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Something has scared Bapu in the bathroom. Can Diya save him?
ISBN: 9780143468622
Pages: 40
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: IN
Uncle Nehru, Please Send An Elephant!
- Author Name:
Devika Cariapa
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- Description: One day, when Prime Minister Nehru opened his overstuffed mail bag, out tumbled hundreds of colourfully decorated letters — from children in Japan! “We have never seen a live elephant,” they said. “Could you kindly send us one from India?” This exuberant picture book takes readers across land and sea to tell how Indira, Ambika, Murugan and others became India’s BIG gifts to the world.
Aaamaar Jomi Aami Baanchabo
- Author Name:
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.
THE MAGIC FEATHER
- Author Name:
Roma Singh
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- Description: An owl drops a purple feather in a forest. A little girl picks it up and begins a journey into magical lands... The story emerged out of a unique 3D character that Roma Singh crafted out of an old book. She made wild hair from its pages and cut out eyes like moons. Its playfulness demanded a story and Roma soon found one. The touch-and-feel visuals imaginatively lead the reader into the enchanting world of books.
Lights Camera Action! The Life And Times Of Dada Saheb Phalke
- Author Name:
Rupali Bhave +2
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- Description: "Watch people move in the magic photographs! A picture two miles long! Only three annas!" This is how a magician named Dadasaheb Phalke invited people in the street to come and watch his first film. Other actors in this amazing story about the genius of Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema, include a cook who played a woman and the first film editor in Indian cinema who happened to be a woman and his wife! If you are a fan of films, you are sure to be fascinated by this script of his life and the making of first ever Indian film. It has all the ingredients of blockbuster! Written by Rupali Bhave ,Illustrated by Sunayana Nair Kanjilal and kannada translation by Brinda N. Rao. The development of this book has been supported by P.A.N.I. Foundation.
Goondi Ghari Yeyeil Ka?
- Author Name:
Adithi Rao
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- Description: 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.
Little Bird Learns To Fly
- Author Name:
Jaya Savita Aiyer +2
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- Description: Read this airy tale about a little bird who thinks she will never learn to fly.
Passion with Aditi Pant
- Author Name:
Pervin Saket
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- Description: This is a Board Book and not a Hard Bound Book. Discover PASSION with Aditi Pant, the first Indian woman oceanographer. This simple text written in verse is the perfect way to introduce little readers to BIG VALUES. This is a Board Book and not a Hard Bound Book.
From Pillars to Palaces
- Author Name:
Amrita Dasgupta +1
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- Description: Dheera loves buildings. When Ma and Baba build her a little plane, she flies out to explore what buildings are made of.
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
Tumi Ki Dekhle?
- Author Name:
Nandini Nayar
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- 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.
Orbit- Architecture
- Author Name:
Rajnish Sharma
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- Description: DESCRIPTION AWAITED
Love Like That
- Author Name:
Richa Jha
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- Description: Little Kroo and Mamma Hop travel to different natural habitats around the world where Kroo is fascinated by new ways of parent-young one bonding. But why doesn't his Mamma love him like that? What will get him to believe what she always says - that she may not love him like that, but she loves him the most in this world? In this simple, elegantly told story, Richa Jha touches upon the one existential doubt every child's mind faces at one point or another. The gentle pace of the book is in sharp contrast to the sheer scale of globe-trotting that the Mamma-baby duo are engaged in. Lyrical prose, a lilting assuring refrain, and adorable animals make this book a perfect bedtime read. Gautam Benegal brings to life the landscapes with his magic brush strokes, each transporting the reader thousands of miles away to the real world of animals in their beautiful habitats.
Panch Pairon Wali Hathi
- Author Name:
Piyush Sekseriya
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- Description: ये कुदरत से प्रेम की कहानियाँ हैं। पीयूष सेकसेरिया कहते हैं कि जंगल, पेड़-पौधे, जानवरी, पक्षी, कीट-पतंगों, नदी, पहाड़, रेत-मिट्टी और लोगों में कुछ ऐसा है कि मैं उन तक बार-बार लौटता हूँ। एक अजब सी खुशी है जो उनको देखने, सुनने, सूँघने, छूने से मिलती है। ‘पाँच पैरों वाली हाथी’ से उन्होंने इन खुशियों को सबके साथ बाँटा है। किताब की रचनाएँ कल्पनाओं से अधिक सरस और रोमांचक हैं।
A Cat, Tree, And A Bird In A Book
- Author Name:
Shilpi Sarkar +1
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- Description: Two furry friends find a book with pictures and a poem. Read along with them, take delight in the lively pictures, and find out what our furry friends discover.† This little book is for our very young readers but grown-ups too will enjoy the whimsy and the vibrant and evocative illustrations while reading along with youngsters.
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!
Sindabad Ki Samudri Yatrayen
- Author Name:
Harshita
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- Description: No Description Available for this Book
Kindness with Mahavira
- Author Name:
Chitwan Mittal +1
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- Description: This is a Board Book and not a Hard Bound Book. So, said he, “Be kind to all! Humungous or little or really, really small!” The Indian saint, Mahavira, believed that all living beings have a soul. And, that each soul is of equalvalue, be it an elephant, an ant or a person. He encourages us to be kind to all. This board book, Kindness With Mahavira will enable children to explore numerous ways of being kind to humans, to animals and to their own selves. The Series, Learning TO BE is a creative way to introduce your little ones to big values in an engaging manner. Written in simple text and magical verse, this series is perfect to read aloud to toddlers (2-4 year olds) and excellent for beginning readers (4-8 year olds). Look for other titles in this series: Service with Guru Nanak and Peace with Buddha. This is a Board Book and not a Hard Bound Book.
Thathu Aur Main
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: A magically beautiful story about Malar and her grandfather. A laptime, bedtime, anytime story for you to share. Enjoy! A beginnerís book for children learning to read.
Mere Apne Phir Bhi Paraaye
- Author Name:
Meena Kakodkar +1
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- Description: One day when her granddaughter starts asking her questions, Aatibai finds her views on life changing. Read to find all the questions Aatibai had never herself asked answered through her granddaughter!
Amma
- Author Name:
Kavita Singh Kale
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- Description: क्या तूसां इस मेले विच इक अम्मा दिखी, जिसा वल मिंजो साईं मुन्नु नी है?
