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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.
ISBN: 9788196033231
Pages: 72
Avg Reading Time: 2 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Mara Eralagada Gumma
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Tanya Majmudar +1
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- Description: ಮರವನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ದೈತ್ಯಾಕಾರದ - ಅವಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ರಹಸ್ಯವಿದೆ, ಭಯಾನಕವಾಗಿದೆ. ಯಾರಿಗೂ ತಿಳಿಯದ ಪೆಡಂಭೂತವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅವಿಗೆ ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡುವ ಈ ರಾಕ್ಷಸ ಯಾರು? ಅವನು ಅದನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಹೋರಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ? The Monster Who Could Not Climb a Tree - Avi has a secret, a terrible one. He has to face a monster that no one knows about. Who is this monster that troubles Avi? How does he fight it?
Maharani Hasu
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Christy Shoba Sudhir
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- Description: 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
Yeami Thaiyaru Cheyyanu?
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Nandini Nayar
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- Description: Roll it, pat it, poke in eyes, stick on nose and ears — and a ball of chapati dough can turn into almost anything! The endearing illustrations follow the quirks of a child's imagination.
DOSA
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Sandhya Rao
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- Description: Who ate the dosas? Amma makes dosas but they keep disappearing! A story in which children have the last laugh! They will also experience the fun and excitement of making the pictures move. There are instructions on how they can do that at the end of the book. This is a bilingual book
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.
Achchachi's Bagbrella
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Aithihya Ashok Kumar
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- Description: Sahyadri lost her umbrella at school, again. Amma is going to be very angry. Luckily for Sahyadri, Achchachi is going to help her make a new umbrella. A story that introduces the concept of pie charts.
Sabse Meetha Aam
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Malavika Shetty
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- Description: Raw, green, sour and crunchy. Or ripe, golden, plump and soft. Summer time is mango time, a time children wait for – blazing sun, sticky mango juice ringing their mouths and dripping down their fingers. The sweet, simple story and luscious pictures evoke delicious flavours of hot days, warm friendships and the smell of mango in the air.
Adventures of The Humongoose Family
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Zai Whitaker
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- Description: Gundu and Keeri Humongoose are normal mongooses. They are hasty, they chatter with chirps or clicks, they eat rats… But then they do something that Do-First-Think-Later animals do not. They take a decision! To move out of the jungle! And so begins their adventure into the unknown… filled with danger from two-legged creatures. Funny and quirky, the story is sprinkled with concerns about the environment, and also with little-known mongoose traits that author Zai Whitaker knows well – she’s had them as pets!
Auto Driver Asha
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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!
Khidkitala Baagulbuva
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Meghaa Gupta
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- Description: 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.
JUNIOR KUMBHAKARNA
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Arundhati Venkatesh
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- Description: Every night, Kukku wants his father to tell him his favourite story. It is about the giant Kumbhakarna who sleeps non-stop for six months – and Kukku falls asleep just as Kumbhakarna does. In Kukku's dream, everyone is trying everything to wake up the giant. Nothing works! A lively retelling of an episode from the Ramayana with wildly funny pictures.
cheep cheep
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Soumya Menon
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- Description: Cheep-cheep, teep-teep, koo-koo, ghoo-ghoo... Colourful cut-out pictures and a world of sounds in this rhyme adapted from Gujarati makes this a must-have board book for tiny tots!
Ticket illa Prayana Nillalla
- Author Name:
Subuhi Jiwani +1
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- Description: It is written by Subuhi Jiwani and translated by Abburu Prakash. The book follows the journey of six migrants on a train from Andhra Pradesh to Kochi, in search of work. The plot is inspired by an article titled ‘No ticket, will travel’.
Water Dance
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Sean D'mello
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- Description: Guddu can dance to any tune. Today he has found music in the water, so he can't stop himself from dancing as he goes down the stream. This is a story of ponds, waterfalls and the fun of water.
Puppy Trouble
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Bijal Vachharajani
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- Description: Amit wants a puppy. But when a pokey-bitey-chewy-peeing pup turns up, he is not sure he wants a dog any more . . . 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.
Gudugu Thadugu
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Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: Muni the mason has to break a shed and make a new clinic. He goes up the hill asking various people to help him. But sometimes help takes on an unexpected form! A hilarious story about friendship and teamwork.
MINU AND HER HAIR
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Gayathri Bashi
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- Description: A bird's nest? A cow with two horns? No, it's Minu's hair and she does NOT like it. Her mother, her father, her grandmother try hard to tame it. But her grandfather is unconcerned… The illustrations of this charming story give Minu's hair a truly wild, tactile feel as it spills exuberantly through the pages.
The Five Fantastic Flights of Jeh
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Nandita da Cunha +1
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- Description: Learn about the story of J.R.D. Tata's flights. Stories that unfolded in the skies, while keeping an eye on the ground.
THE PLEASANT RAKSHASA
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Sowmya Rajendran
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- Description: Karimuga is a rakshasa, a pleasant rakshasa. He is a beautiful rakshasa too. But that makes all other rakshasas jealous of him. Karimuga can't bear to see them unhappy... Sowmya Rajendran inverts our ideas about beauty, happiness and rakshasas with humour. Niveditha's quirky pictures add to it with little and big rakshasas romping through the pages in jaunty colours.``
Everything is Ups!de Down
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Jane De Suza
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- Description: Details awaited
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