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Wish you were here

This is an off-beat take on the peculiarities of travel and a satire on fussy and eccentric travelers across the world Anushkar Ravishankar, illustrated by Trotsky Marudu Wish You Were Here is an off...
A Wild Elephant at Camp

Based on a real life incident, this beautifully illustrated book is the moving story of the friendship between a young mahout and his elephant. Anupama Mohorkar, Illustrated by Emanuele Scanziani Kut...
Masks and Performance with Eve...

Exploring the adventure in acting, funand easy instructions for making a variety of Indian masks and props for performance use. Contributors: Anushka Ravishankar, V. Geetha, Gita Wolf Hard cover Websi...
Mahabharatha - Part 2

Eleven year old Samhita Arni's beautifully illustrated version of the Mahabharatha is a bold and fresh re-telling of the great epic. Part 2 in the series. Contributors: Samhita Arni Paperback Website:...
Mahabharatha - Part 1

Eleven year old Samhita Arni's beautifully illustrated version of the Mahabharatha is a bold and fresh re-telling of the great epic. Contributors: Samhita Arni Paperback Website: http://www.tarabooks....
Leaf Life

Leaf Life enters the world of nature gently and personally, suggesting ways of retraining our senses, balancing information, observation, art and science. Contributors: Sirish Rao Hard cover Website: ...
Four Heroes and a Green Beard

The comical adventures of the Four Heroes continues when they meet a dotty nature-lover with a green beard. Contributors: S. Bhattacharjee, N. Gangopadhyay Paperback Website: http://www.tarabooks.com
Book, Book

Artist Sophie Benini Pietromarchi invites children on a journey into bookmaking, giving them ideas and inspiration to create their own books from everyday materials. Contributors: Sophie Benini Pietro...
To Market, To Market

A little girl sets off to market with some money in her pocket - and no idea what to buy. In this modern-day nursery rhyme, well-known children's poet Anushka Ravishankar suggests that the real fun ma...
Tiger on a Tree

A poetic and visual delight, this is the tale of a wild tiger cub that wanders into an Indian village and causes quite a stir. Contributors: Anushka Ravishankar, Pulak Biswas Hard cover Website: http:...
That's How I see Things

Meet the Fox-ish, the Pea-pig, the Croco-rooster and other lovably improbably creatures that Gond artist Bhajju Shyam has created for this humorous but profound story written by Sirish Rao. Contributo...
The Spectacular Spectacle Man

Chashmuddin the street spectacle seller is a man with bizarre wit. This colourful and energetic picture book brings his world alive. Contributors: Vishakha Chanchani Paperback Website: http://www.tara...
Ponni the Flower Seller

Ponni goes from house to house selling flower garlands. Follow her as she walks her rounds. When they are around three, children begin to get curious about other people and the things they do. These s...
The Old Animals Forest Band

This much-loved Indian version of a Grimm Brothers' tale comes to life in celebrated Gond artist Durga Bai's delightful and quirky artwork. Contributors: Durga Bai, Sirish Rao Hard cover Website: http...
Monkey's Drum

This traditional rhyming story of the trickster monkey has always been a favourite grandmother's tale. Contributors: Soumitro Sarkar, Anita Moorthy Paperback Website: http://www.tarabooks.com
Mangoes and Bananas

This re-telling of an Indonesian trickster tale is beautifully illustrated on cloth in the traditional Kalamkari style of textile painting. Contributors: T. Balaji, Nathan Kumar Scott Hard cover Websi...
Hen-sparrow Turns Purple

Designed as a scroll, Hen-sparrow Turns Purple is an exquisitely illustrated picture book that also makes a long wall-hanging. Contributors: Pulak Biswas, Gita Wolf Hard cover Website: http://www.tara...
Five Tongued Fire Fanged

This suspense story for small children uses typography to capture the nuances of character and speech. Contributors: Anushka Ravishankar, Indrapramit Roy, Rathna Ramanathan Paperback Website: http://w...
Elephants Never Forget

This cheerfully poignant story of a lost baby elephant adopted by a herd of buffalo. Contributors: Anushka Ravishankar Hard cover Website: http://www.tarabooks.com
Catch that Crocodile

One day, a local fruitseller finds a crocodile in a ditch. "Catch that crocodile!" should the terrified townspeople. But who will do it? And who says a crocodile should be caught? Contributors: Anushk...