Dada may be celebrating his 82nd birthday but he still considers himself spry, until a seemingly thoughtful gift from his son tells him otherwise...
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Almost a thousand years ago, an Indian scholar called Hemachandra discovered a fascinating number sequence. A century later, the same sequence...
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Ramya can’t wait to eat the extra-special treats in her lunch box, but her classmates want a bite too. What will Ramya do? A cute but simplistic...
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Rohit hates picking up after himself. The discarded pile of clothes in his room gets bigger and bigger and bigger…and then it starts to...
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When Sun was out people did things, but when Moon appeared all they did was sleep! Moon doesn’t like it. She wants to be noticed. So starting from...
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Muthumama and Muthumami have an unexpected guest for dinner – a ravenous lion! Find out what happens next in this tale of hospitality gone wrong...
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A Persian folktale about girl, a boy and a kite, and a journey they go on together. A picture book with detailed, colourful illustrations and...
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It’s an intriguing title, even if it seems a bit lost on the cover, and sets up an expectation of pacey, perky writing, very with it and fun, and...
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The Gajapati Kulapati stories by Ashok Rajagopalan have become quite a favourite among picture book readers. Two books have been published in the...
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Children’s book publishers are constantly trawling the slush piles in search of fresh, original voices. One imagines that when Lalita Iyer’s...
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Folktales, epic narratives and legends connect people to their land, to an identity and to each other. Tales from Bengal is a classic collection...
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Uma, Not-So-Perfect. A perfectly captivating title, calculated to raise a lot of expectations. So does it live up to its promise? Penned by...
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