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There is a BIG monster that only Montu can see, that shows up whenever he’s angry or sad, and makes him even more angry, even more sad. One day, when he hurts his leg and is stuck at home, he starts to draw. He draws the window, the tree outside and… the monster! But as he keeps drawing, the monster gets smaller and smaller. What’s happening?
Pictures and text gently tell this story of a boy who learns to deal with his inner demons, illustrating how art can heal.
ISBN: 9788197775031
Pages: 24
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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Adithi Rao
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Aravind Krish Bala
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- Description: A thrilling book based on a true story of an encounter with the endangered cat in the Western Ghats of India. Perched on a treetop at a waterhole in a reserve forest in Kerala, the author and his friend, Natarajan, an Irula tribesman, were waiting to sight a tiger. This was when Natarajan told him the story of his first encounter with a black panther in the Anamalai Hills – which happened after he had been roaming those hills for forty years! Stunning pastels bring to life the majestic black panther.
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Raj Shekhar
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- Description: हम ऊँचे, झूमते हुए पेड़ हैं हम हवा में उगने वाले जामुन हैं हम बाघ हैं, हम खरगोश हैं हम गड़गड़ाते हुए भालू हैं... कविता की लय हमें हरे-भरे और जीवंत जंगल में खींच ले जाती है। लेकिन इसके हर हिस्से में इतने डूबे हुए 'हम' कौन हैं? प्रकृति और उसके बीच रहने वालों के लिए इस प्रकाश और गौरवशाली गीत में शब्द और चित्र एक साथ गाते हैं। तेलंगाना के एक आदिवासी गीत से प्रेरित और एक प्रसिद्ध गोंड कलाकार की शानदार कला के साथ, यह बच्चों की प्रवृत्ति को सही तरीके से पकड़ता है - शब्दों और लय के साथ मनोरंजन, और प्राकृतिक दुनिया की कनेक्टिविटी के बारे में जागरूक होने की अभी तक अछूती क्षमता।
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- Author Name:
Taposhi Ghoshal +1
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- Author Name:
Shailee
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- Description: Sita and Helen. Two of mythology’s best-known ‘heroines’, famed for the epic wars fought over them in Lanka and Troy. There are endless accounts of how beautiful they were, what happened to them, and how their valiant husbands rescued them. But what do we really know of the women themselves? What did they think? How did they feel? Listen now to their own stories, in their own voices… Shailee imaginatively constructs their hidden sides, filling in the gaps where there was silence before. Rich, detailed illustrations augment text and theme to re-present these stories with an alternative perspective for young people of today.
Kuttan Ko Mili Khushi
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Serene Kasim +1
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- Author Name:
Kay S
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Shefali Mullick +4
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Aapa Ki Aapdi
- Author Name:
Gulzar +1
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- Description: 'आपा की आपड़ी पानी में जा पड़ी...' This line will encourage children to make - 'पापा की पापड़ी पानी में जा पड़ी...' यह चंचलता दर्शाती है कि कविता की शाब्दिक व्याख्या उपयोगी नहीं होगी। इसके बजाय यह हमें छंद की प्रकृति से परिचित कराता है। निरर्थक तुकबंदी हमारे देश में एक अज्ञात क्षेत्र है। सुकुमार रॉय के अद्वितीय अबोल ताबोल के अलावा, बहुत से लोगों ने इस शैली में अपना हाथ नहीं आजमाया है। गुलज़ार हिंदी के एक ऐसे कवि हैं जिनके पास इस शैली को खोजने का कौशल और रुचि है। यह एक ऐसी किताब है. यह गुलज़ार द्वारा लिखित समय पोस्ट श्रृंखला की 14 पुस्तकों में से एक है। एलन शॉ ने इस उल्लेखनीय कविता का चित्रण किया है। उनके चित्र कविता को एक मज़ेदार पृष्ठभूमि प्रदान करते हैं। age group 0-6 years
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- Author Name:
Shubhangi Goel +3
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- Author Name:
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- Description: Chingi loves it when Shakil Tatya visits. This time around, they share a meal and shop at the local market, where Chingi finds a little gift for her uncle.
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- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
B Vinayan
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Forgetful Dida
- Author Name:
Himanjali Sankar
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- Description: Dida has a forgetting illness. She almost went to the grocery store wearing just one sandal, instead of both, and she forgot the numbers between three and ten. What will Dida forget next? A tender story of memory told by a young girl about her grandmother. Reading Level:3;for children who are ready to read on their own.
The Clever Tailor
- Author Name:
Srividhya Venkat +1
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- Description: Rupa Ram is a famous but poor tailor with an unfulfilled dream – to stitch something for his own family. So, when he receives a gift of a brand new saafa, he is inspired to do just that! At the heart of this touching tale is a generous man who uses his imagination and creativity to do right by his family. With delightful illustrations by Nayantara Surendranath, this book is Srividhya Venkat’s charming Indian adaptation of a European folktale. Awards Winner of the 2019 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Middle East/India/Asia region. Shortlisted for the Neev Children’s Book Award, 2019. Chosen for the 101 Great Books for Kids 2019 list by Evanston Public Library. Listed as a Highly Commended book by the South Asia Book Award 2020.
HICCOPOTAMUS
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Late one night, as all the animals of Gulmohar Jungle were settling in for a quiet sleep under the silvery moon, a most enormous thing fell into the White Lily Pond Ö a hiccuping hippo called Hawasi. Join the Gulmohar jungle-wallahs for some madcap fun as they come together to help Hawasi with his hiccups and get him back home. Giggles and chortles guaranteed!
Apani Apani Pasand
- Author Name:
Vijaydan Detha +1
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- Description: A fisherwoman loves fish. And a gardener loves flowers. One rainy day the two meet. Each to the other is gracious and sweet. And yet they find it impossible to be together. Dip into this fishy-flowery story to find out why! A Rajasthani folklore from Indiaís much-loved storyteller, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize!
Rockstar in a Sari
- Author Name:
Pearl D' Silva
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- Description: Pearl D'Silva celebrates the life of our rockstar, Usha Uthup. What we see, hear, eat, and wear is ingrained in our minds. Gradually, its hold becomes stronger, like a habit. Then we remember it just as we remember Newton's third law of motion. One day, when we witness something different from what we are accustomed to seeing, hearing, eating, and wearing, we deny it wholeheartedly. If that is what is different stands up with complete confidence, we begin to accept it. It takes courage to be different and stay different with confidence. Usha Uthup is one such personality. She puts forth her voice and her dressing style with confidence and honesty. She sings with confidence, like a rockstar. Vasundhara Arora's lively portrayal of Usha Uthup's character. Page by page, you can hear Usha Uthup sing with the fragrance of her gajra. Vasundhara's illustrative style is reflected in her colours and lines. Age group 9-12 years
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