Lata Mani is a historian and cultural critic who began writing children's stories at the request of her nephew Gautam.
Her first two books for children, The Tamarind Tree and the Spider's Web were published by Tulika Books in 2009.
Laxman, a boy from a village in Tamil Nadu, sets off on a Sunday morning on his bullock-cart, to collect bales of freshly cut hay. The author vividly...
Themes: curiosity, value education
Age group : 5+ yrs
24 pages
The Bee Master’ is an engaging picture book about little Gowri’s intriguing encounter with a bee expert. Based on an experience from the author’s...
Themes: bee-keeping, bees, livelihoods
Age group : 7+ yrs
20 pages