I wrote, illustrated and designed The Sunshower Song (Pratham Books) in 2018. Much of the book was an extended story-within-a-story / reverie that required two distinct styles of art. I went with a more organic, natural look for the story-outside-the-story, and a more geometric / abstract style for the story within. Here are some pages from the book:
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In 2019 The Sunshower Song was awarded the First Prize for Excellence in Book Production by the Federation of Indian Publishers.