‘A page of Davina finds her tone’. Photo Credit: Kohan Kolm
Now over the years, Elizabeth Keaton – known as @eli.kutty on Instagram – is using social media not only to learn Malayalam, but also teaches language through interactive, creative teaching devices. One such tool is his first picture book, Davina finds her voice (Adidev Press), which aims to introduce children to Malayalam voice.
Elizabeth Keon | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The book, Eliza says (as she is known as fond), was actually made in 2018 when she was living in Dubai. “My best friend, one Tamil, gave birth to her daughter, Davina. Her husband is Malayali, but she grew up in Tamil Nadu. Eliza manufactured the book, “portrayed my own simple depiction to detect Kerala through her eyes”. “My friend loved it and pushed me to make it in a real book,” she shared.
Picture Book takes young readers on banana trees, local markets and buses on a trip to Davina via Kerala’s fields, with a set of vowels with each page. “I enjoyed installing the scenes. It was incredibly fun to expand rhyme and statement, and it felt amazing with Kohan Kolm (the creative name of painter and painter Gurmeet Singh),” she says.
Book cover | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
This is also Gurmeet’s first Malayalam-centric book, and he says that the people of Kerala, the local culture scenes, and the Malayalam films were done for the book research. “The words leave the visual impressions, even where the words do not clearly describe it. The impression I had with Davina was an impenetrable, highly energetic, self-conscious little girl. I always tried to express it through things such as uncontrolled hair, froraliting poses, and elikutty mischievous manifestations.” “Marketplace design took just two weeks in color!”
‘A page of Davina finds her tone’. Photo Credit: Kohan Kolm
Eliza says that the first version of the book took a month of writing, portraying and laminating the pages. “I am a language teacher, and I have worked with children for many years, so I thought that I introduced the alphabet to be fun, attractive and personal. I started sending drafts to various publishers in 2020, and it to add a lot of firmness and some good friends with Edes.
Why Eliza chose for picture book format Davina finds her voice“Picture Books are amazing tools to learn language because it opens reference for children and sets a platform for them to see a relevance.
A depiction by Kohan Kolam | Photo Credit: Kohan Kolm
The book is expected to be echoed with children, Eliza has written drafts for future books including all Malayalam alphabets. “Each book has a subject related to Kerala, from the biodiversity of Thrissur forests, snacks and sweets in the neighborhood Chariya Shops. Overall, there will be about seven or eight books, focusing on a certain cluster of sounds from each Malayalam language, “Eliza says, said that she has also completed the draft of a Malayalam coursebook for adult beginners.” I have asked to be attractive and acceptable to attach it that I can get this book as learning, which they can learn to this book. I also have free online classes where I use the ingredients developed for this coursebook. ,
Prices of ₹ 499, Davina finds her voice Available at Adidevpress.com
Published – 15 May, 2025 07:30 PM IST
