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This stunning wordless book shows the story of the Sun after it has set in the horizon. Imagined as a young woman, the Sun is fantastically portrayed in all her finery as she returns home. Inspired by Buddhist temples and houses on stilts in the Northeast, she spends time doing beautiful things at home. Then she goes out to meet her friends before going to sleep. Next day, Sun sets out again as the silver moon returns home. The watercolour drawings are exquisite both in their detail and in the expanse of the Sun’s world, beautifully immersing us in it.
The Rooster That Would Not Crow
A delightful book written in zingy verse about a rooster who just wouldn’t crow. The rather flashy rooster, dramatically drawn with long lashes, struts brilliantly through the pages of the book. Perfect for read alouds or dramatization, it’s a fun book to read collectively with lots of sounds thrown in. Various people’s insistence of pinning an identity is lost on the rooster who goes about the day without a care.
This is a happy cozy book about a grandmother, with no issues like illness or death lurking nearby. This grandmother is taking life really easy, after a lifetime of hard work. The little granddaughter watches her along with the family cat, and decides that her grandma is now a cat. Grandma agrees! A series of very sweet pictures and text show us how this is actually so, with grandma even showing off her tiny white whiskers. Here is an endearing elderly woman totally at ease with herself.
Catching the eye at once, every page is covered with detailed realistic illustrations of trees, and quirky characters sprinkled here and there. The protagonist climbs up each tree with weird yet innovative protective gear. A perfect balance of fun and information, where the story keeps you turning pages, but never forgets its purpose — to share interesting facts about common Indian trees.
Armed with a list of suspects and some clues, little Damayanti uses logic and commonsense, mixed in with leaps of inspiration to solve a household mystery. While she works in the classic style of famous detectives, Damayanti’s superpower is snacking and according to her, all good mysteries involve snacks. This fun story is illustrated in an unusual and charming style.
This book is an excellent introduction to different birds, their call impressions, and habitats. The narrative unfolds as a pair of parakeets lose their tree-hole nest when their host tree falls, and are told to look for a woodpecker to make a hole for their nest. When the parakeets finally meet the woodpecker — it refuses to drill a hole — this meets an unexpected solution. The lightly sketched illustrations are detailed and accurate, just as informative as the text itself.
यह एक बेहद शानदार और लंबी, मनमौजी-सी कविता है। हास्य और कल्पना को बहुत ही हल्के, मीठे अंदाज़ में बुनकर रची गई है। किसी गाँव में सूखा पड़ा है। कुछ साहसी लोग बादल की खोज में निकलते हैं। भाषा में एक खिलंदड़ापन है, जो पढ़ते ही मुस्कान ले आता है। लोककथाओं जैसी जो प्राकृतिक ताल और लय इसमें है, वही पढ़ने का मज़ा और बढ़ा देती है।
ऊपर से देखने पर यह कविता सीधी-सादी लगती है, लेकिन इसके भीतर कई अर्थ छुपे हैं, जिन्हें बच्चे भी अपनी तरह से खोज सकते हैं। एलन शॉ के चित्र-संसार इसकी मनमौजी दुनिया को और भी रंगीन बना देते हैं।
इस आकर्षक किताब में हकीम साहिब एक गुज़रे ज़माने की तहज़ीब से हमारा परिचय करवाते हैं। उनका घोड़ा सुंदर और अक्लमंद है और हकीम साहिब को गाँव में सही जगह ले जाता है।
उर्दू में बाल-साहित्य की याद दिलाने वाली यह कविता–किस्सागोई की ताज़गी, हास्य के हल्के छींटों और बेहतरीन चित्रों के माध्यम से आपको बराबर अपनी दुनिया में खींच लेती है। संवाद की गुंजाइश हर पन्ने पर मौजूद है। बेहतरीन चित्र और डिज़ाइन वाइट स्पेस का खूबसूरती से इस्तेमाल करते हैं। रंग, लाइट और शेड का प्रयोग मनमोहक है।
