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Parag Honour List is an annually curated collection of outstanding books of the year in English and Hindi for children and young adults. The latest edition, Parag Honour List 2023, was launched in February 2023.

Parag Honour List Book Box is an initiative that provides these outstanding books of the year to select non-profit organizations, independent libraries and other reading spaces in schools and communities.

This year, we are offering the PHL 2023 books across 6 carefully designed book sets.

PHL Set I

English Early Readers
Hindi Early Readers
Hindi Young Readers

PHL Set II

English Early Readers
Hindi Young Readers
Hindi Young Adults

PHL Set III

Hindi Early Readers
Hindi Young Readers
Hindi Young Adults

PHL Set IV

English Early Reader
English Young Reader
Hindi Young Reader

PHL Set V

English Early Reader
English Young Reader

PHL Set VI

English Young Reader
English Young Adult

For Set details, see here.
Apply for the PHL Book Box 2023 here: Application form

Applications close on September 17th, 2023!
For any queries write to us at paraghonourlist@gmail.com

Parag Honour List Books 2023

Parag Honour List 2023 brings to you a curated collection of outstanding books in English and Hindi, for children, young readers and young adults.

An initiative of Tata Trusts, the Parag Honour List, published annually, comprises of noteworthy books of the year with brief information about each title. It has been created after careful screening and multiple reviews by experts in the children’s literature sector. The list aims to promote access to good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents and children can refer to and read.

As per this year’s criteria, we received original writing in the category of early readers, young readers and young adults, in fiction, non-fiction and poetry, from 33 Indian publishers, published between October 2021 and September 2022.

We hope this list will enable a wider readership to some of the best Indian children’s books!

Children’s Publishers and Bookstores

Here is a list of some bookstores and publishers who offer good books for children.

Children’s Publishers

A list of children’s publishers pan India who publish good books for children.

Children’s Bookstores

A list of some bookstores across Indian cities where you can find good quality Indian children’s literature.

Parag New Release

Parag supports publication of original stories and translations for children across the age group of 3-16 years. The main aim is to provide access to good quality story books for children in Indian languages. A wide range and variety of books have been released through various publishers and we are happy to share an array of new stories for different age groups with you.

 

Supporting Children’s Publishing

A wide variety of books have been published over the last 12 years in multiple Indian languages and across age groups.

Parag Catalogue

The Parag catalogue provides a sneak peak into the books supported since 2005, their central themes and ideas. The books are categorized according to age groups and genres. However, the categorization is suggestive and their most effective usage lies in the hands of readers/story tellers/educators/parents. Books marked for ages 6+ can be read aloud to young children, while Teachers’ Resource books can be read by teens. Books are listed under one category to avoid duplication. This annotated catalogue lists the books published by the Trusts’ partners, under picture books, poems, young readers, activity Books and teachers’ resource books.

Parag Honour List

For more than a decade Parag has been working to catalyse the children’s literature sector in India. Parag has supported the publication of 700+ titles in 9 Indian languages reaching more than 40 million readers.

 

Parag Honour List

For more than a decade Parag has been working to catalyse the children’s literature sector in India. Parag has supported the publication of 700+ titles in 9 Indian languages reaching more than 40 million readers.

 

Case Studies
Children’s Literature for ALL

Opening up the world of books to children with disabilities is an important pathway to making literature and society more inclusive