Based on traditional toys from different parts of India, Toy Design
shows you how to make dynamic toys with simple materials. You learn
many things along the way: how materials feel and behave, how to
actually craft your project, the basic science behind each toy, and
what to think about when your...[more]
Meet the ace detective Captain Coconut, whose great brain can solve any mystery, large or small. In The Case of the Missing Bananas, Captain Coconut finds himself on a slippery trail of peels…
This is the first book in the Captain Coconut series.
Meet Neel, who has the most noble intentions, all of which have a weird way of going wrong...Excuses, Excuses! captures the gleeful childhood dilemma of knowing the importance of rules and yet being free enough to break them.
A wildly absurd feast from Anushka Ravishankar, India's best loved children's...[more]
Fat cats, brat cats, grinning cats, wigged cats, cats with scowls and cats with jowls... I Like Cats emerges from the brushstrokes of the best-known tribal artists of India. Silk-screenprinted by hand, this book features a gallery of irresistible feline characters across a variety of Indian tribal art...[more]
This stunning number book for young children has art by Durga Bai, a brilliant woman tribal artist from the Gond tradition of central India. The absurdly charming tale in rhyme can be read out aloud, as children hunt for the improbable number of animals who clamber aboard an ever-expanding tree.
Masks and Performance centres on the adventure implicit in make believe, to foster creative and empowering self expression in the child. The book contains practical instructions on how to make a variety of masks and props, incorporate them into performance. For the educator, it also looks at the role...[more]
Anything but a Grabooberry captures the fantasy of a children nonsense verse. It uses typography in a radical and exciting way-as illustrations. Letters and Words take the form of images, so that the child deciphers words like puzzles.
Received a special mention in the White Ravens Catalogue 2000.
In this quirky world of alphabets, there is no end to the strange things animals get up to. Baby Buffaloes Blow Big Blue Bubbles, Fat Fish Frighten Funny Frogs and Wet Wolves Walk With Weeping Walruses. Designed for children who have begun to read and recognise words, these curious and happy scenes come...[more]
This is a book about a strange family that likes to travel all over the world, from the Eiffel Tower to the Great Wall of china. wherever they go, they send postcards to their stay-at-home relative, saying ‘Wish you were here.’ But he would actually rather not be there.
One morning, Falguni the fruitseller finds a crocodile in a ditch. ‘Catch that crocodile!’ shout the terrified townspeople. But who will do it?
Catch that Crocodile! is a book of comic verse with a subtle environmental message. yet another delightful picture book from the award-winning illustrator...[more]
One ordinary, boring mourning at school, Arun sees a strange creature in the playground. No one, not even Arun himself, is sure of what the creature actually is. This suspense story for small children uses typography to capture the nuances of character and speech.
Puppets Unlimited with Everyday Materials shifts the focus from the finished product to the process of accidents, discoveries and mistakes by which puppets can be made, from everyday materials and found objects. Besides detailed instructions on how to make puppets, it also contains information on traditional...[more]
Trash! is a unique combination of fiction and fact. Based on the real life experiences of ragpicker children, it tells the story of Velu, a runaway village child. He ends up as a ragpicker in a big city and must face the harsh realities of life on the streets. The story is accompanied by facts and arguments...[more]
I hopped into a three-wheeled car And called out Take me there! The driver started off at once, He never asked me 'Where?'
Illustrated with exquisite textile art, Excuse Me, Is this India? is a story of travel through a child's imagination. The brilliant nonsense verse captures the surreal mixture...[more]