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Words rollick and frolic in Kanna’s head, yet he hardly speaks. One day, he is at the cave temples with his aunt’s family when the lights go off. How will they find their way back through the maze of tunnels? Everyone is frightened, except Kanna. Light or no light, it makes no difference because he cant see anyway. And as he confidently leads the others out, he finds himself talking… and talking… The words tumble out unleashing the chatterbox within – Kanna Panna!. From one of the best known writers for children today comes this joyous story that neatly inverts the notion of ‘disability’. The warm pictures, sensitive yet strong, pick up the nuances to portray a child for whom having a visual impairment is just the way he is – and is even a chance to have some fun! About the Author Zia Whitaker grew up in Mubai, in a family of naturalists. After teaching at Kodaikanal International School for 18 years, she was the principal of two other schools. She has written novels, stories and poems for children - including Andamans Boy and Kali and the Rat Snake, published by Tulika. She now lives and works at the Madras Crocodile Bank near Chennai, which she helped Snake Man Rom Whitaker set up almost 40 years ago.About the Illustrator Niloufer Wadia started as a visualiser and was in advertising for over 20 years. She then left abruptly to see if she could make a career of her first love, illustration and painting. Very interested in children’s book illustration, she is always buying books whose pictures she likes, even if her eight-year-old doesn’t like them! This is her first book with Tulika.