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About the Hook Book Series
In a world where children’s books often feel cut from the same cloth, Hook Books stand out as a vibrant blend of imagination, humour, and heart. Crafted as a bridge between picture books and early chapter books, this series delivers stories that spark joy and wonder, while remaining rooted in age-appropriate learning.
Hook Books keep the fun going with:
Short, digestible bits of text (perfect for budding readers)
Bright colour illustrations that pull kids into the story
Themes that speak to the everyday lives of children—plus a sprinkle of whimsy!
From fantasy tales to those that touch on more advanced ideas, Hook Books ensure that young readers are always in for a treat, no matter their reading level. Even better, these books take children on journeys through different parts of India, giving them a taste of the rich diversity of our world through local flavours, landscapes, and cultures. Whether the story takes place in bustling cities or quiet villages, Hook Books make every setting feel like home.
ISBN: 9780143461586
Pages: 40
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age : 0-11
Country of Origin: India
That Night
- Author Name:
Bijal Vachharajani +1
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- Description: Chaitu wakes up to loud and angry voices. The night is dark but a fire rages in the distance. Chaitu is terrified for her family, friends and home. Why are these voices so angry? What do they want? A story set in a world fed by fear and intolerance.
Babies In My Heart
- Author Name:
Paro Anand +1
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- Description: Babies fill our world with energy and love. Don’t they? Babies come into all kinds of families and warm everyone’s heart. It is a fun story by Paro Anand for the youngest readers about diversity. Rajiv Eipe’s illustrations enrich the story. You would like the use of colors and characters.
Kuch Aata Na Jata
- Author Name:
Rajesh Joshi +1
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- Description: कौवा कितना काला है? जैसे कि रोशनी उल्टी हो गई हो, मशहूर कवि राजेश जोशी जवाब देते हैं। उनके जैसा स्थापित कवि अवलोकन की बारीकियों को व्यक्त करने के लिए नई भाषा का निर्माण कर सकता है। यह एक अनोखा संग्रह है, जो बच्चों को बहुत पसंद आएगा। वे पूरे दिन आपके साथ या अकेले इन्हें गाना चाहेंगे। युवा चित्रकार शिवम चौधरी के चित्र ताज़ा हैं। वे दिखाते हैं कि चित्रण में रंगों की अपनी आवाज़ होती है, आप ध्यान से सुनना चाहेंगे।
Thakitta Tharikitta Chindulese Banti
- Author Name:
Jacob Samson Muttada
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- Description: Thom! It lands on Kuttan’s toes. Dheem! He kicks and up it goes. The pages of this book resound with the rhythm of dance as Abu's big red ball bounces in tune with the delightful illustrations. CBSE recommended
Nanammal and Kamalathal Travel by Sea
- Author Name:
Menaka Raman
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- Description: Nanammal and Kamalathal love to travel. In fact, they are on a vacation in Manali to celebrate Kamalathal’s birthday now. But will she get to fly a hot-air balloon? Explore different modes of air transport with the two friends.
Sculpted Stones - Mysteries of Mamallapuram
- Author Name:
Ashwin Prabhu
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- Description: On Tamil Nadu’s coast lies a small town that centuries ago must have been filled with the sounds of hammering and chiselling on stone – Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. From a mammoth relief panel to cave temples and monoliths, it showcases sculptural art of astounding skill and a variety of styles rare to find in one location. The book takes us through this ‘open-air museum’ for a one-on-one ‘looking’ experience through its rich archive of 65 vivid photographs. The magnified visual details and narrative cues also throw up a sea of stories – and some riddles to be unravelled!
Thakitta Tharikitta Pandum Chanduvum
- Author Name:
Jacob Samson Muttada
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- Description: Thom! It lands on Kuttan’s toes. Dheem! He kicks and up it goes. The pages of this book resound with the rhythm of dance as Abu's big red ball bounces in tune with the delightful illustrations. CBSE recommended
Gajapati Kulapati
- Author Name:
Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: Small noses catch small colds. Big noses catch big colds. Gajapati Kulapati the elephant has a big nose and catches a great, big, mighty cold! And what happens when he sneezes – Aaaaachoooo….? With repetitive sounds and words that roll rhythmically through the pages, this bestselling series about the adorable elephant puts the zing back into storytelling and reading aloud. Bright, zestful pictures and dynamic visual text echo the lilt, making these big, happy books of fun.
Lady Targan
- Author Name:
Lavanya Karthik +1
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- Description: लेडी टार्ज़न उर्फ जमुना टुडू ने जंगलों को बचाने के लिए अपनी जान दांव पर लगा दी. उनकी कहानी संघर्ष और प्रेम की कहानी है। लावण्या कार्तिक ने लेडी टार्ज़न की कहानी दोबारा सुनाई। कहानी पूछती है, "क्या हम किसी चीज़ से प्यार करते हैं?" यह प्रश्न हमें आशा देता है क्योंकि हम किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए खड़े हो सकते हैं जिससे हम प्यार करते हैं। समर्थन के लिए। राजीव ईपे के चित्र कहानी को ध्वनि प्रदान करते हैं। एक स्वस्थ जंगल की आवाज़.
Tu Kaay Paahilas?
- Author Name:
Nandini Nayar
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- Description: After a school trip to the zoo, Amma is surprised that Meera has seen no animals – not a monkey, a lion, or even a giraffe... But why did Meera see no animals there? Her lively mother forgets to ask! Zestful pictures capture the hilarious inversion of role play.
Dance of the Wild
- Author Name:
Richa Jha
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- Description: Little Shilu loves to dance around naked. She wants to be like the animals; like Pirate, her cat. When her grandmother Nannu says she can't because she is now a big girl, Shilu gets down to understanding why she can't. Peppered with Nannu's loving chiding, intimate grandma-granddaughter bonding over conversations, and a heart-to-heart between the mother and this little inquisitive daughter, this book is a reflection of the wild and free nature of childhood. Rhuchi Mhasane's soft evocative illustrations rendered in pencil with watercolour, and put together digitally, create a dreamlike charm. Richa Jha's gentle, affectionate and lyrical text takes the reader into the mind of the little girl who can't wait to get the answers to her 'Why can't I?'
Moaning Morris
- Author Name:
Franz Hubner +1
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- Description: A delightful little book that helps us realize that adapting to other people is easier than we think. A few sentences of fun facts about hedgehogs make the reading all the more interesting.
Asha the Auto-Driver
- Author Name:
Aruna Shekar
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- Description: Asha’s first trip in her colourful auto every morning is to the flower market, where she buys a big bag of jasmine buds. Follow her through the week and through the city, as she picks up and drops off passengers at the railway station, the beach, the cricket stadium… stringing and selling jasmine all the way. Vibrant pictures liven up the route and offer snapshots of a city – Chennai!
Mera Hai Ek Ghar
- Author Name:
Claudia Legnazzi +1
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- Description: Home is where the heart is! And thatís reason enough for a little girl to travel around with her mystical, magical home. From the award-winning author-illustrator Claudia Legnazzi, a book that will stay with you!
Aandhi
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Surge and soar and swirl and roar with a little friend and the dust storm as they take you along for a magical ride across the skies. Perky pictures, catchy rhyme, foot-tapping rhythm and some fantastical creatures waiting to jump into the adventure, itís a fun read all the way!
The Tree Boy
- Author Name:
Srividhya Venkat
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- Description: Lonely Sid wasn't always a tree. But the day he misses saving a soccer goal at school, things change for him. He wakes up the next morning to discover he is no more the boy he used to be. With an entire ecosystem hovering above him, he finds himself transformed into one of those brainless trees that he so detests. Will he ever be back to being Sid again? And will his loneliness end? Srividhya Venkat spins a delectable fantasy tale around thinking twice about what you wish for, or not, and about how Sid's lonely changes. Nayantara Surendranath adds more quirkiness to the story with her eccentric combination of art collage and digital creation.
Kitten Trouble
- Author Name:
Bijal Vachharajani
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- Description: Sani is terrified of animals-dogs, cats, cows. But her mother has just brought home an orange-white furball. What is Sani to do? About the Hook Book Series In a world where children’s books often feel cut from the same cloth, Hook Books stand out as a vibrant blend of imagination, humour, and heart. Crafted as a bridge between picture books and early chapter books, this series delivers stories that spark joy and wonder, while remaining rooted in age-appropriate learning. Hook Books keep the fun going with: Short, digestible bits of text (perfect for budding readers) Bright colour illustrations that pull kids into the story Themes that speak to the everyday lives of children—plus a sprinkle of whimsy! From fantasy tales to those that touch on more advanced ideas, Hook Books ensure that young readers are always in for a treat, no matter their reading level. Even better, these books take children on journeys through different parts of India, giving them a taste of the rich diversity of our world through local flavours, landscapes, and cultures. Whether the story takes place in bustling cities or quiet villages, Hook Books make every setting feel like home.
The Banyan Tree
- Author Name:
Neela Subramaniam +11
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- Description: To every Indian, the Banyan tree is very sacred. This collection of 15 stories epitomizes all that the Banyan tree stands for and more. This book aims to instil in children strong, moral values. This is a collection of 15 value based stories.Edited by Navin Menon and illustrated by Saurabh Pandey.
Choomantar
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Jivuba wants to become a singer but she cannot because she has to get married. Luckily, Dammu, the wise apsara of the forest, casts a spell to remedy the situation! But what happens when the spell breaks?
Sonam's Ladakh
- Author Name:
Manish Lakhani +1
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- Description: Journey through the magical land of Ladakh with Sonam.
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