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/
Whimsy reading at Hippocampus
Annie Besant read out from her book, Whimsy at Hippocampus, Chennai earlier today. Here are some pictures from the event!
Yet another review of The Fox and the Crow!
We have been receiving fabulous reviews for The Fox and the Crow, written by Manasi Subramaniam and illustrated by Culpeo S. Fox. Here’s the most recent one: http://www.publishersweekly.com:8080/978-81-8190-303-7
‘An Aesop necessity’
“Gorgeous to eye and ear alike, the story’s possibilities are mined beautifully and the reader is left reeling in the wake. If you’d like a folktale that’s bound to wake you up, this beauty has your number…An Aesop necessity. Aesop done right,” writes Elizabeth Bird about The Fox and the Crow in the School Library…
Karadi at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Our Publishing Director, Shobha Viswanath has been meeting authors, illustrators, publishers, agents and distributors from all over the world at the prestigious Bologna Children’s Book Fair since Monday! Here are some pictures all the way from Italy! Karadi Tales at the NBT Stand Shobha Viswanath with the author, Anushka Ravishankar Shobha Viswanath with Francesco Manetti,…
Meet the Authors – Kavitha Mandana
You do remember Kavitha Mandana, the author of one of our latest books – A Pair of Twins, don’t you? Here, she talks to Karadi about remembering what it’s like to be a child; her favourite children’s books and her current projects. Karadi: What made you take up children’s writing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being…