Can one entertain oneself with a walking stick? Yes, one can a little girl discovers.
Illustrated by: Anupama Ajinkya Apte
Age group: 5+ yrs
Publisher: Scholastic
Tara tries very hard to be a well-mannered girl…but!
Illustrated by: Bina Kak
Age group: 5+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika Books
Tiger cub Sultan and his Ammi have a special friend they call Junglee Bina. Bina’s stunning photographs of Sultan's life in the Ranthambore forest tells the story of a warm relationship between a woman and the wild.
Illustrated by: Niloufer Wadia
Age group: 5+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika Books
When the lights go off, it is little Kanna who coolly leads everyone to safety. Light or no light, it makes no difference because he can't see anyway. A story that inverts the notion of ‘disability' — and even a chance to have some fun!
Illustrated by: Manjari Chakravarti
Age group: 5+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika Books
A little girl is called Clumsy, Slowcoach, Careless... But in her head, words become stories and stories, pictures. With a box of paints and a brush find out how she sweeps herself away from the names people call her.
Illustrated by: Ayushi Saxena
Age group: YA
Publisher: Duckbill
A coming-of-age book which packs within itself rich themes of disability and empowerment, and denial and acceptance.
