Parents, take cue from Class 4 girl!

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Information Overload tells the story of a group of children who are glued to computers throughout the day as their parents are busy at work.

In the process they acquire excessive information and their heads grow bigger and bigger. In course of time, their heads burst.

“At least now parents should wake up”. This is the message of the short story penned by Salem’s Yazhini (9).

The Class IV student stresses that parents should spend more time with their children else they will get addicted to computers and it would affect their physical and mental health.

Her book, Kadu Perusa Azhaga Irundhuchu (The Forest was Big and Beautiful), published by Iyal Vagai publishers, was released recently. It has 12 of her selected short stories that talk about childhood and innocence.

Yazhini’s stories are about her dream school, her friends — not just humans but also animals like cats, tigers and deer — and how children and parents should tell stories and enjoy life.

She has dedicated her debut book to visually challenged children and Hosur-based “Udhiram”, a voluntary blood donation organisation.

In fact in the foreword, celebrated writer Kalyanji has written that he wishes to live a life like Yazhini’s.

In her story Ala Miss, a big banyan tree (alamaram) is the teacher who also lets her students her branches to take shelter under during rains and allows them to use her roots as swings.

“I wanted to share my stories with other children and parents. All parents should tell stories to their kids,” appeals the kid writer.

Talking about their daughter’s book, Yazhini’s parents Mr K. Saravanakumar and Ms Sridevi said, “She used to ask to hear stories every day.

When we devoted time every night and told her stories, she then wanted to tell stories with her imagination and experiences.

Yazhini has told more than 40 stories. We wrote down her stories in her own words and got them corrected by her.”