored with Nepali writer Buddhi Sagar, won the Nepalese Society for Children\u2019s Literature\u2019s best book award.<\/p>\n

See:<\/strong> Water speaks in Asian literature<\/a><\/p>\n

Another feather in her cap is developing the curriculum on the environment back in the 1980s for C.A.S, a private school in Karachi, where she was head teacher. She single-handedly developed the entire curriculum for classes three to six, complete with work sheets and teaching manuals.<\/p>\n

What rhymes with coronavirus?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to her online storytelling, Husain recently published her first e-book for Amazon: Etienne and the Angry Dot<\/a><\/em> \u2013 a story about a young child living through lockdown told in rhyme that was \u201cbubbling inside\u201d her. Early on, it became a family project. \u201cMy son, in particular, gave some useful input, and also encouraged me to publish it on Amazon and my daughter Asma designed the layouts,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"Etienne She was inspired to write the book by Etienne, her three-year-old grandson who lives in Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to explain to Etienne that the virus is nasty and it has been doing phenomenal harm globally, therefore we need to be taking utmost precautions against it,\u201d she said. \u201cIt shall pass, but we need to learn some lessons from these times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Inside
Inside page of \u2018Etienne and the Angry Dot\u2019 by Rumana Husain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She did not want to write it in prose, as she felt it would become \u201cdark and intense\u201d. By opting for rhyme she hoped to lessen children\u2019s anxiety while adding \u201ccaution as well as a lot of hope\u201d. She also wanted to explain to children that the reduction in human activity during lockdowns had had a temporary \u201chealing\u201d effect on the damage caused by mankind on the planet. Husain stressed that she does not want to \u201covertly thrust morals down children\u2019s throats\u201d, but create books that are \u201cinteresting, fun to read, unbiased and have subtle messages\u201d.<\/p>\n

Baela Raza Jamil, founder of the Children\u2019s Literature Festival in Lahore, told The Third Pole<\/a>, \u201cHer books are definitely nothing like the textbooks that our children are forced to read and study in schools. Reading for pleasure and lively learning is what we strive to promote, and that\u2019s what Rumana is good at through her writings and her illustrations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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