To be honest,
scrolling through the list of stories was a little bit overwhelming for me.
This story caught my eye because elephants are my favorite animals. I felt the
title was a good representation of the storybook as it was what the boys sought
to find and each story is their journey in search of the elephant. After reading the
introduction, I found I related very strongly to the two boys desperate for
adventure. Growing up, I was always outdoors looking for an adventure or
exploring in the creek by my house. I also found the interaction between the
boys and the shaman to be interesting. I love that while he tried to warn the
boys about the dangers their adventure could find, he realized that he was once
just like them and did not discourage them from their dreams. I felt this
storybook was very well laid out with links to each section with labels that
made navigation through the site quick and easy.
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| Elephant Source: Elephant Photos |
The
introduction to this story really sucked me in. I really enjoyed the style of
writing and found myself eager to read more. While I have read many stories about
the journey of a hero, I felt this story had a very interesting twist in that
the character will be traveling to the past in order to restore the disrupted
karma in universe. I also found the layout and use of pictures benefited the
story as they gave a visual throughout the story. I liked the design of the
page and thought the front page with the question of whether the reader wanted
to continue into this dark uncertain story really added to the setting of the
story.
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| Yama, the god of death Source: Universe of Comics |
At the beginning of the introduction to this storybook I found myself unable to relate to the character's desire to break the routine she had adopted from following the social norms. However, I find her ability to understand the rut she’s in and seek change inspiring. I found the authors use of dialog and paragraph spacing to add to the flow of the introduction and kept my interest. While the introduction was not titled introduction, the order of her links was helpful in navigating through the Storybook.
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| India Source: Eat Pray Love |
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