Books with title Crocodile Burning

SABIHA RAUF JANJUA was born in Rangoon Burma to East Indian parents. Her father was the ambassador of India to many countries therefore she has traveled around the world. At this time she is a Canadian Citizen living in Oman. She has two sons who live and work in Canada. Her dream is to start an orphanage and to help young children learn some important life lessons through her books.

Lara, an energetic little girl, full of ideas and ambition for life lives with her mother in a village called Petal. Lara, being in the process of turning into a beautiful teenager was also a very naughty girl. If she isn’t scribbling on the walls, she was pulling her cat’s ears, hanging off the curtain drapes and seldom does she want to go to bed when the time comes…Her mother, Olivia, in a state of despair, tries to find a solution. A secret word is invented and manages to make a difference, without realizing that Lara would, one day, throw it right back into Olivia’s face! Crocodile is based on a true story. Crocodile was awarded the Illustration Award 2007by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Culture and Education, Nicosia, Cyprus. Crocodile was written by Melissa Hekkers and Illustrated by Anna Photiadou, a children’s book published in Greek and English and distributed in Cyprus and Greece. The illustration of the publication was characterised as a"noteworthy and daring illustration” by Anna Fotiadou who makes “a modern and pioneer illustrative suggestion”.

Sabiha Rauf Janjua was born in Rangoon Burma to East Indian parents. Her father was the ambassador of India to many countries therefore she has traveled around the world. At this time she is a Canadian Citizen living in Oman. She has two sons who live and work in Canada. Her dream is to start an orphanage and to help young children learn some important life lessons through her books.