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Amma, Take me to Shirdi

Roll it, pat it, poke in eyes, stick on nose and ears — and a ball of chapati dough can turn into almost anything!Author : Nandini NayarIllustrator : Proiti Roy

Everyone tells Laali that she's too little to do the things she wants to do. What if I really was very little, wonders Laali. She dreams, shrinks and steps into a little big world, where there's a new adventure round every corner! Bright and playful illustrations match the little girl's happy ima...

BEEJI'S STORY: EARTH'S SURFACE: Super-seed Beeji is off on a super-ride! Zooming over icy lands and hot deserts, swooshing down a river… she’s a tough little seed who loves adventure but is happy to be back on soft soil. A Beeji-eye view of different landforms DHOOLI'S STORY: AIR: Dh...

Do roosters sing ragas? Ruru does, but like all true artists, discovers it after a struggle! This foot-tapping story, vibrantly illustrated, invites readers to move and sing, clap and tap along with the animated Ruru and friends.Author : Natasha SharmaIllustrator : Priya Kuriyan

'Come in for a haircut!You choose... We cut!'says the sign outside a hair cutting saloon, so a lion walks in to do just that. But where is everyone? And who are these other lions staring at him?Author : Swati ShomeIllustrator : Sayan Mukherjee

Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend the goats, collect the firewood, fetch the water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl’!Mahasweta Devi is one of India’s foremost writers. In...

The festival of Janamashtmi –Celebrates the birth of Krishna,An avatar of Lord Vishnu,Born to rid the world of evil Kansa.The story of his magical escape from prison,Across the flooded river Yamuna.Helped by a snake called Shesh Naag,His arrival at the home of Nand and Yashoda!

After his big-big sneeze, Gajapati Kulapati is back with a SPLASH!Like the highly popular first book about this adorable elephant, rhythm, repetition and sound effects make this too a perfect read aloud for little ones. Happy illustrations capture the warmth and fun of this tale.

It is pouring rain. From her window, little Anju sees familiar scenes of a rainy day – cloudy skies, umbrellas, puddles… But her curious eyes pick up other surprises too, while her imagination plays with the raindrops sliding down her window pane. Soft water...

'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 whimsicaWhat Did You See? and the very popularWhat Shall I Make?which has editions in the US and the UK and was cited b...

With repetitive sounds and words that rhythmically roll right through the pages, this story puts the zing back into storytelling and reading aloud. Bright, zesty pictures and dynamic visual text echo the lilt, making it one big book of fun.