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| Vayu Naidu |
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| Genre : picture book, fiction |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 24 pages |
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As usually happens in folktales, reality and magic meld seamlessly together, to create a story that not only entertains...
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| Anjali Raghbeer |
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| Genre : picture book, fictionalized biogarphy |
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| 7+ yrs |
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| 36 pages |
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A Trail of Paint introduces kids to the paintings by Jamini Roy, the famous artist from West Bengal.
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When Sandhya Rao’s narration of a folk tale meets the tribalistic illustrations of Uma Krishnaswamy, reading...
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| Jaya Jaitley |
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| Genre : picture book, realistic fiction |
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| 9+ yrs |
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| 20 pages |
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Part of a series of four books illustrated in the folk art traditions of India by Pratham, this book takes one on an...
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Champa, fondly called Guddu by her mother, is a little girl from a village near Mithila. She wants to show us around...
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Part of a series of four books brought out by Dastkari Haat Samiti, an organisation of Indian craftspeople and...
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Dancing on Walls is a fabulously woven story which takes the reader through an incredulous journey keeping them riveted...
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| Gita Wolf |
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| Genre : picture book, art |
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| 3+ yrs |
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| 32 pages |
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`Do!’ is a truly unusual book—one that manages to tell intricate and fascinating stories using just one...
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| Vayu Naidu |
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| Genre : picture book, folk tale |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 24 pages |
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In this colourful folktale from Rajasthan, Vayu Naidu tells us how the peacock got eyes on his tail. The story...
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| Dulari Devi |
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| Genre : picture book, biography |
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| 7+ yrs |
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| 36 pages |
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Dulari is an unlettered girl from a fishing village in Bihar. Being poor meant that even as a child she had to work: in...
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An exquisite retelling by Devdutt Pattanaik, of Valmiki’s anguish and anger at being outdone in the scripting of...
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Written in simple poetry form, I Like Cats, a book by Anushka Ravishankar will...
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Pappuram and Kojaram are two story tellers in the book “It’s All The Same !”, narrating a story about...
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| Malati Shah |
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| Genre : picture book, fiction |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 24 pages |
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. This well-turned turned out book with minimal text and appealing illustrations, in...
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| Durga Bai |
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| Genre : picture book, folk tale |
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| 3+ yrs |
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| 24 pages |
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Showcasing the richness of India’s folk art tradition, is this gem of a folktale by Durga Bai, a talented tribal...
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This story about a greedy monkey and clever deer is great fun, although it sticks to the rather conventional folktale...
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| Bulbul Sharma |
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| Genre : picture book, fiction, folkart |
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| 9+ yrs |
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| 20 pages |
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Part of a series of four books illustrated in the folk art traditions of India by Pratham, this book takes one on an...
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| Sandhya Rao |
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| Genre : picture book, fiction, folk tale |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 24 pages |
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| Gita Wolf |
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| Genre : picture book, fantasy |
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| 3+ yrs |
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| 28 pages |
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Like so many of the new Indian picture books for children, `Monkey Photo’ is beautifully illustrated. The vivid...
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| Jaya Jaitley |
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| Genre : picture book, realistic fiction |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 20 pages |
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A mother is always the focal part in the life of a family. In this simple English-Hindi, bi-lingual book, a little boy...
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| Kamala Das |
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| Genre : picture book, fiction, fantasy |
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| 7+ yrs |
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| 36 pages |
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Panna, a little girl finds her way into the sea world as she waits for her brother, Moti to return from fishing. She...
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A golden yellow sun, blazes across the sky, an invitation to grey clouds. Soon they burst open and rain descends...
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The book contains 8 real life stories collected by Bashabi Fraser that gives us a glimpse of history often submerged in...
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Having discovered the art of making a kolam, Susheela is unstoppable. She wants to make them on any flat surface that...
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| Sirish Rao |
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| Genre : fiction, Folkart, Art |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 32 pages |
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Children love the absurd, the ludicrous, the droll. It takes very little to tickle their funny bone. Hence, they will...
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| Gita Wolf |
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| Genre : picture book, folk art |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 24 pages |
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What must life be like for children in a village? This book follows two little girls, Churki and Burki through their...
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| Gita Wolf |
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| Genre : fiction, Folkart |
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| 7+ yrs |
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| 32 pages |
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Gita Wolf has taken the well-known biblical tale of Noah’s Ark and given it a totally new Indian avatar!
Simply...
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| Sirish Rao |
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| Genre : picture book, fiction, folk tale |
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| 5+ yrs |
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| 44 pages |
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Akin to the Musicians of Bremen - a very familiar folk tale about the ingratitude of Man, featuring several animals who...
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What is it about trickster stories that they never fail to intrigue a child?
Readers and listeners will delight in this...
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A charming story set in the Sahyadri Hills, inspired by the eminent Warli artist, Janu Bhiva Ravate.
The book tells a...
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