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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.
ISBN: 978-93-5046-148-8
Pages: 24
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age : 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Ari
- Author Name:
Vaishali Shroff
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- Description: Ari may be shy, but he knows he will make a wonderful lion in the class play. But he is neither noticed nor chosen. Then, suddenly in his room a roaring, growling, prowling creature comes to life! The flat illustrative style with its strong kitschy palette gets away from usual depictions of the ‘soft, sensitive' child, and captures the energy and fun of play-acting.
Malli Goes to the Market/Malli Chaali Bajaar (English-Gujarati)
- Author Name:
Jeeva Raghunath
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- Description: It’s the day of the local market in Malli’s village. Cotton candy, peanut balls, stick ice, rose soda – there’s so much for Malli and her friends to try! But some of them don’t have enough money. Then, Malli has an idea… Friendship and sharing are at the heart of this third book in the Malli series, with pictures that take you around a village in Tamil Nadu and into the bustle of a market filled with treats.
Yes, Hutoxi!
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: Mannu, Chandu, Anna and Akka are fed up of Hutoxi the horse — she snorts and scolds and spoils their fun. And then suddenly one day, Hutoxi disappears. Where has she gone? Will she never come back? The bossy-horsy fifth story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
What Did You See?
- Author Name:
Nandini Nayar
- Book Type:
- 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.
Animal Alphabet
- Author Name:
Manjula Padmanabhan
- Book Type:
- Description: Teeny-tiny ANTs Are busy Always working Never dizzy! Then there are flitty-witty Bats, inky-winky Crows, heehaw Donkeys and a sprightly animal-rhyme for every letter. With bright-bold cutout pictures, this is just the sort of exciting alphabet book to start off teeny-tiny readers, while older ones relish its rhythms!
Choomantar
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
- Book Type:
- Description: Jivuba wants to become a singer but she cannot because she has to get married. Luckily, Dammu, the wise apsara of the forest, casts a spell to remedy the situation! But what happens when the spell breaks?
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.
THIS IS ME, MAYIL
- Author Name:
Niveditha Subramaniam +1
- Book Type:
- Description: Meet Mayil Ganeshan, a young writer at Not Yet Sixteen who is fiercely fun, madly morose, and prone to spontaneous combustion. Mayil is back, and this time she is edgier, bolder, and older. Known as the unstoppable 'Mayilwriter,' she rants in rhyme, ponders in verse, and doodles in between. Though she experiences moments of clarity, Mayil also deals with anger, confusion, and self-doubt. Nevertheless, she keeps her chin up and vows to never put her pen down. Age 13+
Look Ma, No hands!
- Author Name:
Vikram Agnihotri
- Book Type:
- 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!
Mallipoo, Where are You?
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
- Book Type:
- 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!
Kali Wants To Dance
- Author Name:
Aparna Karthikeyan +1
- Book Type:
- Description: All Kali wanted to do was dance. But how could he. After all, in his village, boys did not dance, especially not Bharatanatyam. A story about aspiration and believing in dreams.Written by Aparna Karthikeyan and Illustrated by Somesh Kumar.
Dancing Bear
- Author Name:
Jung A Park +2
- Book Type:
- Description: Somu the bear is unusual. He can dance! But Somu wants to be free and unchained. Can his friend Altaf understand that? This poignant story is about friendship between a young boy and an animal and the boy’s unique understanding of what the animal truly wants. This story describes the true predicament of dancing bears in India.
A Trip To Heaven
- Author Name:
Leelawati Bhagwat
- Book Type:
- Description: Awaited
LITTLE LAALI
- Author Name:
Alankrita Amaya
- Book Type:
- Description: Everyone tells Laali that she's too little to do the things she wants to do. What if I really was very little, wonders Laali. She dreams, shrinks and steps into a little big world, where there's a new adventure round every corner! Bright and playful illustrations match the little girl's happy imagination.
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE MARINE SAGE
- Author Name:
Suniti Namjoshi
- Book Type:
- Description: On a visit to Australia, there is much excitement with hi-tech gadgets and journeys underwater and on dragonback. Only the elephant is worried — will she finally find her name?
Beyond the Blue River
- Author Name:
B Vinayan
- Book Type:
- Description: Every time GRACE – City Auto for Hire No. SD 013422 hears the Blue River tune, she gets a funny feeling. What is the Blue River? Why does it affect her so deeply? What lies beyond it? One day Grace revs up her engine and sets out to find out. Encountering new worlds, creatures, ways of life, and languages, it is a journey with experiences that range from the fun to the funny to the philosophical, with answers that lead to more questions. Part adventure, part mystery, this captivating fantasy novel transforms the story of a perfectly mundane mechanical creature into a metaphor for human existence.
Robinhood Ki Kahaniyan
- Author Name:
Ajay Raj
- Book Type:
- Description: No Description Available for this Book
Koliyashtu Khushiyaagi
- Author Name:
Reena I puri +2
- Book Type:
- Description: Ma-Cluck and K-Chick have come to Earth to see the wonderful life that hens lead here. When Ra Ra Rooster takes them to the place of Absolute Happiness, the group realises that it isn’t as happy as they first thought.Written by Reena I. Puri, Illustrated by Aratrika Choudhury and Kannada translation By Hema Khurshapur.The development of this book has been supported by Humane Society International in collaboration with Humane Society International India.Library of Congress Literacy Award winner-2020, special response award.
Nanna Bhaavanegala Prapancha (How I Feel-Kannada)
- Author Name:
Varsha Sheshan +2
- Book Type:
- Description: How do you feel when Nani comes to visit? How do you feel when you spoil a library book? Read this book and see how you feel today.Written by Varsha Seshan,Illustrated by Gitanjali Iyer and Kannada Translation by Uma Rao Kolar.This book won Library of Congress Literacy Award 2020(special response award).
Mommies
- Author Name:
Richa Jha +1
- Book Type:
- Description: Challenging the conventional views of motherhood that reduce moms to a rule-bound gendered identity and role, Mommies will encourage readers to explore and question their own as well as larger social norms. Richa Jha delivers a strong statement through the simplicity of children’s voices, presenting a kaleidoscope of vastly different mothers who don’t fit the stereotypical narratives of motherhood. Priya Sebastian’s bold, charcoal-etched images infuse the simple narrative with an arresting depth to capture the diverse beauty of each portrayal.
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