Secular Art Movement Maharashtra hosting another good talk on 'Children's Illustration and Resistance Art' by Shrujana Niranjini Shridhar. #FBLive #ChildrensBooks #illustratedbooks #resistance #art #books #India #DalitLiterature

Shridhar talks about her own experience of an editor asking her to remove an illustration of children fighting/arguing because it wasn't appropriate.

Now discussing 'The Story of Colors.' Incredible book for children, discusses drugs, sex, smoking and how children see the world -- "They don't just draw cute images." #ChildrensBooks #illustratedbooks #resistanceart

Another interesting book-- Shridhar doesn't necessarily think it's just for young children. 'A is for Activist'. #books #illustration #resistance

'A Visit to the City Market' -- is part of the resistance movement because it isn't about fairytales. A real representation of everyday life-- a whole page about fisherwomen and the market. Important to understand that unlike adults, children really "re-read" books.

'Julian Is A Mermaid' is about a boy who wants to be a mermaid-- that's his dream. Very gender fluid, non conforming for a children's book. #childrensbooks

'I Love My Hair' is an important #book for the #Black community for it works with an important aspect of identifiable physical attribute (the hair) to weave a narrative. Everyday life for oppressed communities is a movement in resistance. #childrensbooks #illustratedbooks

Looking at Babasaheb Ambedkar as a child in 'The Boy Who Asked Why' is an interesting perspective. He refuses to take no for an answer and it shows how he grows up to be the architect of India's constitution. #ChildrensBook #DalitLiterature #illustratedbooks #resistance

Maya Angelou and Jean-Michel Basquiat's fantastic 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me.' The illustrations are striking, often abstract and a little dark, but just enough to inspire children and talk about courage. "It's a masterpiece," says Shridhar. #MayaAngelou #Basquiat #ChildrensBooks