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My Mother's Sari (English)

My Mother's Sari (English)

Author: Sandhya Rao Genre: Tulika picture books Illustrator: Nina Sabnani

The sari Mother wears everyday is sometimes a train, sometimes a river or a swing or a hiding place... Children have a way of seeing things differently! the pictures too break away from conventional depictions of both sari and children, combining photographs and acrylic in dramatic, original ways. The spare text weaves and winds between this visual interplay of children, colours and textures, to create the mood-filled world of My Mother's Sari. the US edition of the book has been selected for Outstanding International Books for 2007, a cooperative project of the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) and the Children's Book Council, USA. Read more

Bulbuli's Bamboo (English)

Bulbuli's Bamboo (English)

Author: Mita Bordoloi Genre: Tulika picture books Illustrator: Proiti Roy

Bulbuli lives in a bamboo house in a bamboo grove and is busy in her little bamboo world from the time she wakes up to the time she goes to sleep. Just by following Bulbuli around, this evocative story told in a rhythmic, cumulative style spotlights bamboo to make a green statement simply and charmingly. Bamboo is, after all, one of the fastest growing plants on earth and one bamboo grove releases nearly thirty-five per cent more oxygen and absorbs about four times as much carbon dioxide than an equivalent cluster of trees. Words and pictures communicate a very real sense of the versatility of bamboo and its importance as a key resource for sustainable living. Read more

Where is Amma? (English)

Where is Amma? (English)

Author: Nandini Nayar Genre: Tulika Books Illustrator: Srividya Natarajan

"Are you there, Amma?" "Are you inside, Amma?" Kiran looks everywhere in the kitchen, in the balcony and even in the unlikeliest of places! Where is amma? follows Nandini Nayar's whimsical What Did You See? and the very popular What Shall I Make? which has editions in the US and the UK and was cited by the Honour List of the United States board on Books for Young People (USBBY) in 2010. Srividya Natarajan's charming watercolour illustrations make this book one warm and irresistible hide-and-seek story. Read more

Shabana and the baby goat/Shabana and the Baby Goat

Shabana and the baby goat/Shabana and the Baby Goat

Author: Samina Mishra Genre: Tulika Books

Wherever Shabana goes, there goes Kajri the little goat. The problem is, Kajri likes to chew - rope, the teacher's book and even Phuppo Jammo's burkha. Just as things start getting out of hand, Shabana has the perfect idea to put Kajri'schewing skills to good use! Read more

Minu and Her Hair (English)

Minu and Her Hair (English)

Author: Gayathri Bashi Genre: Tulika picture books Illustrator: Gayathri Bashi

A bird’s nest? A cow with two horns? No, it’s Minu’s hair and she does NOT like it. Her mother, her father, her grandmother try hard to tame it. But her grandfather is unconcerned… the illustrations of this charming story give Minu’s hair a truly wild, tactile feel as it spills exuberantly through the pages. Read more

Where'S That Cat? (English)

Where'S That Cat? (English)

Author: Manjula Padmanabhan Genre: Tulika picture books Illustrator: Manjula Padmanabhan

Where's That Cat? is all about looking for a naughty little cat on a busy city street filled with people to talk to and things to look at! the endearing pictures with delightful details invite us to join Minnie in her search for Pooni who is always just a step ahead. Read more

Why Paploo Was Perplexed (English)

Why Paploo Was Perplexed (English)

Author: Devashish Makhija Genre: Tulika picture books Illustrator: Tiya James

Paploo is a curious little fellow, full of questions and not afraid of asking. And that’s how children should be, says the author full of questions and free to come to their own conclusions. Pictures and words in verse are delightfully stood on their heads in this story that amuses even as it sets the reader thinking about the world in which we live. Read more

It's My Colour!

It's My Colour!

Author: Nancy Raj Genre: Tulika picture books

Whose colour is GREEN, RED, YELLOW, BLUE.? A little boy asks and sets off a tussle over who owns which colour, as the sun watches the fun! Read more