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Move over, petrified princesses in towers. Stand back, sword bucklers. These audacious girls are their own saviours! What do you think happens when Snow White, Cinderella and gang meet an author who wonders: "Now what would any red-blooded girl with brains do in such a situation?" Six leading ladies decide not to stick to the script, and take us instead through some riveting retellings that sizzle with humour as they toss around notions of beauty, perfection and strength. Armed with real-world skills, they rewrite their happily-ever-afters. Rescue themselves. And save the fairytale!
ISBN: 9789350466469
Pages: 56
Avg Reading Time: 2 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Shhh...simmi Is Listening
- Author Name:
Aparna Kapur
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- Description: Simmi knows her sister Lolo very well. She can tell what Lolo is up to even with her eyes closed. Here is a simple book that introduces the concept of sound to young readers.
The Tale of King Shibi
- Author Name:
Uma krishnaswamy +1
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- Description: King Shibi is the noblest king in all the lands—so noble, in fact, that even the gods have heard of him! But one day, a hawk whose hunt was thwarted by the king demands his due, putting King Shibi’s sense of honour to the ultimate test. Charmingly adapted from Hindu and Buddhist mythology by Daya Subramanian, The Tale of King Shibi takes fight in bright, pastel illustrations in the traditional Mithila style by Uma Krishnaswamy, reflecting the timeless quality of his ancient tale. 6+ years
Qutubminar Ka Ped
- Author Name:
Prabhat +1
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- Description: हिंदी के लोकप्रिय कवि और लेखक प्रभात के संग्रह में छह कहानियाँ हैं। आप बच्चों को सुनाने के लिए संग्रह की कहानियों को तुरंत याद कर सकते हैं। असामान्य रूप से सरल कथानक के साथ, बातचीत को चतुराई से आगे बढ़ाकर एक कहानी विकसित की जाती है। कविता सिंह काले के चित्र पुस्तक की दृश्य अपील को बढ़ाते हैं। चित्र वर्णन में समृद्ध हैं और पात्र अभिव्यंजक हैं। ये दोनों खूबियां आपका ध्यान खींच लेंगी.
Auto Driver Asha
- 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!
Everything Looks New
- Author Name:
Mala Kumar +1
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- Description: So many flowers, so many colours, so many bird and squirrels chirping and jumping around Meenu! She is enchanted by nature at its best. It is spring time.
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?
Palkiwale
- Author Name:
Sarojini Naidu +1
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- Description: In the palanquin sits the graceful bride and four able men bear her with pride. In the glorious ways of Indian tradition, sing to the beat of this springy ride.
Jhuplini Madh Peti
- Author Name:
Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: બાબા ક્યાં છે? તે હજી પાછો કેમ નથી આવ્યો? સાંજ પડતાં જ ઝુપલી બેચેન છે. તેના પિતા ગાઢ જંગલમાં મધ એકઠું કરવા ગયા છે અને તે ડરી ગઈ છે. કારણ કે જંગલમાં વાઘ છે. કારણ કે લોકો ક્યારેક અંદર જાય છે અને ક્યારેય બહાર આવતા નથી. બાબાને રોજ જોખમમાં જવું જોઈએ? ઝુપલીને એક વિચાર છે – મધ બોક્સ! મૂડથી ભરપૂર ચિત્રો અને લખાણ ઝુપલીની સતત ચિંતાને ભવ્ય સુંદરબનની સફાઈમાં વણી લે છે, એક એવું સ્થળ છે જેટલું તે સુંદર છે, એક વાર્તામાં જે તેના મધ એકત્ર કરનારાઓની દુર્દશા તરફ નિર્દેશ કરે છે.
Ped Nahi Baithta
- Author Name:
Vinod Kumar Shukla +1
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- Description: PEN/नोबोकोव पुरस्कार प्राप्तकर्ता, विनोद कुमार शुक्ला, हिंदी साहित्य के सबसे प्रसिद्ध लेखकों में से एक हैं। उन्होंने बच्चों के लिए कई अच्छी किताबें लिखी हैं। इन किताबों में एक जीवंत, संतुष्टिदायक दुनिया मौजूद है जिसका हर उम्र के पाठक आनंद ले सकते हैं। इस संग्रह में उनकी कुछ खूबसूरत कहानियाँ हैं जो कहानी कहने की कला का विस्तार करेंगी। सामान्य वाक्य संरचनाओं के साथ वह सबसे असामान्य कहानियाँ व्यक्त करता है। चंद्रमोहन कुलकर्णी ने अपने चित्रण के माध्यम से कहानियों का एक समानांतर पाठ तैयार किया है। कहानियाँ और चित्र एक साथ मिलकर अपनी दो भुजाओं वाली नदी की तरह चलते हैं।
Rosa In A Rush
- Author Name:
Nandita da Cunha +1
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- Description: Pai’s prize-winning dahlias are missing. Join Rosa as she races against time to find them.The Exciting Story of a Girl on a Quest on Her Cycle in Goa
Shape Chilli
- Author Name:
Sushil Shukla +1
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- Description: अक्सर हम अखबारों और पत्रिकाओं में तस्वीरों में मूंछें, सींग जोड़ते हुए पाए जाते हैं। ये ऐसी ही शरारतों की किताब है. एक कल्पनाशील, और रचनात्मक शरारत की। वर्गों, वृत्तों, त्रिभुजों की अपनी एक दुनिया होती है। हम उनकी आकृतियों के साथ खेल सकते हैं। बस एक रेखा और एक बिंदु जोड़ें और आपके पास सवारी या मछली के लिए एक घोड़ा तैयार है। मास्टर कलाकार प्रोइति रॉय ने इस खूबसूरत किताब की रचना की है। इसे आज़माएं और देखें कि इसे बनाना कितना आसान है।
I'm So Sleepy
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: Bahadur, the little elephant has forgotten how to sleep. Worried and very, very sleepy, he goes to his animal friends for help. But they all sleep in their own different ways – elephants don't sleep like that! What will Bahadur do? The snoozy-woozy first story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant! Available in Mundari. For more details, please contact us.
MAGNOLIAS
- Author Name:
Malati Shah
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- Description: Gulab works happily from dawn to dusk in the garden at the house on top of the hill. One evening he takes back a big bunch of magnolias for his wife – “those flowers that look like the moon”. But on the way, he gives away a flower to Raju Ghodawala with the horse, one to Tsering and her baby who have come from Tibet, another to Lachhami going back to her cows... And for his wife? As we follow him home, the hill town of Shimla emerges in unexpected detail. People and their stories come together as in a large painting, captured here in the Pahari miniature art style of Himachal.
Choomantar
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
- Rating:
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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?
The Adventures of His Royal Highness
- Author Name:
Aabid Surti
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- Description: Awaited
I Am Aan
- Author Name:
Meenakshi Bharadwaj +1
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- Description: Deep in the jungles of the Western Ghats lives a baby elephant called Aan. Hereís a heart-warming story of Aan as he embarks on his journey from the magical world of childhood to the tough adult one. Punctuated with facts on elephants, Aanís exciting voyage of self-discovery will sure make him great friends with young readers.
Nandhini Emba Jaane
- Author Name:
Aparna Karthikeyan +1
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- Description: Written by Aparna Karthikeyan and translated by V Gayathri, this book explores the life of an extraordinary woman’s journey of single parenthood and managing a sampangi farm in a Tamil Nadu hamlet. The narrative is based on the article ‘A thorny life but Chandra bets on flowers’.
Chintu Haralo Mohadesh
- Author Name:
Vrinda Baliga
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- Description: It’s Monday morning. Time for school. And his model of the earth…? Chintu Chitnis suddenly remembers he hasn’t made it! There’s a last-minute scramble to finish the project, with his little sister Pihu pitching in not very helpfully. And then, in school, Chintu finds an entire continent missing! Where did it go? Set in a Konkani household, this light and humorous story with playful pictures is a quick first introduction to the continents of the world.
Dubki Ke Liye Ghar
- Author Name:
Priya Narayanan
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- Description: Yasmin’s home is a tin box, burning hot in summer and freezing cold in winter. But Dubki, her stray dog friend, has no home at all. How unfair! So Yasmin decides to build one for Dubki, just like she has seen her Ammi and Abbu build for others. A heart-tugging story on a child’s idea of home, centred round a family of migrant workers who construct big houses while living in hovels themselves, displaced and longing for their own home far away. Told in the voice of little Yasmin, it speaks straight to the child reader. Illustrations evoke a gentle glow of joy and hope.
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.
