#picturebooksbyIndianauthors
Six-year-old Mia loves going to the carnival. She loves eating ice cream. But she also loves saying 'No'. She loves 'No' so much that she rarely uses 'Yes'.
So, one day, feeling sad and left out, 'Yes' packs its bags and leaves. And in the days that follow, Mia realizes how she is unable to say 'Yes' even to the carnival, to ice cream and to all her favourite things!
What happens next? Does Mia continue to say 'No' to everything? Does 'Yes' ever come back to her? To find out, read this heartwarming story of Mia, the girl who lost her 'Yes'.
Sundar Sarukkai finds philosophy and philosophical thinking in our everyday life. With him, you can look at a chair philosophically. Oh yes, even a chair! You just need to train your eyes and think... It all begins with seeing and adds to our thinking, reading, writing, and even being ourselves. A book that will stay with you forever and a book you would take to the future! Priya Kuriyan's illustrations make the book a visual treat. The life of the characters she has created for the book would enrich your reading experience.
Upset with her cheating friends, Poonachi walks off in a huff. Into the forest … deeper and deeper. It gets dark and scary, but it is also magical. And she’s truly free. Will this little goat be able to live in the forest forever? The much-loved black baby goat from Perumal Murugan’s Poonachi returns in this tale of adventure, wonder and belonging.
Farmer Falgu has had enough of his noisy farm! He needs a break and he’s off on a holiday. Craving some quiet, he gets on his cart and goes looking for silence. Does he find it? Chitra Soundar writes this remarkable story with a quiet wisdom that resonates with youngsters and adults alike. Her story is joyously complemented by Kanika Nair’s unusual, striking illustrations.
Farmer Falgu is off to the market to sell his produce, but has some unexpected bumps along the way. But then, Farmer Falgu can usually find his way out of any mess! Chitra Soundar’s energetic tale radiates with adventure, while Kanika Nair’s visual style underscores it with minimal artwork splashed with just a dab of vivid, striking colour.
Rain can be fun. But sometimes, ‘lots and lots and lots of rain’ is frightening – when water comes into homes and washes everything away.
Floods and other natural calamities do happen, children do get caught in them, and other children see it all on television. How do they make sense of it?
A hard-hitting book on what the lockdown did to the people of India, particularly its young citizens
· Discusses the importance of recognizing injustice and inequality in our day to day interactions
· For ages 7 and up, the book shows the impact the 2020 lockdown had on Indian, particularly migrant labourers and children
· Powerfully illustrated and sensitively told to create an important tool for parents and educators to help young readers question how we treat each other
It is day 7 of the lockdown and everyone says the skies are blue again.
Jamlo walks. She looks straight at the road ahead. It is long.
The world has stood still. The streets lie empty and schools are closed. All work has dried up and people keep whispering the word 'corona' all the time. Jamlo walks down a long and hot road, alongside hundreds of other men and women and children whom Tara sees on TV. Jamlo walks as Rahul watches the streets turn quiet.
Jamlo walks and walks in a world that needs to be kind and just and equal. A world where all lives are seen as important.
Aamu is a little Siddi girl from Karnataka who loves to collect interesting stories from around her village, She has stitched them together to make her own kind of quilt. Do you want to see it?
Do roosters sing ragas? This one does but like all true artistes discovers it after a lot of struggle! Every time he opens his mouth he has a new tune but not the kukaroo-kuroo of the other roosters. His friends skip and stretch, stamp and roll and try to teach him. Try as he might our rooster kuka-moooooos, kuka-heeen haaans, kuka-miaooows but can’t kukaroo-kuroo.
This cheery, foot-tapping story invites big and little readers to move and sing, clap and tap along with Priya Kuriyan’s expressive characters.
Every night, Kukku wants his father to tell him his favourite story. It is about the giant Kumbhakarna who sleeps non-stop for six months and Kukku falls asleep just as Kumbhakarna does. In Kukku’s dream, everyone is trying everything to wake up the giant. Nothing works... A lively retelling of an episode from the Ramayana with wildly funny pictures.