Best Sweets has opened next to Firoza’s dadu’s sweet shop and is taking away all the customers. How can Firoza make her dadu’s shop better than Best?
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.
ISBN: 9780143454540
Pages: 40
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Jadui Martaban
- Author Name:
Mala Marwah +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?
Kali Mattu Kere Haavu
- Author Name:
Zai Whitaker +2
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- Description: Kali hates school. And school hates him, he thinks, for he has no friends. His classmates find him strange. He wishes his father were an ‘ordinary' bus-conductor or postman instead of a snake-catcher, even if one of the most celebrated in the Irula tribe. He worries that others will see him eating fried termites (his favourite snack!) and laugh. And then one day, a large rat snake creates havoc in the classroom... A simple, sensitive story crafted by a writer deeply involved with environmental issues. Best of Indian Children's Writing: Contemporary
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE ANTARCTIC MISSION
- Author Name:
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?
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE SPACEFLOWER
- Author Name:
Suniti Namjoshi
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- Description: A space adventure! One of Jupiter’s moons is going off orbit and calls out to Siril. So, with some help from the scientific genius of the Techno Sage, Aditi and friends build a spaceship, fix on anti-gravity pads, and zoom off to see what they can do to correct its path. A gripping sci-fi fantasy with some unusual insights. Are impossible friendships sometimes possible?
The Story Of Garuda
- Author Name:
Roberto Calasso +1
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- Description: The skies shook, then came rains of fire. Yet Garuda, the big, black eagle, pierced through the walls of heaven to snatch away the soma. He had to. That was the only way he could free his mother. With superb artwork, this is a fascinating version, adapted from the original international bestseller. For Age 6+
Ilhaamala Huttida Habba
- Author Name:
Aftab Yusuf Shaikh
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- Description: Ilham has a problem. Her Papa has given her a crisp fifty rupee note for her birthday, and she doesn’t know where to keep it absolutely safe. A pocket would be best, but her new frock doesn’t have one. So she runs to Salma Chachi the tailor to get a pocket stitched — but that leads to another problem. A charming little nugget of a story with the flavour of old Hyderabad captured warmly in the pictures!
FLUTTERFLY
- Author Name:
Niveditha Subramaniam
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- Description: Something's fluttering around! It settles on a shoulder here, on a nose there… What is it? Where did it come from? And where is it going? Follow the splash of orange to find out! Lively illustrations with a vivid pop of colour put you on the trail of a story that needs no words.
Mallipoo, Where are You?
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: When Paytu the pig goes on a sugarcane walk with Amma the elephant and Hutoxi the horse, she asks Anna and Akka to look after her babies. But the two elephant teenagers get busy in a game of coconut-football... and the piglets disappear! The muddy-buddy fourth story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
Paamu Mariyu Kappalu -Bilingual
- Author Name:
Mariam Karim Ahlawat +1
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- Description: The old snake is punished – the frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy – but they had better watch out! This unusual bilingual retelling of a Panchatantra favourite swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk toys from Channapatna in Karnataka, a craft style that came centuries ago from Persia.
Daddy's Mo
- Author Name:
Madhuri Purandare
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- Description: What does Anu like the most about her dad? His Mo! Do you know what a Mo is? Actually, Anu likes everyone with a Mo. So much so that when she sees a Mo, she gets funny ideas!
Asha the Auto-Driver
- Author Name:
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!
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
Paheliyan
- Author Name:
Allen Shaw +1
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- Description: पहेलियाँ में गुलज़ार की लिखी पहेलियाँ है। इनके उत्तर की कुछ हिन्ट शब्दों से तो कुछ एलन शॉ के चित्रों से मिलती है। Age group 6-8 years
Chintu Kaibitta Khanda
- Author Name:
Vrinda Baliga
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- Description: It’s Monday morning. Time for school. And his model of the earth…? Chintu Chitnis suddenly remembers he hasn’t made it! There’s a last-minute scramble to finish the project, with his little sister Pihu pitching in not very helpfully. And then, in school, Chintu finds an entire continent missing! Where did it go? Set in a Konkani household, this light and humorous story with playful pictures is a quick first introduction to the continents of the world.
The Susu Pals
- Author Name:
Richa Jha
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- Description: Rhea and Dia are inseparable soulmates. But when Isha moves in next door, their friendship goes through trying times. Will Rhea, Dia and Isha become three best pals? And who is that boy always lurking in the background? Richa Jha weaves a clever, believable story of the typical joys, thrills, conflicts, jealousies, patch ups and all the bitter sweet stuff friendships are made of. Alicia Souza's feisty and utterly playful artwork and hand-etched letterings add a charming quirkiness to this delightful story.
A Tree
- Author Name:
Bhuri Bai Bhil +2
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- Description: One poet and twelve tribal storytellers, some of Indiaís most loved illustrators! They encourage you to ñ Think. Ask questions. Discuss and then swing into ACTION as an Earth-Carer! All books in this series carry a StoryPedagogyTM page for you to TA-DAA! away with your young readers!
Look Ma, No hands!
- Author Name:
Vikram Agnihotri
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- Description: Meet Vikram Agnihotri, India’s first double-arm amputee to get a car driving licence and then become a racing driver. Losing both his upper limbs after a terrible accident when he was only seven, the rest of his life has been all about moving on, buoyed by his parents, with spirit and cheer. This book is that story. Told by Vikram himself in the style of a graphic narrative, it is a book of inspiration for any reader, about a man who is no less a superhero than his own childhood idol, Superman!
Gajapati Kulapati
- Author Name:
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.
Bhalu Ka Nakhoon
- Author Name:
Rishi Sahni
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- Description: भालू का नाखून की कहानियों के लेखक ऋषि साहनी एक घुमक्कड़ और चित्रकार भी हैं। इस संकलन की कहानियाँ उनको पहाड़ों और दुर्गम रास्तों पर घूमते हुए मिली हैं। एक छोटा बौद्ध भिक्षु, एक पहाड़ी चरवाहा, एक पहाड़ी रास्ते का गाइड जैसे किरदार भी वहीं मिले हैं। ऐसी जगहें और किरदार आम तौर पर बच्चों के लिए कहानियों में कम नज़र आते हैं। ऋषि साहनी के चित्र देखकर ख्याल आया कि अलग-अलग जगहों के खास रंग अलग होते हैं। वे मौसम के साथ बदलते हैं। यह भी लगेगा कि रंगों की एक तासीर होती है। चित्रों में रंग ऐसे लगे हैं जैसे वे धूप की तरह आकर चीज़ों पर गिर गये हों। Age 12+
A SILLY STORY OF BONDAPALLI
- Author Name:
Shamim Padamsee
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- Description: There was once a prince who hated food. One day the royal cook gives him something new to eat – a hot golden ball, crisp outside, soft inside... a bonda! After that there is no stopping either the prince or this mad tale that rolls its jolly way to an inevitably happy, bondaful end. The jaunty illustrations pick up all the comic clues along the way, to make it a truly 'silly' story.
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