Ideas.
What.
To create a children's book based off a traditional Burmese folk tale. Folk tales have been preserved and passed down for centuries in Burma, displaying Burmas humour, romance and wisdom. These folk tales often have morals or messages they are trying to portray to the reader. I want to restore a cultural story which overtime has slowly become forgotten.
Who.
Target audience is 4-8 year olds. This age group books still mainly consist of illustrations however include more text/story than books for 0-4 year olds. Where as 8+ books usually consist of more story over illustration.
How.
By creating a 20 page of illustration, accompanied by text, front and back cover. The illustrations will be visually engaging to the audience, large text to help older children read independently and a neat layout of illustrations and text.
To create a children's book based off a traditional Burmese folk tale. Folk tales have been preserved and passed down for centuries in Burma, displaying Burmas humour, romance and wisdom. These folk tales often have morals or messages they are trying to portray to the reader. I want to restore a cultural story which overtime has slowly become forgotten.
Who.
Target audience is 4-8 year olds. This age group books still mainly consist of illustrations however include more text/story than books for 0-4 year olds. Where as 8+ books usually consist of more story over illustration.
How.
By creating a 20 page of illustration, accompanied by text, front and back cover. The illustrations will be visually engaging to the audience, large text to help older children read independently and a neat layout of illustrations and text.
Layout.
After looking at some examples of children's books from the library and my sons books collection, I have decided to use a layout like in the book 'Where the wild things are'. I feel like this layout would work well for my book as it allows me to work with elongated scenic landscape and more room for detail. This layout also replicates the rectangular shape of the Burmese books shown in my research earlier.
The length measures a 25cm long by a width of 22.5cm wide. Making the book not quite square but only rectangular by a 2.5cm.
The length measures a 25cm long by a width of 22.5cm wide. Making the book not quite square but only rectangular by a 2.5cm.
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Folk tales.
The folk tale I have chosen to illustrate is 'Master Po and the Tiger' From a book I own called 'Burmese folk-tales' By Htin Aung. Master Po and the Tiger particularly stood out to me, the tale endeavour's to highlight the value of gratitude.
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Summary Master Po and the Tiger.
1. Master Po and the Tiger walking through the jungle.
2. Tiger asking Master Po to take him to the village and being angry when Master Po refuses, saying he will go himself.
3. Master Po warning the Tiger not to go to the village. The Tiger laughs it off.
4. The Tiger sneaks into the village at night and comes out dragging a fat cow.
5. Master Po going into the jungle to find the Tiger. He warned the Tiger that the villagers are setting a trap.
6. When night comes Tiger goes to the village and is caught in the trap.
7. The villagers find the Tiger in the morning and decide they will leave the Tiger to die.
8. Days go by whilst Tiger starves in the cage. At this point Master Po starts to feel bad for his friend.
9. On the 7th day Master Po lets the Tiger out of the cage.
10. Tiger thanks Master Po "Thank you. But I must eat you" then says he must eat Master Po for he is starving. Whilst Master Po pleads Tiger not to as a debt of gratitude.
11. Tiger agrees to Master Po's idea of finding a judge. They walk into the jungle in search of a judge.
12. Where they come across the skull of.a Ox and relay their dispute to him.The Ox skull says "There is no such thing as a debt of gratitude"
13. Tiger turns to Master Po and says "I will eat you now". Master Po pleads again that they find another judge to settle their dispute.
14. They find a Banyan tree and ask him to settle their dispute. The Banyan tree says "There is no such thing as a debt of gratitude".
15. With that Tiger says to Master Po "I will eat you now". Master Po pleads again they find a third judge to settle their dispute.
16. They meet a wise rabbit and ask the rabbit to settle their dispute. The rabbit says in order to help he must see the scene of where the dispute happened.
17. Master Po and the Tiger lead the wise rabbit to the cage. The wise rabbit asks the Tiger to go back into the cage and Master Po to lock it, to reenact what happened.
18. Master Po locked the Tiger in the cage. As he was about to open it the wise rabbit shouts "NO! Do not free the Tiger... The dispute is now over"
19. Master Po ran back to his home.
20. The tiger died in the cage of hunger and thirst.
1. Master Po and the Tiger walking through the jungle.
2. Tiger asking Master Po to take him to the village and being angry when Master Po refuses, saying he will go himself.
3. Master Po warning the Tiger not to go to the village. The Tiger laughs it off.
4. The Tiger sneaks into the village at night and comes out dragging a fat cow.
5. Master Po going into the jungle to find the Tiger. He warned the Tiger that the villagers are setting a trap.
6. When night comes Tiger goes to the village and is caught in the trap.
7. The villagers find the Tiger in the morning and decide they will leave the Tiger to die.
8. Days go by whilst Tiger starves in the cage. At this point Master Po starts to feel bad for his friend.
9. On the 7th day Master Po lets the Tiger out of the cage.
10. Tiger thanks Master Po "Thank you. But I must eat you" then says he must eat Master Po for he is starving. Whilst Master Po pleads Tiger not to as a debt of gratitude.
11. Tiger agrees to Master Po's idea of finding a judge. They walk into the jungle in search of a judge.
12. Where they come across the skull of.a Ox and relay their dispute to him.The Ox skull says "There is no such thing as a debt of gratitude"
13. Tiger turns to Master Po and says "I will eat you now". Master Po pleads again that they find another judge to settle their dispute.
14. They find a Banyan tree and ask him to settle their dispute. The Banyan tree says "There is no such thing as a debt of gratitude".
15. With that Tiger says to Master Po "I will eat you now". Master Po pleads again they find a third judge to settle their dispute.
16. They meet a wise rabbit and ask the rabbit to settle their dispute. The rabbit says in order to help he must see the scene of where the dispute happened.
17. Master Po and the Tiger lead the wise rabbit to the cage. The wise rabbit asks the Tiger to go back into the cage and Master Po to lock it, to reenact what happened.
18. Master Po locked the Tiger in the cage. As he was about to open it the wise rabbit shouts "NO! Do not free the Tiger... The dispute is now over"
19. Master Po ran back to his home.
20. The tiger died in the cage of hunger and thirst.
Rough writing of the story.
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