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Dhooli's Story-Air (English)
Dhooli, a tiny speck of dust, flits and floats in the air with her friends. She flies past clouds and birds and aeroplanes. She watches rainbows in the sky. What else does she do in the air? This book is one of the five books in the series, First Look Science, that was visualised by design students in a classroom project with Srishti, Bengaluru. The series is supported by Wipro as part of its Wipro Applying Thought in School initiative. A Children’s Bookshelf Selection: Each month our editor’s pick the best books for children and young adults by age to be a part of the children’s bookshelf. These are editorial recommendations made by our team of experts. Our monthly reading list includes a mix of bestsellers and top new releases and evergreen books that will help enhance a child’s reading life. Read more
Where Shall We Go?: 04 (Curious Sameer) (Karadi Tales)
Sameer has plans for the summer holidays – big plans. And he has the perfect place in mind. Can Amma guess where he wants to go? Be transported by Nandini Nayar’s nimble little vignettes and Francesco Manetti’s joyous locales in this quirky and fanciful tale. This vibrant and irresistible tale will resonate with every child and every parent. Read more
The Girl Who Climbed Mountains: Bachendri Pal (Dreamers Series)
Before Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mt Everest, she was a little girl with dreams as big as the sky. Read more
KATHA Children's Book: Aamu's Kawandi: Interesting short stories from Karnataka suitable for kids ages 6 and above.
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? Great reading for kids ages 6 and above. Read more
KATHA Children's Book: One Magical Morning: A book that touches upon the issue of gender discrimination by Geeta Dharmarajan
When Jishnu asks for a son from the Sun God, he does not expect to get pregnant himself! Read this book to know how Jishnu’s pregnancy begins to change him and his village. Read more
Cat in the Dark (English)
Katha brings you Margaret Mahy’s timeless classic about a cat in the dark in its different and quirky avatars. This is a treasure for tiny tots, who will enjoy the delicious word play and the delightful and vibrant illustrations by our young illustrator, Anvadya Khatri.
Kuttan aur Tootte Taare
एक सुन्दर और शांत रात को, कुट्टन को आसमान में एक चमकती हुई लकीर दिखाई देती है। क्या आप जानना नहीं चाहेंगे कि वह किया है? Also available in English as Kuttan and the Shooting Stars Author: Serene Kasim Illustrator: Sonal Panse
Binduon Se Chitrakala
Learn all about the Bhil tribal people of Madhya Pradesh, earth-caring artists and storytellers. Awesome art brings to life a heartwarming story of a Bhil girl as she becomes an artist, seeing her own world with new creativity Also available in English Author: Bhuri Bai Bhil & Debjani Mukherjee Illustrator: Bhuri Bai Bhil & Debjani Mukherjee
Minu and Her Hair (English)
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
Maharani the Cow
Age range 3+ Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits Maharani ― a queenly cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of Indian streets. Nancy Raj's pictures bustle with detail and drama, capturing the bovine and the boisterous as everyone tries to unseat her highness.
Pratham Books - Best Read Alouds English
Plunge into a set of storybooks that are great fun to read aloud. From everyday tales to fantastic beasts, Best Readalouds is a great choice for early readers. It contains five entertaining reads: Farida Plans a Feast, The Tino, the Rhear and the Biger, Angry Akku, Sahana Makes Music, and Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Read more
