City Tales: Something Black and White

DescriptionThis is a series of bilingual books with an urban theme. Children will get a glimpse of city life through the various stories. The central characters in the series are two sisters, Sonia and Anya. Three-year-old Anya is very fond of singing but five-year-old Sonia does not enjoy her younger sister’s out-of-tune songs. One day Mother and Father bring a special gift for them—inside the large box is something black and white.Author BiographyRumana Husain is a writer, illustrator, and a freelance contributor to national dailies and magazines. She has been an innovative school head and teacher-trainer. She is an Honorary Director on the Board of the Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), Honorary General Secretary of the Karachi Conference Foundation, and Founding Member of the ‘I am Karachi’ Society. She has written and illustrated over 60 children’s books and developed many teachers’ manuals. She won the 4th UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award for Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan which is a part of this graphic stories series.