A New Initiative to make Reading Contemporary for Children

BANGALORE, India - Oct. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- The fantasy book- Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess has been steadily gaining popularity among children. Now it has entered the next stage of delighting them.

DPS Bangalore East in a spirit to make reading fun and more contemporary hosted its first ever mono-play of the book Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess at its Premise on 29^th of October. The mono-play session was followed by a debate on importance of reading, and a creative writing contest. The writing contest is based on the theme ‘Prince of clouds meets the evil scientist’. The best entry would feature on face book page of the book and be included in the sequel of the book.

As per the author, Ilika Ranjan, the book which released in August, has received overwhelming response from children. They have been sending emails and handmade cards to the author. Based on the responses received from children, the most popular characters are Anika, the gifted princess who can read the stars and Leo, the prince of clouds. “Every email and card received has motivated me to innovate more and reach out to children. We thought we should come up with something that would further their interest in the book and make reading fun and happening. The book Secrets of Zynpagua has unpredictable turns and all the prophecies that foretell a mystery are lyrical. Thus we worked with the concept of musical mono-play, which ends on the turning point of the book” says the author.

The director of storyghar.com personally enacted the story which was backed by outstanding music.

The author insists that the notion- children don’t read is not true. “In fact, after interacting with children, its been a delightful revelation that today’s children love to read, have an amazing grasping power and language skills. Reading as a hobby should be made more contemporary and the word Bookworm should be done away with. Reading produces the smartest and most intelligent people in the world, not bookworms, a word which does not define readers of today” says the author.

Author, Ilika Ranjan, expressed her heart felt gratitude to DPS –Bangalore East, school principal, the librarian and the staff for their motivation and eagerness to promote reading and encourage other schools to participate in such events.

The book is available on Flipkart, Amazon and Crosswords. Infact Crosswords bookstores is partnering with the Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess in creating excitement at their various stores in the country, which includes musical monoplays, debate and elocution contests for children, interesting bookmarks etc.