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This is an enchanting, true-to-life saga of a large, extended Muslim family in modern day North India. Eight-year-old Bena, the apple of everybody’s eye, is a most endearing, generous, and courageous character. Bena experiences riots, death, family feuds and abuse during her visit to the old family home one summer and deals with it all, most uniquely, as only children can.
This is the heart-wrenching story of 13-year-old Jamlo who was compelled to walk home during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown from the chilli fields of Telangana, where she picked chillies for a living, to Chhattisgarh. The story exposes stark inequalities rampant in our society and enables the reader to see the disparity. One can hope that through this book readers across age groups and geographies can learn to empathise with their fellow humans in their varied daily struggles.
This is a non-fiction comic book about microbes that live in the human body. It has fun facts that makes the reader wonder if germs are good or bad. The book addresses fear and notions of health hazards associated with germs, clearly demarcating good germs from bad. It is well written, easy to read and understand; can be read and enjoyed by children and adults alike.
The book offers an introduction to the English alphabet. It is thoroughly enjoyable as it also shows lesser-known animals of India and in their natural habitats. It places content in context and helps children become familiar with animals that live in our country. The rhyme, illustrations and colour palette offer vibrant visuals that will get children hooked.
This sensitive and wonderful story on inclusion and friendship, and portrays empathy beautifully. Adil communicates through sign language, or as his friends see it words dancing to the and music within him. The book does not glorify Adil. Instead, it portrays him as a child who cannot hear but is able to communicate differently from other children around him. The illustrations play an enhancing role in this book.
This is the story of Earth, then and now. The book presents the relationship between beast, land and humans. It flags the global warming and climate crises as a result of human greed, leading to a fissure in the ecological chain. It reiterates how natural resources have been misused and may nudge the reader to wonder who the real beast is. The book is very timely and a must read for all.
Who’s Next is a big book. The illustration is so rich and vivid that children and adults alike are bound to find joy in it. The simple narrative is told through the eyes of a child by the window watching an urban wedding entourage pass by. The illustrations offer a parallel narrative, and looking closely, the reader will find elements of inclusions portrayed intelligently, and with wit.
This bilingual picture book, a big book, is a fantastic portrayal of solidarity, love and compassion. The book tells us that the whole living world, the universe, is a web of life. Every being needs to support the other in the circle of life, where one is a part of many and many a part of one.
