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A History of South India For Children
A comprehensive introduction to the history of South India for older children that not only briefly traverses regional histories, but also looks at history from different sociocultural-political perspectives, in addition to rulers and kingdoms. The text is accompanied by numerous black and white photographs of buildings, inscriptions, coins, historic paintings, and temple architectural plans, along with occasional illustrations. Overall, the book makes facts, dates and events interesting and engaging compared to the textbooks available to children.
A Higgledy Piggledy Growing Up
A multi-layered book with an exciting mystery complete with misdirection and surprises, intertwined expertly with issues of adolescent angst and joys, and a growing socio-political awareness. Death and loss, the growing distance between communities, and having to handle a girl having a crush on you — they are all there, and make for a gripping read. The story builds to a satisfactory ending where everything that was puzzling throughout begins to make sense at last!
Spooks, supernatural happenings and a sprinkling of horror — this collection of short stories has it all. Is Mila imaginary or a ghost? What if a painting on a wall horrifies you? What if your grandfather came back from the dead? If you enjoy a good fright, then dive right into these strange stories where nothing seems to be what it is.
The Misadventures of a Diamond Thief
A typical rather rebellious teenager, an overbearing helicopter mom, a grumpy pompous father, and so on, except that they are not humans but gem-stealing djins! The timetravelling young djin has to save the family honour by stealing a fabled diamond, but he himself only wants to be a chef! Written with a lot of humour and imagination, this plot makes for a rollicking read, while also giving glimpses of Nawabi old Hyderabad, where the main action is set.
The Book of Emperors – An Illustrated History of the Mughals
A beautifully written and illustrated book, where each Mughal emperor is made human and complex. Their beliefs, desires, strengths, weaknesses, conflicts, and crises are described with compassion and honesty. The miniature-inspired illustrations bring the era to life, including the markets, hunts, arts and music of the times. Some of the lesser-known Mughals are also introduced, giving a sense of continuity and fleshing out the large scope of the era.
Teacher Amma – Who was Sugathakumari?
A well-rounded biography of Sugathakumari — a poetenvironmental activist from Kerala — with great selections of incidents from her life and heart-warming illustrations. The development of Sugathakumari’s character and aspirations, along with key historical events in the environmental movements in Kerala are brought alive through her conversations with a young tribal girl, Muruki.
Persian Nights – An Indian Child in Iran
A nostalgic memoir of a young Indian girl who moves from India to Iran with her family, at a time when Iran was still a modern and forward–looking society. While she settles into a routine and lives a regular child’s life, calling Tehran her home; the country around her starts changing as religious fundamentalism increasingly takes hold of society. The graphic novel format helps the reader to visualize her world, and understand the universal values that make us more alike than different from each other.
This is the story of Adi, somewhere on the autism spectrum, bullied in school, loved by his family. Narrated from the perspective of several characters, and with an undertone of humour, the convoluted life of the Krishnan family unravels crisis to crisis. Adi, with his interest in snakes, love for reading, is delightfully etched.
