Silk-screened by hand on handmade paper, and presented in a white handmade silk-paper bag, this book tells the traditional story of five men who are out walking in the moonless night, when suddenly they bump into something. Each of them sees something different, yet each is convinced that he is right. How is that possible? And what could this thing be? A tale of wisdom for all ages, this witty tale is letter-pressed by hand and illustrated in the style of traditional woodcuts.

 

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Tara Books .

Sirish Rao has written a number of children's books and also co-authored (with Gita Wolf) retellings of several myths and fables, Antigone being one of them. He wrote his first novel, Real Men Don't Pick Peonies at the age of 22. He has also contributed to An Ideal Boy and Baby!, two books on Indian popular imagery published by Dewi Lewis (both available from Turnaround). Gita Wolf, co-author of numerous handmade children's books, including In the Dark, Sophocles' Antigone and The Tree Girl, also adapted Hensparrow Turns Purple from a classic Indian folktale. Anushka Ravishankar has made a name for herself internationally as an Indian children's writer, with over ten books of verse, fiction and non-fiction. The award-winning author of Tiger on a Tree, she has pioneered the Indian English nonsense verse form, bringing it to international attention. Rathna Ramanathan runs minus9, her own graphic design studio and has designed over twenty books in her six years working with Tara Books.