November 2011
In 2011, we’ll be giving you a calendar for every month with artwork from one of our books. Here’s the November 2011 calendar. We hope you like it!
Notes from Frankfurt
Now that you know how we got there, here are some notes from the actual book fair! The Frankfurter Buchmesse, as the Frankfurt Book Fair is known, is the largest trade fair for books in the world, attracting around 300,000 visitors each year. The book fair is over 500 years old, the earliest fair being…
On Getting to Frankfurt
What can I tell you about the Frankfurt Book Fair that I didn’t tell you last year? Instead of telling you about the fair itself, I decided this year to talk about our struggles to actually get to the book fair, which are just as interesting. We dutifully registered for the book fair well in time…
A Review of Dancing Bear
Here’s a review of Dancing Bear a new picture book from Karadi Tales on a blog called Topsy Turvy Life!
You can buy this book and other picture books from Karadi Tales here.
And don’t forget to enter our reviews competition here!
Saffron Tree celebrates with CROCUS 2011
Saffron Tree is turning 5, and this is how they party! Saffron Tree turns five this year. Five. It has a nice ring to it. Mainly because five is an important number in many traditions. There is of course the ancient pentagram or the five pointed star, incidentally, dating back to the Vedas too, as…
Telling Stories with Pictures
Karadi’s five new titles are featured in The Hindu, with word bytes from Shobha Viswanath, publishing director of Karadi Tales and author of two of the books in the series.Read it here!
Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind
Tarie Sabido’s lovely blog, Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind, which reviews and features the very best of children’s literature from across Asia, now lists the 5 latest picture book titles from Karadi Tales. Check out the blog post here!
Thanks, Tarie!
Reviews of Dorje’s Stripes
Dorje’s Stripes is a book from Karadi Tales about a royal Bengal tiger. Here are some recent reviews from international magazines, journals and blogs! The Midwest Book Review writes: Beautiful watercolor, delicately tinted paintings help tell the story of Dorje’s Stripes” in an unforgettable way. Surely “Dorje’s Stripes” will help to sensitize the world to…
An Interview with Karadi Tales on Saffron Tree
One of our favourite websites on children’s literature is Saffron Tree. Here’s an interview feature on Saffron Tree with Karadi Tales! Here is a peek into the exciting world of Karadi Tales. The makers of the most relevant Indian rhymes in recent times and all those lovely audio and picture books that are a treat to…