Panna falls asleep on the sea-shore and is is swept into a magical underworld world of the Fish King and Queen.
Illustrated by: Uma Krishnaswamy
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
The rescue of a tiny moonbeam creature from the river leads to the creation of the beautiful Warli art.
Illustrated by: Ramesh Hengadi and Shantaram Dhapde
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Tara Books
Fascinating stories narrated in pictures from just a single verb per page .
Illustrated by: Priya Kuriyan
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Pratham Books
Susheela has learnt the art of making a kolam and now wants to make kolams wherever she can.
Illustrated by: Janu Bhiva Ravate
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
A charming story set in the Sahyadri Hills
Illustrated by: Joydeep Chitrakar
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tara Books
An Indian version of Noah's Ark illustrated in the Patua tradition of folk art from Bengal
Illustrated by: Swarna Chitrakar
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Tara Books
A humorous story, beautifully illustrated in the Patua style of folk art of a monkey who was fed up of being photographed.
Illustrated by: Nancy Raj
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
An exquisite retelling of Valmiki’s anguish and anger at being outdone in the scripting of the Ramayana and that of Hanuman's utter humility and intense devotion to Ram.
Illustrated by: Shailaja Jain
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
An introduction to the wonderful tradition of rangolis
Illustrated by: Subhash Amaliyar
Age group: 3+ yrs
Publisher: Tara Books
A picture book, a wordless book, a map - whatever you call it, this book is sure to intrigue the little ones.