A warm and caring tale of friendship during India's most troubled period of history.
Illustrated by: A.V. IIlango
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
The Ningthoou wants to choose a successor to his throne. Whom does he choose - his two stong sons or his little caring daughter?
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Age group: 9+ yrs
Publisher: Hachette
A collection of Rakhi-centric short stories, ideal to be read or gifted on the festive occasion.
Illustrated by: Asma Menon
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
A story of a sevant's daughter Ju, who uses only hand-me-downs and yet is happy.
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Age group: 9+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
Mayil, a spunky 12 year oldnrecords her growing-up years with great candour subtly raising issues of gender stereotyping, the abuse of women, and prejudice about race and colour.
Illustrated by: K.P. Muraleedharan
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika
Set in the rural landscape of Andhra Pradesh, a story of love and sacrifice.
Illustrated by: Emmanuel Scanziani
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tara Books
A story of a deep bond between man and beast - mahout and elephant.
Illustrated by: Priya Kuriyan
Age group: 9+ yrs
Publisher: Puffin
A collection of stories - from history, geography and nature study with a sprinkling of Bond’s inimitable de facto humor and homespun philosophy.
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Age group: 9+ yrs
Publisher: Fun OK Please
An inspirational book about changing the world, one random act of kindness at at time.