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Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits a queenly Maharani! At the heart of this funny little vignette is a cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of an Indian streetscape. Nancy Raj’s full-of-life pictures bustle with detail and drama, capturing the bovine and the boisterous as everyone tries to unseat her highness. 2018: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award – Best Picture Book 2018: Honor Book, South Asia Book Award
ISBN: 9789350468074
Pages: 24
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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Adithi Rao
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- Description: Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth. Pictures add richness and depth to this layered narrative set in an Irula fishing village in Tamil Nadu. Their varying tones and textures capture the setting, the people and the moments.
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Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: The devas are at the gates of the asura kingdom, raring to wage war. But the asuras turn up unarmed and jolly! Is their king, Hasyasura, up to something? Does he have a secret weapon? Indra, king of the gods, is suspicious. Narada sends Hasya sura, the teen deva, as spy from the sky to uncover the plans of his almost-namesake down under. There, in the hurly-burly of Patala politics he meets more than his match in Princess Shantaswaroopa who has ideas of her own to resolve the eternal enmity between suras and asuras! A laugh out loud story that makes a pitch for sporting wars.
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Priti David +1
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- Description: Details awaited
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Rohini Nilekani +3
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- Description: The COVID-19 pandemic is over. It’s time for Sringeri Srinivas to cut his hair at last. But just then, some alarming news comes his way. What will Sringeri do? Sringeri Srinivas Keeps His Promise is written by Rohini Nilekani, Illustrated by Angie and Upesh and Kannada translation done by Sriram MS.
Gola Gola
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Aithihya Ashok Kumar
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- Description: Everyone wants a different-coloured gola from the mela! If only there were an easier way for Mariyu to remember all of their choices? A story that introduces the concept of Venn diagrams.
Apani Apani Pasand
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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!
Once upon a Coin
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Mala Kumar
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- Description: Banko discovers the beauty of coins when he sees his grandmother’s collection. Join Banko to find out the images that can be spotted on Indian coins.
Aaamaar Jomi Aami Baanchabo
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Rinchin
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- Description: Mati pesters her grandmother and father for her own plot of land. When she does get it, she works hard. And then she hears that a company wants to make a coal mine in their village – the enormous black pit that will eat up all their lands, like it has in the next village… As always, Rinchin powers her questions through irresistible storytelling. The little girl’s anxiety about losing her land to “a monster machine” cuts close to the heart as it takes head-on an issue that is ravaging tribal Chhattisgarh, where this story is set, and every other place where there is ‘development’ at a cost.
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- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: What would you do if your friend went missing? Wandering Wave has lost her good friend, Beulah. Wave travels to far away lands to get her back and meets all kinds of different creatures. Would you like to join Wave on this frumble-drumbling adventure to reunite her with Beulah? Written by award-winning author Geeta Dharmarajan and illustrated by Sreeja Basu, this tale is a captivating addition to KATHAís Ocean Literacy Series.
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Fawzia Gilani Williams
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Muddy Feet Raya
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Shreya Pothula
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- Description: Raya held her first spider when she was just four! She loves to roam around the backyard looking for creepy crawlies. One day she spots a spider as big as her palm – an Argiope anasuja, her scientist mother tells her. Raya watches it closely, and discovers it doing something strange. A simple storyline and dramatic illustrations draw children into the web of this spider. Once in, they get to meet a multitasker who is an architect, web designer, silk spinner, weaver and above all, a protective mother. A book that changes the way they might look at small critters.
Uncle Moon Forgets Counting - Tamil - English - Bilingual
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Sanjeev Jaiswal 'Sanjay'
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- Description: This is an interesting fantasy tale which entertains and promotes the importance of number counting
Ek Bada Achcha Dost
- Author Name:
Babak Saberi +1
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- Description: Like Kabuliwala's fragrant dry fruits, this story has come from Iran with Babak Saberi's story and Mehrdad Zayeri's illustrations. Every moment is a moment of friendship. A tiny bird becomes a friend of a huge elephant. A young bird tells her mother bird- Ammi, see, the size of our shadow is the same...same to same. What will any mother in this world say to this? This is a story of friendship between a crow and an elephant. Mehrdad Zayeri shared that she has faced rehabilitation too often in her life. Her mother used to worry about how she would adjust in a new place, in a new country. This story is like a memory of my frequent displacement and rehabilitation, she says. Age group- 0-6 years
Phir Milenge
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Ahmed Raza Ahmadi
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- Description: Phir Milenge- A Gift from Iran. Phir Milenge is written by one of the most melodious Irani poets Ahmad Raza Ahmadi. It is illustrated by Nahid Kazemi. See the first sentence of the book...jab tez hawa chalti hai to pedon ke phool chale jaate hain. Jab Phool chale jaate hain to kya phool shabd bhi chala jata hai? Did you ever think about this wonderful nature of words? A poet once said 'a flower blossomed in word, blossomed forever'. This is a book definitely written for children but it would be enjoyed by all ages. An unparalleled picture story.
Boodabim
- Author Name:
Alankrita Amaya
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- Description: Boodabim floats in the sky, he swims in the ocean and he simply glows in stripes! Who is he? A cloud? A fish? A tiger? Boodabim can be anything he wants to be! Minimal text and rollicking illustrations make this a most endearing book for little ones.
ROOSTER RAGA
- Author Name:
Natasha Sharma
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- Description: Do roosters sing ragas? This one does, but like all true artistes gets to it after a lot of struggle! Every time he opens his mouth he sings a new tune but not the kukaroo-kuroo of the other roosters. His friends skip and stretch, stamp and roll and try to teach him. Try as he might our rooster kuka-moooooos, kuka-heeen haaans, kuka-miaooows but can't kukaroo-kuroo. This cheery, foot-tapping story invites big and little readers to move and sing, clap and tap along with Priya Kuriyan's expressive characters.
SULTAN'S FOREST
- Author Name:
Kamla Bhasin
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- Description: Tiger cub Sultan and his Ammi have a special friend they call Junglee Bina, who loves the jungle, and wanders there on her own for hours, taking photographs. It is these stunning photos that show us Sultan's life in the Ranthambore forest, even as he tells us the story of a warm relationship between a woman and the wild. Images drawn from folk toys meld playfully with the photographs to tell the story of the local people - of their survival and concern for the forests, especially for the endangered tiger.
Duster
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Richa Jha
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- Description: Duster the dog is more of a cat. He loves the naps, the flaps, and the fish. And he doesn't like to announce arrivals, to play fetch, and to dig for bones. Especially, certainly, not the bones. His human craves dog love. Will the two ever be right for each other? Richa Jha narrates with brevity and humour a tiny, universal tale of love and companionship (and expectations) that is sure to strike a chord with the readers. Neeti Banerji's endearing frames are chocked full of details with Easter eggs and parallel threads to add to the re-readability of the story. The minimal palette and simple character shapes - Duster is essentially an oblong with legs - work with the highly detailed line-art to engage and not overwhelm.
Nana Nani Ki Kahaniyan
- Author Name:
Nirupma
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- Description: No Description Available for this Book
Do Hi Baras Ke Ho
- Author Name:
Gulzar +1
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- Description: दो बरस के बच्चे की स्कूल रपट आई है। दो बरस का बच्चा कितने सारे कामों में लगा रहता है! रपट बनाने वाले को पता होना चाहिए कि उसे किस बात के नम्बर देना हैॽ एलन शॉ ने चित्रों में दो बरस के बच्चे की दुनिया उकेरी है। देखकर सोचना कि उसे किस बात के नम्बर देना चाहिएॽ
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