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One afternoon, Mithi and her father make a paper aeroplane and send it into the sky. How far it will travel? 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.
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One afternoon, Mithi and her father make a paper aeroplane and send it into the sky. How far it will travel?
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.
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Gajapati Kulapati
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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.
LITTLE LAALI
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Alankrita Amaya
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Sheela Ke Do Ghar
- Author Name:
Nina Sabnani
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- Description: Sheela is any happy child growing up in Sukkur, Sind – playing with friends, sewing dresses for her dolls... She lives with her uncle whom she calls Baba, father, just across the road from her real parents. The turbulent times in the run up to Independence don’t touch her. Till suddenly, there’s Partition. The gentle unfolding softens realities of a childhood quite far removed from today’s readers. Springing from yet another animation film by Nina Sabnani, it is her mother’s own story, and she continues that connection with the choice of visuals – fragments of cloth, touches of embroidery, that tell of a life across two countries, with two fathers, in two homes.
Uma Versus Upma
- Author Name:
Meera Ganapathi
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- Description: Awaited
Maharani Hasu
- Author Name:
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
Abu Aur Badi Hawa
- Author Name:
Shanti Krishnaswamy +1
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- Description: Tiny drops of water form vast seas, tiny grains of sand form gigantic deserts, and tiny tots and their wisdom form exciting stories. Come with us ... as we take you to meet our friends Abu, Nootan, Kokila, and Jishnu. Is there anyone like you?
Call Him By Any Name
- Author Name:
Jag Mohan Lal Khurana
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- Description: The book is a short story of an uprooted boy who grows up to be a man in a new India, where his parents have migrated. To his folks, it is a new habitat. The problems of the family are heavily overshadowed by a newly independent India. By actively participating in the new dream of the country, they are able to carve out a place for themselves. As the kid grows, he gains education in different schools. Then he finishes college in a premier institute of India with an opportunity to study further in the US. How and with what mindset does he utilise his time in the US to understand how the Americans have developed their system to such an efficient level, always giving way to a better and progressive way of doing things? The goal is to excel in every chosen endeavour. An attempt is made to find the secret of this system in every human effort which is providing to its citizens the highest standard of living in the whole world.
MALA'S SILVER ANKLETS
- Author Name:
Annie Besant
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- Description: Hiss! Boo! Muahahaha! Mala creeps up from behind and scares everyone. Then her mother gives her a pair of pretty silver anklets... The pictures of this charming and very popular story have the exuberance and freshness typical of Nancy Raj's work.
The Fourth Friend
- Author Name:
Manoj Das
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- Description: It was evening. The three village lads had just witnessed the miracle of their life, a movie courtesy of a touring enterprise, when, on their homeward journey, another strange experience engulfed them in the form of a flash flood, pushing them up to two entangled trees. Dawn breaks and the three friends are joined by an unusual, awful, gentle companion who becomes their new friend. Amazing and amusing, The Fourth Friend is a beautiful gift from one of India's best-loved storytellers.
RUN! (Wordless)
- Author Name:
Kavita Singh Kale
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- Description: A WORDLESS PICTURE BOOK packed with adventure! Three children come face to face with a BIG Himalayan sheepdog. A loud bark sends the three of them dashing through the hills – until they reach the edge of a cliff… Illustrations that play with perspective and colour hurtle readers across the picturesque landscape of Himachal Pradesh, with touches of magic, and a furry surprise at the end.
The Wish Fish
- Author Name:
Lesley D. Biswas
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- Description: Namita’s father has caught her a magical fish. What wish will Namita make? 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.
The Toda and the Tahr
- Author Name:
E.R.C Davidar +1
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- Description: Set in the Nilgiris, this book is a beautiful evocation of the life of the Todas—a tribe of the region, and of Moz—a Nilgiri tahr or ibex who is rescued from a trap by Karnoz—a Toda boy. Perfectly complementing Moz’s adventures in the village and outside including those with dholes, leopards and hunters is that of Karnoz’s growing up and the Todas ultimately having to leave the area due to the building of a dam. Sensitive illustrations complement the text.
Gamle Main Jungle
- Author Name:
Vinod Kumar Shukla +1
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- Description: यह कविता प्रकृति के साथ हमारे सह-अस्तित्व की ताज़ा अभिव्यक्ति है। चंद्रमोहन का चित्रण रंग के सामंजस्य के साथ इस सह-अस्तित्व की कल्पना करता है। Age group 0-6 years
Hum Jangal Ke Jagar Magar
- Author Name:
Raj Shekhar
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- Description: हम ऊँचे, झूमते हुए पेड़ हैं हम हवा में उगने वाले जामुन हैं हम बाघ हैं, हम खरगोश हैं हम गड़गड़ाते हुए भालू हैं... कविता की लय हमें हरे-भरे और जीवंत जंगल में खींच ले जाती है। लेकिन इसके हर हिस्से में इतने डूबे हुए 'हम' कौन हैं? प्रकृति और उसके बीच रहने वालों के लिए इस प्रकाश और गौरवशाली गीत में शब्द और चित्र एक साथ गाते हैं। तेलंगाना के एक आदिवासी गीत से प्रेरित और एक प्रसिद्ध गोंड कलाकार की शानदार कला के साथ, यह बच्चों की प्रवृत्ति को सही तरीके से पकड़ता है - शब्दों और लय के साथ मनोरंजन, और प्राकृतिक दुनिया की कनेक्टिविटी के बारे में जागरूक होने की अभी तक अछूती क्षमता।
THE JUNGLE STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
- Author Name:
Janaki Sabesh
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- Description: In a jungle far far away, the animals are getting ready for the storytelling festival. Lion, Monkey and Tortoise delight the audience with well-known stories from their family lore. “C-c-can I tell a story too?” asks Ostroo the ostrich. Others make fun of him because he stammers – but where there is a story, there’s always a way! From a seasoned storyteller comes this sensitive story with many stories within it, which inspires us to overcome our fears. Soft pastels and colour pencils create warm pictures of a world in which encouragement comes from unexpected friends.
Our Incredible Cow
- Author Name:
Mahashweta Devi
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- Description: Nyadosh the cow has a fierce gleam in her eyes and a furious appetite. She chomps on textbooks, feasts on frocks and devours anything blue in colour. But once she gets on the ilish fish trail, there's just no stopping her… This comical tale of a common cow with uncommon taste is one to relish. Nyadosh's extraordinary appetite unfolds through vivid photo collages, offset by light black-and-white doodles. Along with the almost unbelievable true-life story from one of India’s best known writers, they give readers a hilariously different depiction of what we usually think of as a mild-mannered animal! Originally in Bengali
Where Is Goggayya?
- Author Name:
Kollegala Sharma
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- Description: Deascription of the book is awaited
Read Aloud Stories
- Author Name:
Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: Amidst jhamak-tamak sunsets and groves of Malgova mangoes, whirling winds and growling thunderheads, maxi taxis and leafy forests, meet a remarkable cast of two- and four-legged characters in 15 entertaining stories meant to be read aloud. Written in prose and verse by a list of well-known writers, all are rich with sound, rhythm and repetition, slipping comfortably into local language where natural. Ashok Rajagopalan's illustrations add fun and energy in his inimitable style.
Why the Sea Is Salty
- Author Name:
Daya Subramanian
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- Description: The village of Makkal has a problem. Their neighbour is a formidable giant whose thundering footsteps and booming voice has them quaking in their homes. But one day, when a fierce storm threatens to take a boy away to sea, the villagers find an unexpected friend in the giant. He even helps them with their greatest woe – collecting salt from across the sea! Inspired by a folktale from the Philippines, Daya Subramanian’s warm narrative and Tanaya Vyas’ serene illustrations weave an empathetic tale of friendship and wonder in Why the Sea is Salty. 6+ Years.
WHY WHY GIRL
- Author Name:
Mahashweta Devi
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- Description: Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend goats, collect firewood, fetch water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl'! In this inspiring and delightful story, her first picture book, acclaimed Jnanpith award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi tells us how she meets Moyna (and her mongoose) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys – in books, that Moyna herself learns to read. Some of the translations have been done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai, and Kannada by Girish Karnad.
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