ಆವಕಾಡೊ ಎಂಬ ಆಮೆ: ಮುಗ್ದತೆಯ ಪ್ರತಿರೂಪ

by Kiara Shankar, Vinay Shankar, Chandana Venkatesh (Translator)

ಆವಕಾಡೊ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಆಮೆಗಳಂತೆ ಇದ್ದವಳಲ್ಲ. ಅವಳ ಸ್ನೇಹಪರವಾದ ಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ಬೇರೆಲ್ಲ ಆಮೆಗಳಿಂದ ದೂಷಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿಸಿಕೊಂಡವಳು. ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಆಮೆಗಳು ಅವಳ ವರ್ತನೆಯನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟ ಪಡದೆ ಅವಳನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಗುಂಪಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳನ್ನು ಹೊರ ಹಾಕುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ಇದರಿಂದ ಮೊದಲು ಬೇಸರಗೊಂಡ ಆವಕಾಡೊ ಸರಾಗವಾಗಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಹೊಸ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆರೆಯುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಹಾಗೂ ಬೇರೆಯವರು ಬಯಸಿದಂತೆ ನಾವಾಗಲಾರೆವು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಅರಿಯುತ್ತಾಳೆ.
ಬನ್ನಿ! ಆವಕಾಡೊಳ ಪಯಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವು ಸಾಗೋಣ.

"ಪರರು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದರು ಕೂಡ, ನೀವು ನೀವಾಗಿ ಇರುವ ಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಿ." - ಆವಕಾಡೊ

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Avocado is not a normal turtle. She is rejected by the other turtles for being too friendly. One day, they decide she should no longer be welcomed in their turtle group, and she is sent away. Upset at first, she eventually meets new friends and starts to understand it doesn't matter what people want her to be. Join Avocado on her journey to find her true self.

"Be yourself and embrace the moment, even if others rejected you." - Avocado the Turtle

70 pages, Audiobook

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Kiara Shankar is a talented sixteen-year-old author and songwriter from San Francisco, California, USA. In addition to writing, she enjoys reading and creating artwork. Her recent book, Avocado the Turtle, has been translated into fifteen languages, including Spanish, German, Italian, French, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Ukrainian, and more.

Kiara also co-writes pop song lyrics along with her Dad, Vinay Shankar. The pop hits penned by the father-daughter duo-sung by singers Marla Malvins, Primrose Fernetise, Francesca Shankar, Vin Cooper, and SpotZ the Frenchie-are now streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more digital music streaming platforms.