Rain can be fun. But sometimes, “lots and lots and lots of rain” is frightening — when water comes into homes and washes everything away. Floods and other natural calamities do happen, children do get caught in them, and other children see it all on television. How do they make sense of it? The book talks to children through rhythmic, repetitive text and evocative visuals, ending with the important reminder that if you look after nature, nature will look after you. It enables conversations that can heal and empower.

Rain can be fun. But sometimes, “lots and lots and lots of rain” is frightening — when water comes into homes and washes everything away. Floods and other natural calamities do happen, children do get caught in them, and other children see it all on television. How do they make sense of it? The book talks to children through rhythmic, repetitive text and evocative visuals, ending with the important reminder that if you look after nature, nature will look after you. It enables conversations that can heal and empower.

The book tells the story of Lalu and his red kite in wondrous colours. The kite is Lalu’s love and he is ready to go to any length to keep the kite with him.

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.

जसबीर भुल्लर एक प्रसिद्ध पंजाबी लेखक और कुशल कहानीकार हैं। यह उपन्यास दो मगरमच्छों के बारे में है। वे दोनों एक नदी में रहते हैं जिसमें विनाशकारी बाढ़ आई थी जिसने उन्हें अलग कर दिया था। नदी ही उनके लिए सबकुछ थी. इसका पानी उनकी नाव थी, जो उन्हें कहीं भी ले जाने के लिए हमेशा तैयार रहती थी। इससे उन्हें वह भोजन मिला जो उन्हें पसंद था। यदि वह पानी में अपनी पूँछ हिलाती तो अद्भुत ध्वनि उत्पन्न होती। बाढ़ के बाद मगरमच्छ ज़मीन पर आ गए। इस विपरीत परिस्थिति ने उन्हें व्यथित कर दिया था...यह आश्चर्यजनक है कि तथ्य और कल्पना को कितनी खूबसूरती से एक साथ बुना गया है। ऐसा लगता है मानो वह उनके साथ रहा हो और यह सब देखा हो। आप इसे एक बार में ही ख़त्म कर देंगे. अतनु रॉय के चित्र आपको किराली मगरमच्छ से परिचित कराएंगे। यह आपको जंगल में ले जाएगा जहां कहानी सेट है। इस कहानी को पढ़ने के बाद आप जरूर पूछेंगे कि क्या हमारे पास जसबीर भुल्लर की कोई और किताब है।

Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth. Pictures add richness and depth to this layered narrative set in an Irula fishing village in Tamil Nadu. Their varying tones and textures capture the setting, the people and the moments.

Dhum Dhum Dhum… dhup dhup dhup… Dungi dances to a dhinchak beat in this foot-tapping story that will make young readers move and groove, clap and tap! Big sheep, small sheep, bored sheep, happy sheep… eye-catching visuals bring to life the dance and drama in a woolly world.

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.

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.

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. CBSE recommended

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!

There is a BIG monster that only Montu can see, that shows up whenever he’s angry or sad, and makes him even more angry, even more sad. One day, when he hurts his leg and is stuck at home, he starts to draw. He draws the window, the tree outside and… the monster! But as he keeps drawing, the monster gets smaller and smaller. What’s happening? Pictures and text gently tell this story of a boy who learns to deal with his inner demons, illustrating how art can heal.

Little Tsomo eats a big, steaming hot momo. And then? A mouthwatering story in which the flavour-filled savoury comes appetisingly alive! Watercolour pencil illustrations softened with subtle brushstrokes conjure up scenes sure to tickle the taste buds, satisfy hunger pangs and stir up a song.

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.

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.

फल प्रकृति द्वारा इनसान को दिए गए अनुपम वरदान हैं। ये कभी ताज़े, कभी पकाकर और कभी सुखाकर खाए जाते हैं। ये क्षुधा शान्त करते हैं, तृप्ति प्रदान करते हैं। मीठी सुगन्ध और उन्नत स्वाद वाले फल चित्त को आह्लादित करते हैं। स्वस्थ शरीर के संचालन के लिए जिन प्राकृतिक तत्त्वों की ज़रूरत है, वे हमें फलों से मिलते रहते हैं। इनके द्वारा कैल्शियम, लोहा, ताम्र, फॉस्फ़ोरस आदि खनिज लवण, चिकनाई और विटामिनों की शरीर में आपूर्ति होती रहती है। फलों को रुग्णावस्था में पथ्य रूप में खिलाया जाता है। कुछ रोगों के निवारण के लिए चिकित्सक मुख्य रूप से फलों का सेवन कराते हैं। पैंसठ फलों का 39 रंगीन तथा 103 सादे चित्रों के साथ इस पुस्तक में परिचय दिया गया है। उनका स्वरूप, प्राप्ति-स्थान, विविध भाषाओं में उनके नाम, उनकी खेती, उनका रासायनिक संघटन, उनके गुण और उनकी पौष्टिक उपादेयता का प्रतिपादन किया गया है। ताज़ा खाए जानेवाले लोकप्रिय फल इसमें सम्मिलित किए गए हैं जैसे—आम, अमरूद, अंगूर, चीकू, नासपाती, केला, पपीता, लीची, सन्तरा, ख़रबूजा, तरबूज़ आदि; पहाड़ी इलाक़ों में पैदा होनेवाले फल खुमानी, सेब, आड़ई, आलूबुखारा, बगूगोशा, चेरी, स्ट्रॉबेरी, आदि; बाहर के देशों से भारत में सम्प्रविष्ट किए गए फल जैसे—कीवी, एवाकाडो, दुरियन, राम्बुतान; सूखे मेवे (ड्राई फ्रूट्स), जैसे—काजू, बादाम,अख़रोट, पिस्ता, चिलगोज़ा, किशमिश आदि।

''अनुपम मिश्र एक अत्यन्त विनम्र, निरभिमानी व्यक्ति थे जिन्होंने पर्यावरण के क्षेत्र में साधारण और सामुदायिक विवेक और विधि का जैसा अवगाहन किया वैसा आधुनिक टेकनॉलजी के दुश्चक्र में फँसे अन्य पर्यावरणविद् अकसर नज़रन्दाज़ करते रहे हैं। अनुपम जी लगभग ज़िद कर अपनी इस धारणा पर डटे रहे कि साधारण लोग और समुदाय पढ़े-लिखों से ज़्यादा जानता-समझता है और आधुनिकता को अपनी सर्वज्ञता के दम्भ से मुक्त हो सकना चाहिए। उनसे बातचीत का यह संचयन इस अनूठे व्यक्ति के सोच-विचार की नई परतें सहजता से खोलेगा, ऐसा हमारा विश्वास है।" —अशोक वाजपेयी

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.

When a herd of elephants creates trouble in the jungle, do the little rabbits run away in fear? No! From Aztec to Chinese, there are many versions of the story about the rabbit in the moon. The illustrations for this bilingual retelling are based on the pithora folk style of central India, which derives from cave art.

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