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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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Quick reviews of Indian children’s books for reading in under five minutes A daughter’s relentless questions and a mother’s loving answers. Is this a story? Is it a dream?... Five-year-old Mihir is fascinated by his grandmother’s lunchtime tradition of feeding birds at... Anting, preening, imprinting; what do you think these are? Do you know the difference between... Pranav loves to paint pictures — of flowers, cars and mountains in red, blue, green and yellow... Not everyone has two grandfathers quite like Amol’s – distinctly different, interested in... Jivuba wants to become a singer but she cannot because she has to get married. Luckily, Dammu... Granny Cool! When a new danger threatens the children of Gadbadnagar, only Deepu can sense it... Playtime on the terrace takes a turn when a strong wind sweeps Chhotu off his feet and carries... One me and many friends, one pond and many fishes… So much fun in so many! A book about the one... Snapshot reviews, interviews and other children’s books resources in video Features, book lists, information on forthcoming and new releases and more AUTHOR: Neha Singh ILLUSTRATOR: Meenal Singh CATEGORY: Fiction LANGUAGE: English AGE GROUP: Younger readers (0-7 years) PUBLISHER: Puffin Books (Penguin Random House... Stories and storytelling—that’s what Good Picks is all about. For this round, let’s begin with the tellers of the stories. What makes them tick? Anthony Horowitz spills... Ready for some more kid-lit goodness from around cyberspace? Let’s start with something in celebration of International Women’s Day. Women who change the world were, of... TITLE: The Paradise Flycatcher AUTHOR: Deepak Dalal ILLUSTRATOR: Krishna Bala Shenoi CATEGORY: Fiction LANGUAGE: English AGE GROUP: Middle readers (8-12 years) PUBLISHER... With The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards for 2018 done and dusted, we chatted with some of our jury members and asked them what they think is an award-worthy book... We’ve been talking of Indian kid-lit coming of age for the past decade. Surely it’s time for it to at least become a young adult? Karthik Shankar takes a closer look and... Library education for children has multiple possibilities and dimensions as yet unexplored in the Indian context. Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts, is offering a Library Educator’s Course by the Bookworm Trust, Goa, in 2018. This is a Professional Development Certificate course, in English, open to all educators, and intended for teachers, school librarians, development Two of The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award-winning books find mention in this excellent piece on inclusivity in children’s books in India.SNAPSHOT REVIEWS
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HOW WONDROUS IS THAT: NATURE’S BIZARRE…
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NINJA NANI & THE ZAPPED ZOMBIE KIDS
CHHOTU AND THE BIG WIND
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THE HINDU YOUNG WORLD-GOODBOOKS AWARDS 2018
Goodbooks gives out The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards for Indian children’s books in association with The Hindu Young World. The purpose of these awards is to promote excellence in children’s writing and illustration in India and to acknowledge innovative publishing trends. The 2018 Awards were given out on 15 January 2018 at The Hindu Lit for Life fest in Chennai.
