Mad farms, maatu vandis and merriment!
We launched Chitra Soundar’s Farmer Falgu Goes on a Trip at Isha Life yesterday and what a fun event it was! Here are some pictures from the evening.
Meet the Authors – Chitra Soundar
Meet Chitra Soundar, the author of Farmer Falgu Goes on a Trip – Karadi Tales’ newest title that is all set to be launched this Sunday at Isha Life, Mylapore, Chennai!Karadi: What made you take up children’s writing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a children’s writer? Chitra: I was one of the oldest…
Jiving with Jeeva at Isha Life
Renowned storyteller Jeeva Raghunath regaled kids and adults with three of our wonderful stories – The Lizard’s Tail, Little Vinayak and A Pair of Twins – at Isha Life yesterday. Here are some pictures from the event!
Rest in peace, Bindia
We are deeply saddened by the death of our illustrator, Bindia Thapar. Bindia was well known for her texts on architecture and for her illustrations for children. She was deeply committed to peace and environment issues. Here are some of her illustrations from one of our books, A Hundred Cartloads.
Rest in peace, Bindia.
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Review on School Library Journal
The Fox and the Crow, written by Manasi Subramaniam and illustrated by Culpeo S. Fox has been reviewed on School Library Journal! Since the original review is available only to subscribers, we are reproducing the text here for you: Subramaniam’s adaptation of this Aesop tale is poetic (“When dusk falls, they arrive, raucous, clamping their…
The Lizard’s Tail on Kirkus Reviews
Yet another Kirkus Review! The Lizard’s Tail, written by Shobha Viswanath and illustrated by Christine Kastl, has been reviewed here. The review says, “Geckos are neither so common nor so freighted with superstition in North America as they are in parts of Asia, but they are familiar and pleasing enough to make this an ideal choice…
The Boy Who Drew Cats on Kirkus Reviews
The Boy Who Drew Cats by Anushka Ravishankar and Christine Kastl has been reviewed on Kirkus! Here’s what they have to say about the book in a nutshell: “Storytellers, students of folklore and those who appreciate seeing the work of international children’s-book creators will all welcome this intriguing import.”
To read the entire review, head to https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anushka-ravishankar/the-boy-who-drew-cats-ravishankar/
