Color Me Red, Please!

Color me Red! PleaseGoodnight stories for children Book 1Mithoo could not sleep at night, often. His parents prayed to Lord Hanuman, Sankat-Haran, the problem solver. As he struggled to sleep in night, he called Lord Hanuman with a banana, Lord Hanuman's favorite fruit. Lord Hanuman arrived; He has painted Himself red. "Why have you painted yourself red?" Mithoo asked. Why did Lord Hanuman paint Himself red? Read the story to find out...Color me Red, Please! Is a story of love and devotion, the attributes a child must learn. At the end of the story, Mithoo asked, "Can I call you again?" Lord Hanuman said, "Yes." This beautifully illustrated short story book, suited for children above 6 years of age, tell us the story why Lord Hanuman (Monkey God) is painted red in idols spread throughout temples in India. This book can serve as great read aloud book as well as self-read book for 6 years old and above. Anand Prakash is researcher by profession and writer by passion. In his fiction and poetry, he writes about relationships and their meanings. He has finished a collection of short stories and a book of poetry on relationships. Some of his experimental fictions have appeared in z-composition, Crack the Spine, Fictitious magazine, the Delinquent issue 20, Miser magazine issue VII. His writing can be found at http://authoranandprakash.com/Email him at anandprakash026@gmail.com for comments about the story and questions on writing process. He looks forward to hear back from you.