EtonHouse Inspirations: Saarth, Youngest Bilingual Author in the World-Guinness Book of Records

Saarth Khanna Sohum is the youngest bilingual author in the World-Guinness Book of Records. He was only 5 when he first narrated the story of “Giant Twoe and 100 Beanstalks” on 14th July 2017. A student of EtonHouse International School Sentosa, Saarth conceptualized the picture book, the play script and the 2 songs that were published after 108 days of hard work in 3 editions – English, English and Hindi as well as English and Mandarin on the 2nd of November 2017.  

He worked with Darel Seow, a well-known illustrator in Singapore, to bring his story to life over 10 workshop sessions. The English and Hindi editions are authored in Saarth’s words. He worked with Cecilia Chee, a translator featured by the National Book Development Council of Singapore, for the version in English and Mandarin. We speak to Saarth, and his parents on their inspiring journey.