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Goodbooks is a repository for Indian children’s books and provides a space to all those engaged with children to enter the fascinating discourse on children’s literature. It is where educators, parents, librarians and research scholars get an overview of children’s literature in India, and an update of books being published across the country. The reviews on the site critically evaluate books, enhancing the understanding of what constitutes good children’s books and creating awareness about the role of books and reading in a child’s life.
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SNAPSHOT REVIEWS
Quick reviews of Indian children’s books for reading in under five minutes
KATHA’S GENDER SERIES
Lachmi’s War: The evil asura Tobakachi wants to rule the world by not educating girls. But...
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JUNIOR LIVES: GAUTAMA BUDDHA
Young Siddhartha renounced all worldly things in search of the ultimate truth. This is the story...
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A TANGLE OF BRUNGLES
To conjure up the charming Mr. Brungle, a coven of witches stir up The Great Brungle Stew. For...
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MISSION CYCLE
Noorain is eager to learn cycling so that she can win a race against her best friend Wasim. But...
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A BOOK IS A BEE
It lets you feel and find, climb and plunge, sail and savour and soar… all from your favourite...
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ANIMALS AND BIRDS OF INDIA SERIES
A series of four Level 1 books about animals and birds in the forests of India. From wild cats...
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THE TREE BOY
Lonely Sid wasn’t always a tree. But the day he misses saving a soccer goal at school, things...
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Indian writer Paro Anand writes the story of an Indian boy, while Swedish author Orjan Persson...
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BIG RAIN
Rain can be fun. But sometimes, ‘lots and lots and lots of rain’ is frightening — when water...
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LONG REVIEWS
Detailed reviews of Indian children’s books for reading in under ten minutes (750+ words)
CRICKET CHANGED MY LIFE
The cliche goes that in India cricket is more than a passion, it is a religion. Thousands or...
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MONKEYS ON A FAST
Monkeys on a Fast is a fun, chuckle-inducing story adapted from a Buddhist fable. Chakrapani...
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GONE GRANDMOTHER
A very welcome change in children’s books in recent times is the emergence of themes like loss...
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GAJAPATI KULAPATI GURRBURRRROOOM!
The Gajapati Kulapati stories by Ashok Rajagopalan have become quite a favourite among picture...
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THE BOY WHO SWALLOWED A NAIL AND OTHER STORIES
Children’s book publishers are constantly trawling the slush piles in search of fresh, original...
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TALES FROM BENGAL
Folktales, epic narratives and legends connect people to their land, to an identity and to each...
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UMA, NOT-SO-PERFECT
Uma, Not-So-Perfect. A perfectly captivating title, calculated to raise a lot of expectations...
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RADHA’S FAMILY
Since Madhuri Purandare won the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2014 for her...
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Features, book lists, information on forthcoming and new releases and more
GOOD PICKS FROM GOOD BOOKS – 21 MAY 2019
Parents, if you’re looking to get your children interested in something new this summer, we’ve got just the right link for you: this roundup by Dhanishta Shah on Booked...
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FORTHCOMING/NEW BOOKS MARCH 2019
YOUNG READERS (0-7 YEARS) POONI, POONI, WHERE ARE YOU? About the Book A charming find-it book for toddlers, from the creator of the other bestselling Pooni books...
READ MORE GOOD PICKS FROM GOODBOOKS – 29 APRIL 2019
Once upon time, in a land far, far away… Is this how stories begin in your native language? All storytelling traditions come with their own unique conventions. In this...
READ MORE GOOD PICKS FROM GOODBOOKS – 15 APRIL 2019
Last month, he Times of India’s entertainment supplement published a list of ten books every Indian child should read. Predictably, it included classics like the...
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YOUNG READERS (0-7 YEARS) THE ADVENTURES OF BIPLOB THE BUMBLEBEE Author: Abhishek Talwar Illustrator: Sonal Goyal Category: Fiction Language: English Publisher: Penguin...
READ MORE GOOD PICKS FROM GOODBOOKS – 1 APRIL 2019
We open this week’s roundup with the age-old diversity question. We can only write what we know, but how can we create a more pluralistic and representative children’s...
READ MORE GOOD PICKS FROM GOODBOOKS – 18 MARCH 2019
After the success of Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo’s Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a lot of Indian writers have made a conscious attempt to introduce young...
READ MORE GOOD PICKS FROM GOODBOOKS – 6 MARCH 2019
What children read helps shape what they learn, how they behave, and who they become. What kinds of people and ideas do we want to see represented in Indian children’s...
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YOUNG READERS (0-7 YEARS) THE GRAND STORY OF IKLI CHOKLI Author: B Vinayan Illustrator: Rajiv Eipe Category: Fiction Language: English Publisher: Tulika Price: Rs. 165...
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The Hindu and Goodbooks announce The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards 2019 for Indian children’s books. The purpose of these awards is to promote excellence in children’s writing and illustration in India and to acknowledge innovative publishing trends. The awards are the first in India to recognize different genres in children’s publishing and to reward authors and illustrators for their invaluable contribution. The awards, which are being given for the fourth consecutive year, were presented at The Hindu Lit for Life fest in Chennai in January 2019.
