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Dubki Matey 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.
Adventure of Konchige
- Author Name:
Anupama K Benachinamardi
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- Description: Konchige is a captivating tale of a small hat that accidentally flew away in the wind one day. As it embarked on its adventurous journey, it encountered various daring experiences. This story unfolds the enchanting journey of the hat and reveals its fate.
Hanuman Ki Ramayan
- Author Name:
Devdutt Pattanaik
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- Description: Valmiki has barely put down his pen after completing his magnificent creation, the epic Ramayan, when he realises he has competition. The sage Narad tells him that there is a better Ramayan, written by Hanuman. Valmiki is devastated! As the story of Hanuman's Ramayan unfolds, humorously and gently, so does the idea that there is no one version of the story, but many. Here, the quirky illustrations based on the style of Mithila folk paintings tell their own story.
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’.
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE THAMES DRAGON
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Suniti Namjoshi
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- Description: The postal parrot brings a cryptic letter with a British stamp addressed to ‘Aditi and Friends' — an urgent plea for help. The four friends rush to London, and find themselves on prime time news!
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.
PAVO AND CAVO
- Author Name:
Nirupama Raghavan
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- Description: A curious crow comes across the palace of the rich and elegant king of birds, Pavo Cristatus the peacock. Soon after, Pavo has a visitor — a cousin, Cavo Pristatus, from Africa who looks like a peacock, but is not quite one. Who is he? This cheerful tongue-in cheek story with flamboyant pictures combines the themes of the weak outwitting the strong and shining in borrowed feathers!
When I Grow Up I'll Have A House
- Author Name:
Jerry Pinto
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- Description: Details awaited
Thahro
- Author Name:
Damyanti
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- Description: With its subtle sense of humour and word play, the ëI will read myself ñ Hulgul Storiesí are a series of wonderful fun-filled books. Also available with these books, is a set of flash cards to add that magical spin while reading. All in all, an enchanting fun-learning galore!
The Open Trunk
- Author Name:
Akhilesh Srivastava Chaman
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- Description: The Open Trunk
Yen Nilaththai Naan Kaappaattruvaen
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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.
Dorje's Stripes
- Author Name:
Anshumani Ruddra +2
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- Description: A beautiful Royal Bengal tiger, Dorje, is missing his stripes. In a small Buddhist monastery in Tibet, Master Wu, a gentle-hearted monk tries to understand the secret of Dorje’s missing stripes. This story takes us to Tibet, Bengal and the heart of the Royal Bengal Tiger. for ages 7- 9 years.
The Runaway Puppy
- Author Name:
Sarang Dev Murthy +1
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- Description: Little Puppy loved to jump and wag his tail. And he loved to lick. He licked everything he could find. Then one day, he peeped out through the open gate of the garden Ö And guess what happens next? A story that helps the child discover the joys as well as responsibilities of keeping a pet.
Akela
- Author Name:
Richa Jha +1
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- Description: Akela Lekhan Coot is a writer who desires peace and quiet. He believes that the noise on his street is preventing him from being imaginative. So, he decides to leave the constant commotion and seeks solitude. Will the silence help him find the inspiration he needs to write his story? Through Ruchi Shah's stunning artwork and Richa Jha's poetic writing, Akela encourages readers to reflect on whether isolation is necessary for creativity or whether community life is needed to inspire it. The book explores various themes, including isolation, escapism, community living, creative blocks, creative enablers, self-discovery, and transcendence. It also touches upon the idea that people shape us, and we shape them. Picture Book Author: Richa Jha Illustrator: Ruchi Shah
City of Stories
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Rukmini Banerji +1
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- Description: Nobody in the city has time to tell a story, until Didi and a little girl start a tidal wave of stories, that washes over everybody. Read this fascinating fable of the transformation of a city into the City of Stories.
The Old Man Who Would Not Listen
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Joyita Banerjee +1
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- Description: He was laughed at, scolded for his obstinacy and called names. But the Old Man would not change his ways, not part with his companions. With pockets of suspense, this beautiful story is about caring for animals. “With pockets of suspense, this beautiful story is about caring for animals.” For age group 8+
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE ANTARCTIC MISSION
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Suniti Namjoshi
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- Description: The environment is at risk! Gobby, the naughty little hobgoblin, is practising his magic and running amuck in Antarctica – turning the white snow black, giving stripes and spots to the penguins, and scrawling pink graffiti on the mountainsides. As Aditi and gang hasten to stop him, they find that the world is warming up dangerously, the snow is melting. Something must be done. But what? Can ‘fun’ sometimes be more harmful than we think? What exactly does Global Warming do to the planet?
Chandernagor : A Burg Of The Moon
- Author Name:
Suddhasattwa Basu
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- Description: "Chandernagor: A Burg Of The Moon" is an illustrated chronicle of the quaint yet historically rich city of Chandernagor. A former French colony, Chandernagor is not a popular site for enthusiasts of Indo-French architecture, festivals, cuisine and culture. The author masterfully captures this blended nature of the city, who, having grown up in Chandernagor, brings these abstractions to life through reminiscent words and lively images. The plot manoeuvres its way through the unique heritage of Chandernagor as a French colony to finally connect it to India's freedom movement while interspersed with trivia and childhood memories of the place. With an informative narrative that promises to keep the readers engrossed, the book is riveting, especially brought out on the occasion of India as Guest of Honour country at the Paris Book Festival, 2022.
Shepati
- Author Name:
Snehalata Datar
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- Description: If Thambi had a tail, he would wag it to show he was happy, he would swish away flies, he would even swim. What else would he do? This beginner reader is part of the Thumb Thumb Books series, created around the common thumbprint and featuring Thumb Thumb Thangi and Thumb Thumb Thambi. Short sentences, bold type and vibrant visuals make entry into reading easy and exciting. At the end is a page for children to make their own thumbprint drawings – and the line ‘I can read this book’ affirms the young reader’s confident place in the word of books.
Who clicked that pic?
- Author Name:
Rashmi S +1
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- Description: ನಂದಿತಾ ದಾ ಕುನ್ಹಾ ಅವರ ಕಥೆಯು ಭಾರತದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಛಾಯಾಗ್ರಾಹಕ ಹೊಮೈ ವ್ಯಾರವಲ್ಲ ಅವರ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೋಮೈ ಅವರ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕೌಶಲ್ಯವು ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಕುರಿಯನ್ ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರಣಗಳು ಹೋಮೈ ಅವರ ಕೆಲಸದ ಶೈಲಿಯನ್ನು ಎಷ್ಟು ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಹೋಮೈ ಅವರೇ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ತೋರುತ್ತದೆ. ಕರಕುಶಲ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನದ ನಡುವಿನ ನಿರಂತರ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯು ರಂಗಭೂಮಿಯ ಜೀವಂತಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಓದುಗರಿಗೆ ನೆನಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. Nandita Da Cunha's story celebrates the life of India's most famous photographer, Homai Vyarawalla. Homai's courage and craftspersonship comes out beautifully in the book. Priya Kuriyan's illustrations maintain Homai's style of work so accurately that sometimes it seems as if Homai herself has illustrated the book. The continuous shift between craft and life reminds the readers of the liveliness of theatre.
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