An article on Art from India in a UK-based resource website on children’s books cites The Rumour: “Illustrator Kanyika Kani has used a mix of ink and colour pencils to create the appealing illustrations. Her vivid palette of strong colours and the interesting slants of perspective together with the expressive characters, complement the text perfectly.…
Recently, we worked on creating a book on the Royal Bengal Tiger. Author Anshumani Ruddra wrote a beautiful story about a Bengal tiger who escapes from the Sundarbans into Tibet and is taken in by a kindly group of monks. But this tiger is particularly unusual because he has only two stripes on his body. One morning, when…
Had he lived, today would have been Uncle Pai’s 83rd birthday. He was the visionary behind Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle and he deeply inspired several publishing houses in the country including Karadi Tales. For those of us who grew up on his creations, our very idea of Indian history and mythology was defined by…
“The prime function of the children’s book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it. And that first love affair between the young child and the young book will lead hopefully to other loves for other books and when…
The magazine Eves Touch has a really wonderful review of A Quiet Courage. Unfortunately, the magazine is not available online. But the entire piece can be read below!
Snuggle with Picture Books is a lovely new website dedicated to reviewing picture books from India. The website has reviewed 3 of our really gorgeous picture books – When the Earth Lost its Shapes, The Moustache Man, and Whose Lovely Child Can You Be? Do take a look at the reviews and this much-needed website! Picture…
