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Ganesha Solves a Problem: 5-minute stories to read with your child
FIVE DELIGHTFUL STORIES FOR KIDS FILLED WITH FUN MOMENTS AND BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS!
Your father says you can't eat your Halloween candy till after dinner. But seven o'clock is so far away! Your teacher blames you for something that you didn't do, and life can seem so unfair. There's a bully in your karate class. Sometimes, life can seem difficult. Luckily, there's Ganesha to help you solve your problems. Ganesha walks and talks like a human, but he has the head of an elephant. And he can solve your problems just by snapping his fingers, playing a guitar or helping you count sheep -- and dinosaurs -- at night.
In this " funny collection of stories that are every bit as delightful as Frog and Toad " -- Sudarshan R...father of a nine and six year old -- Ganesha helps children believe in the power of their imagination, work through problems by trying and trying again, and knowing when to go to mommy for a cuddle.
GREAT FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN TO DISCOVER THE WORLD OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY.
EXCERPT
I sneak into the kitchen. I open every shelf looking for my bowl of Halloween candy.
“What are you doing?” father says.
His voice takes me by surprise. I feel scared. I didn’t even realize father was in the kitchen. Why do adults spend so much time in shadows? They then jump out of the dark, and surprise you by saying things like “Gotcha!” and “Time Out!”
I tell father that I am looking for Halloween candy. Father shakes his head. He says that I can’t have candy till after I eat my dinner.
“No candy till seven o’ clock in the evening,” he says.
I stomp my feet on the ground.
“Not fair,” I say.
I am good at Math. I know that seven in the evening is at least one hundred infinity gazillion hours away.
But father doesn’t care. He stares at me blankly.
“If I can eat candy after dinner, why can’t I have it after breakfast?” I cry out.
Father doesn’t give in to me.
“It is what it is,” he says.
********************
Father says we should go to Green Lake. He says that being outside will take my mind off candy. I ask father if mommy will be joining us.
“Mommy has gone to buy sunflowers from the nursery,” Father says.
He says that mommy’s boss gave her a lot of work last week.
“Gardening helps her relax,” he says.
The three of us walk to the lake. There’s father, Ganesha and me.
********************
Ganesha moved into my room exactly one month ago. Since then, we have become the best of friends. Ganesha is not like any of my other friends. He walks and talks like a human, but he has the head of an elephant.
When we met, Ganesha told me that he is a God, and that he is very good at solving problems.
I don’t know if I should believe him. Ganesha is very good at eating sweets. He can eat more than one hundred candies in one sitting. But I have not seen him solve a single problem.
“I can’t believe father can’t see you,” I whisper to him. I speak very softly so father can’t hear me.
Ganesha says that only children can see him. He is invisible to adults. He also says that he is visible to only one child at a time.
“So am I the only child who can see you?” I ask.
He nods his elephant head.
“Yes,” he says.
About the Author
Arun Krishnan is a technology writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Loudest Firecracker published by Tranquebar and Antisocial published by Harper Black. His writings have appeared in publications like the Huffington Post and the Guardian.
Your father says you can't eat your Halloween candy till after dinner. But seven o'clock is so far away! Your teacher blames you for something that you didn't do, and life can seem so unfair. There's a bully in your karate class. Sometimes, life can seem difficult. Luckily, there's Ganesha to help you solve your problems. Ganesha walks and talks like a human, but he has the head of an elephant. And he can solve your problems just by snapping his fingers, playing a guitar or helping you count sheep -- and dinosaurs -- at night.
In this " funny collection of stories that are every bit as delightful as Frog and Toad " -- Sudarshan R...father of a nine and six year old -- Ganesha helps children believe in the power of their imagination, work through problems by trying and trying again, and knowing when to go to mommy for a cuddle.
GREAT FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN TO DISCOVER THE WORLD OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY.
EXCERPT
I sneak into the kitchen. I open every shelf looking for my bowl of Halloween candy.
“What are you doing?” father says.
His voice takes me by surprise. I feel scared. I didn’t even realize father was in the kitchen. Why do adults spend so much time in shadows? They then jump out of the dark, and surprise you by saying things like “Gotcha!” and “Time Out!”
I tell father that I am looking for Halloween candy. Father shakes his head. He says that I can’t have candy till after I eat my dinner.
“No candy till seven o’ clock in the evening,” he says.
I stomp my feet on the ground.
“Not fair,” I say.
I am good at Math. I know that seven in the evening is at least one hundred infinity gazillion hours away.
But father doesn’t care. He stares at me blankly.
“If I can eat candy after dinner, why can’t I have it after breakfast?” I cry out.
Father doesn’t give in to me.
“It is what it is,” he says.
********************
Father says we should go to Green Lake. He says that being outside will take my mind off candy. I ask father if mommy will be joining us.
“Mommy has gone to buy sunflowers from the nursery,” Father says.
He says that mommy’s boss gave her a lot of work last week.
“Gardening helps her relax,” he says.
The three of us walk to the lake. There’s father, Ganesha and me.
********************
Ganesha moved into my room exactly one month ago. Since then, we have become the best of friends. Ganesha is not like any of my other friends. He walks and talks like a human, but he has the head of an elephant.
When we met, Ganesha told me that he is a God, and that he is very good at solving problems.
I don’t know if I should believe him. Ganesha is very good at eating sweets. He can eat more than one hundred candies in one sitting. But I have not seen him solve a single problem.
“I can’t believe father can’t see you,” I whisper to him. I speak very softly so father can’t hear me.
Ganesha says that only children can see him. He is invisible to adults. He also says that he is visible to only one child at a time.
“So am I the only child who can see you?” I ask.
He nods his elephant head.
“Yes,” he says.
About the Author
Arun Krishnan is a technology writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Loudest Firecracker published by Tranquebar and Antisocial published by Harper Black. His writings have appeared in publications like the Huffington Post and the Guardian.
50 pages, Paperback
Published February 26, 2023
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