Big brothers are mean. Big brothers spell trouble. And Big Brothers are not to be trusted, especially if they turn your world upside down. That�s what the protagonist discovers one morning upon waking up. The book�s parallel worlds with their upside-downness and downside-upness weave a fantastic, troubled, creased co-existence, both exasperating and reassuring. Nothing is what it seems like. Read it as a quirky story of squabbling siblings or of something more global, more sinister; each page leaves us peeling multiple layers, especially in a world turned upside down by the pandemic. Ken Spillman adroitly plays around with words and situations both believable and unbelievable, while Silvana Giraldo spins a splendidly broken-but-beautiful world to bring alive a somewhat Orwellian dystopia into this picture book.
ISBN: 9788194859222
Pages: 32
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
My Story, My voice – Sita and Helen
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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.
Sculpted Stones - Mysteries of Mamallapuram
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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!
Saahi’s Quest
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M. Yuvan
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- Description: Saahi is a Wandering Glider dragonfly. As soon as she grows wings, she takes off on a quest – to look for more Wandering Gliders. Along the way, she meets many tiny creatures and learns about how they live. But will she find more dragonflies like herself? WWF Greenlitfest Honour Book 2021
Naavibbaru Bere Bere
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Ramendra Kumar
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- Description: This story is about a Giraffe and a Squirrel who enjoy spending time together. Although they differ in appearance and in what they can do, they remain good friends.
Today, I Am
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Varsha Seshan
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- Description: What will Megha be today - a botanist, an astronaut, an artist?
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
Boodabim
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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.
I Am Aan
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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.
Registan Mein Bus
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Prabhat +1
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- Description: कवि प्रभात हिन्दी बाल साहित्य के प्रतिष्ठित नामों में से एक हैं। उनके लेखन को बच्चों द्वारा बहुत पसंद किया जाता है क्योंकि वह भाषा के साथ उसी तरह खेलते हैं जैसे हम नदी में पानी के साथ खेलते हैं। उनकी कविताओं में वर्णित वर्णन राजस्थान के सबसे सुंदर और मानवीय दृश्यों को जीवंत कर देते हैं। उनकी कविताओं में अक्सर सामान्य बातें भी जगह पाती हैं. कोई सिद्ध कवि ही बिजली के तार से पूछ सकता है, कहाँ जाओ हो? ऋषि साहनी के जल रंग इतने जीवंत हैं कि कोई भी पानी के प्रवाह और चित्रण के क्रमिक विस्तार को महसूस कर सकता है। उनका रंग पैलेट समृद्ध है. वे आपको करीब से देखने के लिए आमंत्रित करते हैं क्योंकि वे आपके भीतर प्रकट होते हैं। Age group 6-8 years
All About Claws
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Rohan Dahotre
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- Description: Animals have claws of all kinds, and they use them in many different ways. Dig in.
Pariyon Ki Jadui Kathayen
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Jayesh Chandra
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Cloud Eater
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Chewang Dorjee Bhutia
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- Description: Phumtopchen – meaning ‘Giant Girl’ in Tibetan – is a happy child who loves to blow passing clouds into different shapes and eat them up too. So when people are threatened by some big, black clouds, it is Phumtopchen to the rescue for she knows exactly what to do! A charming old-world folk-style story in verse about a big little special girl who stomps over gender stereotypes as she goes her happy way. Set high in the northeastern hills of India, the stunning visuals play with size and perspective.
Pie In The Sky
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Malini Venkataraman
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- Description: What happens when you are too much obsessed with story books � you read read and read. Come.. let�s get lost into the fantasy world as this book worm did and see what she went through. Malini Venkataraman as known to the world but for us she is fondly called as kadhakatti meaning storycreater/churner in Tamil Ever since she started to speak, she would narrate incidents in the most expressive manner� That slowly paved her interest into creative writing which led her to indulge in writing tiny short stories� Some of her poems and short stories are published in online platforms and magazines. Adding feather to her cap, one of her story on environmental awareness has been included as a part of curriculum in Cambridge Global English Learner�s book level 4 (edition 2020). She is currently a student of Lakshmi School, Madurai.
Gorillas Go to the Beach
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Jemma Jose
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- Description: Jump, dance, play! The gorillas are at the beach today. What else do they do there? This book introduces simple verbs in a pop of colour. Written by Jemma Jose Illustrated by Jemma Jose READING LEVEL: 01, for very young children who are eager to begin reading and listening to stories
Jhupli,Thana Thene Pette
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Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: బాబా ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు? అతను ఇంకా ఎందుకు తిరిగి రాలేదు? సాయంత్రం అస్తమించే సమయానికి ఝుప్లీ అశాంతిగా ఉంది. ఆమె తండ్రి తేనె సేకరించడానికి దట్టమైన అడవిలోకి వెళ్ళాడు మరియు ఆమె భయపడింది. ఎందుకంటే అడవిలో పులులు ఉన్నాయి. ఎందుకంటే ప్రజలు కొన్నిసార్లు లోపలికి వెళ్తారు మరియు ఎప్పుడూ బయటకు రారు. బాబా రోజూ ఆపదలో పడిపోతారా? జుప్లీకి ఒక ఆలోచన ఉంది - తేనె పెట్టెలు! మనోభావాలతో నిండిన చిత్రాలు మరియు వచనం అద్భుతమైన సుందర్బన్ తుడిచిపెట్టుకుపోయే జూప్లీ యొక్క నిరంతర ఆందోళనను నేయడం, ఇది ఎంత అందంగా ఉంటుందో అంత భయంకరమైన ప్రదేశం, దాని తేనె సేకరించేవారి దుస్థితిని సూచించే కథలో.
Uma Versus Upma
- Author Name:
Meera Ganapathi
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- Description: Awaited
Em Choosavu ?
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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.
THE GREAT BIRDYWOOD GAMES
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Shamim Padamsee
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- Description: There’s once again a buzz in Birdywood – it is time for the great Games! Birds that fly and those that don’t are coming in from all over the world. Who flies fastest? Who dives deepest? While the best are tested, the rest have loads of fun! Amid much ruffling of feathers, tweeting and chirping, old records are smashed and new champions emerge, crowned by the grand peacock, Mor Khan. This sequel to Birdywood Buzz: Return of the Vulture, which sees some familiar faces and many new ones, is also an exciting way to get to know birds.
Avakhala Dukaru
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Rohit Kulkarni +1
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- Description: Lalita is the pet pig of Mini Singh, the potter. She is a naughty pig and is always in trouble. One day, Mini finds all his beautiful pots broken and blames Lalita. Could you find out what happens next? This story is inspired by a real-life pig who lives in Pune with a real-life potter. Written by Rohit Kulkarni, Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan
Aapa Ki Aapdi
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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
Customer Reviews
March 4, 2023, 4:40 pm
radhika kapoor
short and simple book, with magical illustrations which speak abt the story themselves. The book is how things happen in our daily life, how things are moving around in this world, we cant keep ignoring things, we have to make them right today, else tomorrow will never come. Think over it and tell, is your world also up side down?