Kiran looks for his mother everywhere — in the kitchen, in the balcony and even in the unlikeliest of places! Charming watercolours make this one irresistible hide-and-seek story. 2018 : Best Of Indian Children's Writing : Contemporary
Mannu, Chandu, Anna and Akka are fed up with Hutoxi the horse's snorts and scolds. She always spoils their fun. Then one day, Hutoxi disappears...
Vyasa enlists Ganesha's help to write down the massive Mahabharata epic — at a price. Delighful pictures enable a new generation to connect to an old story, differently.
When Paytu the pig goes for a sugarcane walk, she asks Anna and Akka to look after her babies. But the two elephant teenagers get busy in a game of coconut football...
A zippy parody of the movie world tells the story of how different birds look, well, different! Text and pictures combine realism with a dash of comedy to provide some filmy moments.
When Kamini the chameleon gets excited she flashes many different colours! Meanwhile, the boisterous elephant teenagers pose a problem in the jungle...
HURRY! LAST 5 COPIES! Brahma gives the caterpillar a huge appetite, so whose fault is it that he's hungry all the time? This amusing story of a creator's small big mistake has lively pictures that tell their own tale!
A crisp adaptation of a delightful Turkish tale about Ismat and his Eid purchases. The illustrations capture the humour and cultural resonances of the story. 2010: Vermont Red Clover Award, USA
Shanmugam the lion is king of the jungle but all he does is snore. And another lion, the lean and mean Gabbar Singh, has come to take his place.
Grandmother tells a story that never ends, and then another! A chain story typical of folktales, its stylised illustrations provide unusual perspectives.
HURRY! LAST 8 COPIES! A curious crow comes across the palace of the rich and elegant king of birds, Pavo Cristatus the peacock. This cheerful tongue-in cheek story with flamboyant pictures combines the themes of the weak outwitting the strong and shining in borrowed feathers.
Pranav is drawing a picture but his mother sees nothing on the page! The freewheeling narrative and illustrations are in tune with the spontaneous logic of a child's mind.
The award-winning story of a peppercorn that refuses to be ground into chutney, with lively pictures that keep the book pounding with energy.
Bees make a real song and dance over honey, and delicate butterflies can frighten fearsome birds. Funny but true facts about the mad, mad world of creepy crawlies.
Bahadur, the little elephant, has forgotten how to sleep. And he is very, very sleepy. So he goes to his animal friends for help.
A gentle folktale from Andhra Pradesh about the magic of stories with illustrations derived from the style and colours of Kondapalli toys of Andhra Pradesh.
Big, burly Tarlochan is a champion wrestler, eager for some real challenge. The pictures for this robust folk fantasy from Punjab imbibe the spirit of its fun-loving feisty people. Phulkari, 'flower-work' embroidery typical of Punjab, adds richness to the illustrations.
This hilarious folktale from Gujarat follows miserly Bhikhubhai's desperate attempts to get himself a coconut — all free! Pictures in the book are based on the stylised painted paper scrolls used by Garoda storytellers in northern Gujarat.
Nazneen carefully cooks some fragrant marzwangan kurma for a special family dinner. But just when it is all ready, guests arrive. The illustrations use traditional Kashmiri embroidery motifs to provide ambience for the story.
A cumulative folktale from Kerala about a greedy Poocha cat and a practical Eecha fly is told through repetitive text and animated pictures.
"Come in for a haircut!You choose... We cut!" says the sign outside a hair cutting saloon, so a lion walks in to do just that. But where is everyone? And who are these other lions staring at him?
HURRY! LAST 18 COPIES LEFT! A hot summer day, an old man in dusty clothes who calls himself a maharaja, a little boy Munna who believes him, and a teashop full of people who don’t…
Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits Maharani! At the heart of this funny little vignette is a cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of an Indian streetscape. 2018: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award – Best Picture Book – Illustrations 2018: Honor Book, South...
Everybody likes Adil Ali but nobody likes his shoes! They are old and worn, patched and sewn. So his friends decide to gift him a pair of shiny brown shoes for Eid. And then begins the problem – his old shoes won’t leave him!
