Introduction Nehru Bal Pustakalaya A Baby Hornbill Learns to Fly A Baby Lion Learns to Roar A Bond of Love A Bride Inside a Casket and Other Tales A Crow’s Tale A Flat for Rent A Friend Forever A Happy Sunday A Helping Hand A House of Bamboo A House with a Terrace A Journey A Journey through the Universe A Journey to Gaumukh A New Dawn A Parcel for the Postmaster A Real Giraffe
national book trust, india ii books for children and young adults Home A Story about Tea A Story about Water A Tale of Tails A Tale of Trouble A Tale of Two Dogs A Trip to Heaven and Other Stories A Visit to the City Market A Visit to the Zoo A Voice in the Jungle A Wet Summer Day Adventure on Clee Island Adventures in the Desert Adventures of a Wildlife Warden Adventures of Dipu the Donkey Adventures of Ghanada Alamelu’s Appetite All-time Stories for Children An Ancient Tale from Andaman Anandi’s Rainbow
national book trust, india iii books for children and young adults Home Animal World Animals You Can’t Forget As They Saw India Bapu (Part I) Bapu (Part II) Be Prepared Begum Gulabo Mousie and Her Balloons Better than the Best Bhakta Salbega Bholu and Golu Birds and Animals in Indian Art Birju and the Flying Horse Birju’s Problem Books Forever Boond Bubu-Bulbuli’s Garden Bukka Learns a Lesson Bullock-Carts and Satellites Busy Ants
national book trust, india iv books for children and young adults Home Celestial Hide and Seek: The Game of Eclipses Cheerful Spirits Chika-Chik-Chik! Children Who Made it Big Choogh the Squirrel Chotu’s Misadventures Chunmun Finds Freedom Clever Mouse Colour: The Language of Contrasts, Accords and Unity Colour Me Says Delhi: Colouring Book of Rhymes Dear Father Dear Popat Discover India through Mazes and Games* Diwali Dragon Tsunami Ek-Kori’s Dream Escapades of a Clone Etoa Munda Won the Battle Everest: My Journey to the Top
national book trust, india v books for children and young adults Home Festival of Colours Festival of Eid Festivals of India Find the Half Circles Five Friends Five Stories from Guru Gobind Singh’s Life Flowers and I Flitter-Flutter Fly High in the Sky Forever Friends Friend Friends of the Green Forest Frogs and a Snake From Bone to Stone From Coins to Credit Cards From Land to Sea From Pumpkins to Pickles Fu-Ku: An Alien Fun with Metro
national book trust, india vi books for children and young adults Home Gautama Buddha Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon Good Friends: A Tale from Tanzania Govind Ballabh Pant Granny Knits Granny’s Day Out Greet When You Meet Growing up with Trees Holiday… Oh No No… Hanged for their Patriotism Holidays Have Come Home-Coming Homes How Books Are Made How India Won Her Freedom How Mnjini Became A Magician and Other African Tales How Munia Found Gold Hsuan Tsang’s Journey to India I am Better than You
national book trust, india vii books for children and young adults Home I Like the World India’s Young Heroes Inventions that Changed the World (Part I) Inventions that Changed the World (Part II) Jallianwala Bagh Jawaharlal Nehru Jiro Mithe Joy in the Jungle Lachu Lalu and the Red Kite Let’s Do a Play Little Old Woman Little Sunshine Little Wonders Lizards Long and Short: Big and Small Lost and Found Mad Mango Madam Rides the Bus
national book trust, india viii books for children and young adults Home Magic Islands Maharaja Ranjit Singh Mama Moo On a Swing Mangu’s Top Matsya: The Beautiful Fish Mini Visits the Atlantic Ocean Mir Space Station Mitha and Her Magic Shoes Mohini and the Demon Mongoose Becomes King Mora Mother Teresa Muthu’s Dreams My First Aeroplane Journey My First Railway Journey My Journey to the Magnetic North Pole My Life: The Tale of a Butterfly My Robot Robbi Mysteries of the Past: Archaeological Sites in India
national book trust, india ix books for children and young adults Home Name that Animal Native American Folk Tales Nawab Rangile Neelu and Peelu Neem Baba Neha, My Sister Nine Little Birds Nona and the Rain On A Tiger’s Trail Once in a Village… Once Upon a Time (Part I) Once Upon a Time (Part II) One Day... Our Body: A Wonderful Machine Our Tree Our Useful Plants Owl Ball Pappu’s Problem Patterns from Nature
national book trust, india x books for children and young adults Home Playing Together Pollution Premchand Procession 1 to 10 Punti’s Wedding Quakes and Flames Raju and Jimmi Ramu and the Robot Ravan Ravan Remedy Red and Blue Pencils: The Same But Not the Same Red Kite Rescue Rintu and His Compass Ripe and Ready Rohanta and Nandriya Rupa the Elephant Sammy the Snail Science and You
national book trust, india xi books for children and young adults Home Search Set Me Free Sheebu-the Sheep Shera and Mithu Snake Trouble Some Indian Saints Some Street Games of India Something Special Sona’s Adventures Sparrow’s Wisdom Stories for Children by Jeelani Bano Stories from Bapu’s Life Stories of Bakor Patel Stories of Light and Delight Stories of Valour Story of Swarajya (Part-I) Story of Swarajya (Part-II) Strange Ways of the Honey Bee Stripes in the Jungle
national book trust, india xii books for children and young adults Home Subramania Bharati Sunflowers and Butterflies Tails Tale of a Moustache Tales for All Times Tansen: The Magical Musician The Adventures of Rusty The Ascetic The Balloon The Beautiful Peacock The Best Thirteen The Bird of Mind The Bridge at Borim The Broken Wing and Other Asian Tales The Cactus The Cat Family The Clever Farmer and Four Thugs The Colourful World of Flags The Coming of Wheels
national book trust, india xiii books for children and young adults Home The Cosmic Gift The Crystal Cave The Day the River Spoke The Elephant and the Dog The Five Sisters The Flower and the Bee The Great Balloon Story The Jorasanko House The Joy of Classical Dances of India The King Who Played Marbles The Lion and The Hedgehog The Littlest Wave The Lost Ant The Magician The Mango Birds The Moneylender The Pool in the Jungle The Prince and the Coral Sea The Prince of Ayodhya
national book trust, india xiv books for children and young adults Home The Puzzle The Rainbow The Royal Sweeper The Snakes Around Us The Story of a Mango The Story of Appu The Story of Blood The Story of Our Rivers (Part I) The Story of Our Rivers (Part II) The Story of Rice The Stowaway The Sultan’s Choice and Other Tales The Summer Tree Contest The Sun and the Moon The Sun Fairies The Toda and the Tahr The Topsy Turvy World The Verdict and Other Tales from the East The Voyage of Trishna
national book trust, india xv books for children and young adults Home The White Horse The Whole Wide World The Wise and the Wily The Wonderful Vacation The Wonderful World of Insects The Wonderland of Air The World of Shadows The World of Trees The World of Turtles and Crocodiles This Earth of Ours This is My Story This is Rajasthan Tilli The Butterfly Tit for Tat Titli and the Music of Hope Tom and the Naughty Crow Torn Quilt Tales Tortoise Wins Again Tumpa and the Sparrows
national book trust, india xvi books for children and young adults Home Two Friends Tyltyl’s Adventure Uncle Moon Forgets Counting Unusual Courage Vasu Meets a Tadpole Waiting for the Rain Watching Birds Water We Are Different We Indians What A Mix-up! What Happened? What is a Tree? What Is Right? What Is Wrong? Whatever You Give… Where Does the Wind Live? Who is a Bigger Fool Who is Sharper? Who is the Greatest?
national book trust, india xvii books for children and young adults Home Who’s Smarter Who’s Who at the Zoo Why? Wild Woodnotes Wonder World Under Water Wonders of the Deep Sea www.ghanajungle.com Yellow Balloon Red Balloon Asian/Pacific Co-publication Programme Guess What I’m Doing! Laughing Together Read Me A Story! Stories from Asia Today The Last Ticket and Other Stories The Wall and Other Stories Trees
national book trust, india xviii books for children and young adults Home Books for Children and Young Adults
The National Book Trust (NBT), India’s sojourn with equality, from healthy living to the celebration of life. children’s books began on an experimental note in However, the overall thrust continues to remain on 1960s under the brand name of Nehru Bal Pustakalaya enhancing critical thinking skills amongst children. (NBP) as a tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru, who was one The visual component of NBT publications too of the founder fathers of the nation. Over the years, has undergone a visible change. This can largely publishers across the globe have come to identify NBT be attributed to the introduction of books in new as a major player in the publication of children’s books. formats/sizes and use of better quality paper. NBT Although the market for children’s books is not book racks are now laden with an impressive range homogenous, the possibilities are immense and the of multi-coloured books for children of all ages. demand for books is growing. Simply speaking, the These publications continue to act as trend setters market is booming as a result of increased exposure, for most of the private publishers to follow. Further, visibility of titles, awareness of parents and emphasis laid we have introduced a plethora of young artists who by publishers and distributors to make books accessible. have rendered colours and animated dimensions to This has brought about a remarkable change in the the texts. reading pattern. From a deep rooted moralistic and Another notable initiative NBT has undertaken is didactic trend, the reading scenario has shifted to a to identify and publish outstanding children’s books more modern sensibility. In consonance with the trend, brought out in Indian languages as well as to bring out NBT children’s publications have further expanded abridged editions of popular classics for the benefit to cover a wide range of subjects from violence to of children across the country. The endeavour is peace, from environmental consciousness to gender also geared to introduce suitable foreign publications
national book trust, india xix books for children and young adults Home since NBT’s strength lies in providing the best reading the languages in which each title is available. The material at the lowest possible rates. In the years to catalogue, also enlists books published under the Asian come we shall have more and more classics being Co-publication Programme with Asian Cultural Centre added to the series. for UNESCO (ACCU). These titles document tales NBT has so far published more than 300 originals, of various other Asian countries and provide useful about 2,500 translations and 3,000 reprints under insights of their socio-cultural milieu. the NBP series. This catalogue gives all-inclusive information about NBT publications meant for M.A. Sikandar Director children and young adults including information about
national book trust, india xx books for children and young adults Home A Baby Hornbill Learns to A Baby Lion Learns to Roar A Bond of Love Fly Indu Rana Pushpa Saxena Dilip Kumar Barua 24 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25
A papa lion hires tutors to teach his cute A touching story about a young boy and cuddly son how to roar. A jackal, who creates a bond of love with trees This story very scientifically tells the tale an elephant and a cat come forward and makes everyone realise the same. of a pair of hornbills. How they build to teach the baby lion. With colourful Illustrated by Partha Sengupta. their nest, breed and rear their young. illustrations by Gurmeet Singh, the book Visuals are by Partha Sengupta. (Age-group 8-10) is a delightful read for children. (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-4623-4 (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-6167-1 Also published in Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi ISBN 978-81-237-2666-3 and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Kannada, Also published in Asamiya, Bhutia, Garo, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Khasi, Konkani, Lepcha, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Mizo, Newari, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
national book trust, india 1 books for children and young adults Home A Bride Inside a Casket and A Crow’s Tale A Flat for Rent Other Tales Judhajit Sengupta Leah Goldberg Manoj Das 16 pp Rs 30 24 pp Rs 30 96 pp Rs 30
The imaginative illustrations of this pre- school book depict an interesting study A hen, cuckoo, squirrel, cat and a mouse of the lives of crows from the time they stay in a five-storey building. One day the Culled from Indian folklore, this book are born till they grow up. mouse packs up and vacates his flat. Others advertise for a new tenant. In search of by one of India’s foremost writers, (Age-group pre-school) delightfully recreates for children the a flat many takers come including a pig, magic and fantasy of Indian folk tales. ISBN 978-81-237-0239-1 an ant, a rabbit, a nightingale and a dove. Profusely illustrated by Partha Sengupta. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, The drama of events unfolds with one of Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, them occupying the flat for rent. Colour (Age-group 12-14) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. illustrations are by Harinder Singh. ISBN 978-81-237-3523-8 (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and ISBN 978-81-237-3381-4 Telugu. Also published in Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.
national book trust, india 2 books for children and young adults Home A Friend Forever A Happy Sunday A Helping Hand Aindrila Mitra Debasish Deb Samaresh Chatterjee 24 pp Rs 30 20 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 (PB) / Rs 100 (HB)
It is Sunday. Bunty is happy. He can do whatever he likes. But as the night falls, A touching tale which depicts a special A story about a lonely tree and the his mother reminds him about Monday, when the school opens. Bunty is sad, bonding between an animal and a small unique friendship that it acquires later girl and how the animal comes to the on. Illustrated by Pronabesh Maity. but his mother tells him the importance of each day. rescue of the girl at the time of need! A (Age-group 6-8) different story with gorgeous illustrations (Age-group 6-8) which may leave the reader spellbound. ISBN 978-81-237-4236-6 ISBN 978-81-237-4710-1 (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Also published in Hindi, Malayalam and ISBN 978-81-237-6683-6 (PB) Punjabi. ISBN 978-81-237-6684-3 (HB) Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 3 books for children and young adults Home A House of Bamboo A House with a Terrace A Journey Neera Jain Tanuka Bhaumik Endow Jagdish Joshi 16 pp Rs 25 36 pp Rs 40 24 pp Rs 30
Small children usually feel secure in the familiar surroundings. This book prompts Pappu, Piklu, Tuba and Manu have a This book is about the story of a sheet them to be adventurous and promotes multitude of winged friends on their of paper and a caterpillar. How they the spirit of exploring beyond. Visuals terrace. But when they came to know happen to come together and advance are by Debasish Deb. that they would have to leave this house, upon a journey to discover the world. with a massive terrace, and also their (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 6-8) pigeons, they are sad. This sensitive story ISBN 978-81-237-6134-3 unfolds the drama of how they unite ISBN 978-81-237-6748-2 Also published in Hindi and Punjabi with their lost pet pigeon and manage to retain the house also. Illustrations are by Saibal Chatterjee. (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-4311-0 Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 4 books for children and young adults Home A Journey through the A Journey to Gaumukh A New Dawn Universe Sheila Sharma Baldev Singh ‘Baddan’ Jayant Narlikar 64 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 30
A story which dwells on the importance of humility where the lion, king of the This absorbing and authoritative book jungle, is taught a lesson for other by the internationally renowned astro- An informative, interesting account of a creatures to live in peace. physicist tells us, among other things, trip from Uttarkashi to Gaumukh. History, how the universe began, how big it is, mythology, descriptions of nature and of (Age-group 8-10) the people are skilfully woven into the how long it will survive, and what a ISBN 978-81-237-6596-9 black hole is. Profusely illustrated with narrative. Illustrations are by Reenie Kaur. Also published in Hindi Odia, Marathi and photographs, diagrams and lively cartoons (Age-group 12-14) Punjabi. by Sudhir Dar. ISBN 978-81-237-2574-1 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-0026-7 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 5 books for children and young adults Home A Parcel for the Postmaster A Real Giraffe A Story about Tea Dronvir Kohli Deepa Agarwal Arup Kumar Dutta 52 pp Rs 35 20 pp Rs 30 64 pp Rs 25
The fun-filled story of a village postmaster An interesting story about a boy who and the mysterious parcel he receives. wants a real giraffe. But his parents make Both entertaining and educative, this is Lively illustrations by Jagdish Joshi add him understand the real living place of an adventure story set in the background to the book’s appeal. giraffe is in natural habitat with parents. of tea gardens and explains all about the growing and processing of tea. Illustrated (Age-group 10-12) Lively illustrations by Arya Praharaj add to the book’s appeal. by Mrinal Mitra. ISBN 978-81-237-1930-6 (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, ISBN 978-81-237-0169-1 Marathi, Odia, Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-5625-7 Also published in Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Telugu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 6 books for children and young adults Home A Story about Water A Tale of Tails A Tale of Trouble Ravi Paranjape Ramendra Kumar M C Gabriel 16 pp Rs 17 24 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 120 (HB) 32 pp Rs 30
A story is woven around water, in flood and drought, introducing its different This is an unusual tale which is actually The adventures of a mouse who loses manifestations and uses. Exquisite, delicate a creation story that explains how the her luxuriant long tail and is driven illustrations make the book interesting. Mongoose and Snake became enemies. from pillar to post in her attempts to The story has an element of humour for regain it. Colourfully illustrated by Jyotish (Age-group pre-school) there is a competition of animals that Dutta Gupta. ISBN 978-81-237-1101-0 possess a tail! Illustrated by Pulak Biswas. (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-2573-4 Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and ISBN 978-81-237-6712-3 (PB) Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhutia, ISBN 978-81-237-6713-0 (HB) Bodo, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. Konkani, Limboo, Malayalam, Marathi, Mizo, Newari, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 7 books for children and young adults Home A Tale of Two Dogs A Trip to Heaven and Other A Visit to the City Market Dipak Praharaj Stories Manjula Padmanabhan 20 pp Rs 30 Leelawati Bhagwat 16 pp Rs 30 64 pp Rs 25
The author narrates the experiences of a brother and a sister as they go around A story about a poor boy and a rich in the market place during the course of boy and their pet dogs. It unravels the A collection of delightful folk tales from different regions of India. Illustrated by a day. The diversity of our land is also mystery of the deeds of the two dogs. brought alive in the images. Profusely illustrated by Arya Praharaj. Jatin Das. (Age-group pre-school) (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-2005-0 ISBN 978-81-237-5624-0 ISBN 978-81-237-1073-0 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 8 books for children and young adults Home A Visit to the Zoo A Voice in the Jungle A Wet Summer Day Sanat Surti Jagdish Joshi Ada Bhansali 16 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 17 162 pp Rs 105
An entertaining instructive book about Families of animals–deers, monkeys, animals found in the zoo. Eloquent pictures rabbits, elephants–are grazing peacefully A novella for young adults which dwells replace words. when a sudden roar sends them on a joint family situtation where a lot scampering. (Age-group pre-school) of issues related to gender, sibling rivalry, ISBN 978-81-237-1109-6 (Age-group pre-school) social status, etc. crop up but an incident silences all differences and emotional Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-2004-3 bonding amongst family members prevail. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Illustrated by Amitava Sengupta. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-6555-6 Also published in Hindi.
national book trust, india 9 books for children and young adults Home Adventure on Clee Island Adventures in the Desert Adventures of a Wildlife Tanuka Bhaumik Endow Cheryl Rao Warden 60 pp Rs 45 72 pp Rs 30 E R C Davidar 64 pp Rs 16
An adventurous science fiction set in A group of friends visit a desert town The author, a wildlife expert, relates his the year 2070 with advance technology, and stumbles upon lost mysteries and exciting encounters with a killer tusker robots, hi-tech devices and much more. forgotten history in the sand dunes. and animal poachers. Beautifully illustrated It is about three friends who in order Illustrations are by Ashish Sengupta. by Shekhar. to protect environment, especially birds, (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 12-14) save an old lady and her well-maintained species of birds. Illustrations are by ISBN 978-81-237-2524-6 ISBN 978-81-237-2269-6 Amitava Sengupta. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Marathi Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 10-12) and Tamil. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-5847-3 Also published in Hindi, Odia and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 10 books for children and young adults Home Adventures of Dipu the Adventures of Ghanada Alamelu’s Appetite Donkey Premendra Mitra Jaya Paramasivam Vernon Thomas 222 pp Rs 80 24 pp Rs 30 68 pp Rs 14
This enchanting story is about Dipu Like Sherlock Holmes, a detective The story is about a greedy woman and his friends which include a parrot, character called Ghanada is quite popular whose appetite grows day by day, and monkey, elephant, grasshopper and frog. in the Bangla literature. This volume nags her husband for nothing other Subtly interwoven into the story is a contains some of the most acclaimed than food. But one day she learns her concern and love for the environment Ghanada stories with a hint of wacky lesson. Colourful illustrations by Atanu and animals. Illustrated by Manobhiram fun. Illustrated by Subir Roy. Roy complement the story. Chakravarti. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-4811-5 ISBN 978-81-237-2980-0 ISBN 978-81-237-0811-9 Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Punjabi Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, and Tamil. Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu.
national book trust, india 11 books for children and young adults Home All-time Stories for An Ancient Tale from Anandi’s Rainbow Children Andaman Anup Ray Savithri Pandiyan Anvita Abbi 20 pp Rs 17 52 pp Rs 55 16 pp Rs 25
The story is a creation of myth which An enthusiastic painter, Anandi once talks about how human life began on carries her brush to paint her garden A fine compilation of five wonderful stories Andaman Island. An out of the ordinary with the bright hues of the rainbow. for children with beautiful illustrations tale narrated by Nao Jr., a tribesman, An imaginative story with colourful by Arya Praharaj. in Andamanese language. Eloquent illustrations. illustrations by Partha Sengupta enliven (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 10-12) the text. ISBN 978-81-237-4221-2 ISBN 978-81-237-5474-1 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. Also published in Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, ISBN 978-81-237-6351-4 Tamil and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
national book trust, india 12 books for children and young adults Home Animal World Animals You Can’t Forget As They Saw India Aurobindo Kundu Ruskin Bond K C Khanna 16 pp Rs 17 40 pp Rs 45 64 pp Rs 25
Twelve common Indian animals are introduced in simple words through attractive folk-style illustrations. (Age-group 6-8) This collection of stories makes interesting An interesting account of India as seen reading while bringing to limelight some through the eyes of Hiuen Tsang, Fa-Hien, ISBN 978-81-237-2290-0 common household animals and their Megasthenes and Alberuni. Illustrated by Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, bewildering characteristics. Beautiful the renowned artist, Krishen Khanna. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, illustrations by Debasish Deb. (Age-group 12-14) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-0170-7 ISBN 978-81-237-4954-9 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Telugu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 13 books for children and young adults Home Bapu (Part I) Bapu (Part II) Be Prepared F C Freitas F C Freitas Uma Anand 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 25
The story of Gandhi from his birth till This book in continuation to Part I talks A young boy’s introduction to the the Dandi March in pictures and words. about Gandhi’s arrest following the Salt Scout movement during an adventure- Illustrated by the author. Satyagraha and ends with his assassination. filled holiday. Illustrated by Satyasewak (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) Mukherjee. ISBN 978-81-237-1026-6 ISBN 978-81-237-1025-9 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-0158-5 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 14 books for children and young adults Home Begum Gulabo Mousie and Better than the Best Bhakta Salbega Her Balloons Ramendra Kumar Rabindra Nath Sahu Qudsia Zaidi 16 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25.00 (PB) / 100 (HB) 24 pp Rs 15
An enchanting story about a mouse An engaging story for children about This book with colourful illustrations who finds an elf in a balloon. Attractivea village boy who due to sheer grit shows how Salbega, a soldier in the illustrations by Niren Sen Gupta enliven and determination eventually shines as army of Mughal King Aurangzeb, became the book. a sports-person. Khalid Bin Sohail has a devotee of Lord Jagannath and came (Age-group 8-10) illustrated this title. to be known as Bhakta Salbega. ISBN 978-81-237-0488-3 (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bodo, ISBN 978-81-237-5093-4 ISBN 978-81-237-6687-4 (PB) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Also published in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and ISBN 978-81-237-6688-1 (HB) Lepcha, Limboo, Mizo, Newari, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu. Also published in Hindi. Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 15 books for children and young adults Home Bholu and Golu Birds and Animals in Indian Birju and the Flying Horse Pankaj Bisht Art Deepa Agarwal 80 pp Rs 30 Geetika Jain 16 pp Rs 18 24 pp Rs 40
An illustrated story of a lame boy and his magical rocking horse. The story is This book introduces the major traditional full of fantasy and adventure. Illustrated art forms of India through the predominant by Subir Roy. Bholu the circus bear and Golu the little animal and bird motifs in each of them. (Age-group 8-10) boy become great friends. What follows It also shows the importance of animals is the story of many adventures they ISBN 978-81-237-2623-6 and birds in Indian culture and tradition. face. Lively illustrations by Tapas Guha Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhutia, complement the text. (Age-group 8-10) Bodo, Garo, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-3397-5 Lepcha, Limboo, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Mizo, Newari, Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-1908-5 Also published in Gujarati and Hindi. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi and Tamil.
national book trust, india 16 books for children and young adults Home Birju’s Problem Books Forever Boond Soma Kaushik Manoj Das Ramendra Kumar 20 pp Rs 30 64 pp Rs 18 24 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 120 (HB)
A beautiful story about Birju, who lands The well-known writer introduces the This story is about water and its into one trouble after another. Finally great Indian epics like the Ramayana, the importance. It tells us how due to our his honesty comes to rescue him and Mahabharata, the Vedas, the Upanishads, carelessness all water bodies are being wins him recognition too! Illustrated by the Puranas, and the Panchatantra, the polluted and unless we wake up to Uttam Kumar Bala. Jatakas, and the Arthashastra to children. reality nothing will change. Boond means (Age-group 6-8) Illustrated by Sukumar Chatterjee. droplets of water. Illustrated by Ajanta Guhathakurta. ISBN 978-81-237-5367-6 (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 10-12) Also published in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and ISBN 978-81-237-1326-7 Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-6708-6 (PB) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-6709-6 (HB) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 17 books for children and young adults Home Bubu-Bulbuli’s Garden Bukka Learns a Lesson Bullock-Carts and Satellites Santanoo Tamuly Dipenwita Roy Monisha Bobb 24 pp Rs 30 pp 20 Rs 45 64 pp Rs 30
The story is about how a brother and A charming tale about a boisterous sister create a beautiful garden out elephant calf that does not care for anyone of waste land. Illustrated by Durlabh and loves to create trouble. The elders Bhattacharjee. keep warning him about the ill-effects This interesting book projects India’s (Age-group 6-8) of his behaviour but he does not care until one day . . . when he wakes up to continuous scientific tradition by tracing ISBN 978-81-237-5618-9 find himself alone! Beautifully illustrated her scientific and technological innovations Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi by Debabrata Ghosh. through the ages. R K Laxman’s cartoons enliven the book. and Tamil. (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-6749-9 ISBN 978-81-237-1079-2 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 18 books for children and young adults Home Busy Ants Celestial Hide and Seek: Cheerful Spirits Pulak Biswas The Game of Eclipses Gita Iyengar 16 pp Rs 30 Nirupama Raghavan 40 pp Rs 35 72 pp Rs 45
Told entirely through pictures, this is the story of the struggle of two ants to One of the most mysterious games played take a piece of ladoo into their home. by nature are eclipses, played by the sun, One summer vacation Priya and Hari the moon and the earth. This interesting stumble upon an old photo album. (Age-group pre-school) book with some excellent illustrations by Suddenly the album comes alive. What ISBN 978-81-237-2045-5 Rajesh Harsh and photographs unravels follows is full of fun and adventure. Beautifully illustrated by Pulak Biswas. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, their mystery and also a few tips to Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, predict the eclipse. A book that every (Age-group 12-14) child must possess. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-2390-7 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, ISBN 978-81-237-1984-9 Marathi and Odia. Also published in Asamiya and Hindi.
national book trust, india 19 books for children and young adults Home Chika-Chik-Chik! Children Who Made it Big Choogh the Squirrel Jeyanthi Manokaran Thangamani Bittie Mithal 20 pp Rs 30 (PB) / 105 (HB) 163 pp Rs 45 32 pp Rs 40
An interesting story about a boy who loves a squirrel and can’t live without Shanti, a small girl who has been A collection of childhood experiences her. The whole story revolves around hospitalized and is sick of being sick! When of some of the celebrities and achievers the activities of the squirrel. The text her friend Raj gives her a kaleidoscope, of different fields in modern India. Each is brought alive by the illustrations of her life changes. Every time she views of these experiences left an indelible Partha Sengupta. herself in the kaleidoscope something mark, a turning point in shaping their (Age-group 8-10) goes wrong. The right thing that happens respective careers and personalities. A ISBN 978-81-237-5708-7 is that she recovers fast. must for the young children. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-6677-5 (PB) ISBN 978-81-237-2756-1 ISBN 978-81-237-6678-2 (HB) Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Odia, Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. Malayalam, Punjabi and Tamil.
national book trust, india 20 books for children and young adults Home Chotu’s Misadventures Chunmun Finds Freedom Clever Mouse Kumkum Somani Kamlesh Mohindra Shaukat Shan 24 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 38 pp Rs 30
Originally written in Kashmiri, this is the story of a clever mouse who befriends a cat and saves his life. (Age-group 8-10) Illustrated by Durgadatt Pandey, this Sumi finds an injured bird in a drain and informative book for children is about carries it home. She takes good care of ISBN 978-81-237-5870-1 pollution and how it visibly affects our it and the bird recovers to fly again. A Also published in Odia. everyday life. touching tale with illustrations by Ashish (Age-group 8-10) Sengupta. ISBN 978-81-237-6507-5 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-4094-2 Also published in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
national book trust, india 21 books for children and young adults Home Colour: The Language of Colour Me Says Delhi: Dear Father Contrasts, Accords and Unity Colouring Book of Rhymes Bhabendranath Saikia Ravi Paranjape Shashi Shetye 112 pp Rs 30 23 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 120 (HB) 16 pp Rs 25
Bipul, a naughty boy is a nagging worry An innovative book that seeks to introduce for his parents. One day while he was Brought out on the occasion of the to children the concept of certain basic out with his friends he is beaten up centenary year of Delhi, this book colours like yellow, red, green, blue, badly. Nobody knows who beat him highlights certain features which are orange, purple, etc. and how do they and for what reason. The story unravels integral to the city of Delhi in a very contrast and accord to each other and the mystery of this strange happening. interesting manner. Both the concept and how they find unity when they interact Originally written in Asamiya by one of illustrations are by the author himself. with each other. Assam’s renowned writers and illustrated (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 8-10) by Jagdish Joshi. ISBN 978-81-237-6714-7 (PB) ISBN 978-81-237-6341-5 (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-6715-3 (HB) ISBN 978-81-237-2341-9 Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 22 books for children and young adults Home Dear Popat Discover India through Diwali Madhu Limaye Mazes and Games* Ravi Paranjape 32 pp Rs 13 Viky Arya 12 pp Rs 16 28 pp Rs 20
This book is about the festivities associated with Diwali, the festival of lights, decorating An activity book that enables children the house, exchange of sweets, wearing This is a collection of letters written by to identify each state of India through new clothes, puja, fireworks and Bhai Duj. Madhu Limaye, well known freedom fighter its unique features. and socialist, to his son, from his prison (Age-group pre-school) at Fort Aguada, Goa. Illustrations are by (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-2291-7 Jagdish Joshi. ISBN 978-81-237-0327-5 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 10-12) Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-3457-6 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. * Being revised Also published in Konkani.
national book trust, india 23 books for children and young adults Home Dragon Tsunami Ek-Kori’s Dream Escapades of a Clone Hema Pande Mahasveta Devi Mohan Sundara Rajan 72 pp Rs 75 64 pp Rs 25 48 pp Rs 30
This is a collection of some unusual The story of a little boy who paints, Cloning of Dolly and decoding of genetic stories from Japan. Beautifully illustrated carves beautiful figures and tells storiescode are two of the major landmarks by Arup Gupta. in pictures and who dreams of building in science and technology of this era. (Age-group 8-10) a temple for the queen. But does his This science fiction takes us into the dream come true? Illustrated by Judhajit future of cloning. A cloned chimp called ISBN 978-81-237-5808-4 Sengupta. Clonchi is genetically engineered to be Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and (Age-group 12-14) intelligent as a human and who tries Telugu. to solve many problems. Illustrated by ISBN 978-81-237-0154-7 Neeta Gangopadhyay. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 10-12) Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-3415-6
national book trust, india 24 books for children and young adults Home Etoa Munda Won the Battle Everest: My Journey to the Festival of Colours Mahasveta Devi Top Madhu Powle 64 pp Rs 13 Bachendri Pal 16 pp Rs 17 64 pp Rs 25
A book that introduces primary colours and depicts how the mixing of these The story of a tribal boy, Etoa, who The autobiography of Bachendri Pal, the yields secondary colours. This is done fights against heavy odds in his quest through sketches of Krishna playing Holi for acquiring education. The book vividly first Indian woman to have climbed Everest. and there are splashes of the relevant describes the customs and way of life of It is a gripping story of a simple young colour on each page. the Munda tribals. Profusely illustrated with woman from an impoverished family who authentic black and white photographs through sheer grit and determination (Age-group pre-school) not only completed her education but of the people and their customs. ISBN 978-81-237-2570-3 achieved national fame. (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-0171-4 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-1527-8 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bodo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 25 books for children and young adults Home Festival of Eid Festivals of India Find the Half Circles Premchand (A compilation) Badri Narayan 32 pp Rs 25 92 pp Rs 40 16 pp Rs 12
A concept book, beautifully illustrated, teaching a child to find the semi-circular shapes. (Age-group pre-school) The moving story of a poor little boy A compilation of the major festivals who visits the Eid fair and returns with celebrated in India. Profusely illustrated ISBN 978-81-237-1115-7 a pair of tongs for his grandmother so with colour photographs. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, that she does not burn her hands while (Age-group 12-14) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, cooking. Illustrated by P B Kavadi. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-2248-1 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-2592-5 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 26 books for children and young adults Home Five Friends Five Stories from Guru Flowers and I Shireen Rizvi Gobind Singh’s Life Manorama Jafa 24 pp Rs 35 Pritam Singh 24 pp Rs 25 84 pp Rs 30
How by helping each other in their needs five animals become close friends. This This book is a collection of five stories One can take up various hobbies but story beautifully depicts the phrase ‘a from the life of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. pressing flowers is both fun and educative. friend in need is a friend indeed’. Read All the stories make interesting reading A beautiful book in four colours. to know how it happens. Illustrations as they dispel myths that restrain us Illustrated by Jaya Rastogi Wheaton & are by Saibal Chatterjee. from using our logical faculty. Illustrated Sudhir Kasliwal. by Neeta Gangopadhyay. (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-6882-3 ISBN 978-81-237-1516-2 ISBN 978-81-237-5211-2 Also published in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Hindi. Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 27 books for children and young adults Home Flitter-Flutter Fly High in the Sky Forever Friends Jeyanthi Manokaran International Center for Literacy and Ankeet Bhattacharjee 20 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 120 (HB) Culture 16 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 110 (HB) 24 pp Rs 30
The frogs and the fish are born in the This is a pre-school picture book for same pond and look similar. The frogs children. Eloquent illustrations narrate An interesting story about a group of think they are smarter as they can live the tale which is based on traditional children who make colourful kites and in water as well as on land. But dangers Warli tribal paintings drawn on the walls loom large . . . An interesting tale about of the houses. fly these kites high in the sky, beautifully portraying the spirit of oneness. Illustrated the bonding that came to be between (Age-group pre-school) by Jagdish Joshi. the frog and the fish. Art is by Durlabh Bhattacharjee. ISBN 978-81-237-6710-9 (PB) (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-6711-6 (HB) (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-6336-1 Also published in Hindi. ISBN 978-81-237-6720-8 (PB) Also published in Asamiya and Malayalam. ISBN 978-81-237-6721-5 (HB)
national book trust, india 28 books for children and young adults Home Friend Friends of the Green Forest Frogs and a Snake Pracheta Gupta Bimalendra Chakraborty Ganesh Haloi 16 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 12
This story is about a naughty cloud An enchanting tale about degradation of A story about two frogs and a snake. The named Tultule who discovers a black forest reserves and how the trend can vivid illustrations in colour will acquaint spot on his body and wants to wash it be reversed. Illustrated by Swapan Nandy. a little child with shapes and forms of away to become beautiful. Illustrations (Age-group 6-8) animals in detail. are by Debabrata Ghosh. ISBN 978-81-237-5493-2 (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-0857-7 Punjabi and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-5523-6 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Urdu. Telugu.
national book trust, india 29 books for children and young adults Home From Bone to Stone From Coins to Credit Cards From Land to Sea Karen Haydock K V Singh Vinita Singhal 28 pp Rs 45 92 pp Rs 90 36 pp Rs 40
An illustrated story of the fossilisation of An informative story that gives insight a dinosaur which was killed around 67 into the structure of the earth and million years ago in a fight with another the life that envelopes it. Illustrated by dinosaur. The book also has many activities An informative book which talks about Binay Sinha. for children besides a chart showing the the history of coins, how they evolved (Age-group 10-12) evolution of life on earth. with changing times, their importance ISBN 978-81-237-4202-1 (Age-group 12-14) and relevances, etc. The narration is in a story-like format which is quite impressive. Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-2665-6 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-5948-7
national book trust, india 30 books for children and young adults Home From Pumpkins to Pickles Fu-Ku: An Alien Fun with Metro Sunila Gupte Jagdish Joshi Pankaj Chaturvedi 64 pp Rs 70 24 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25
Read this story to know what a family experiences while travelling in a metro train, definitely a new experience for A delightful story about the adventures them. Illustrated by Ratnakar Singh. An interesting story of an alien who of Lamboo the giraffe, Mallipoo the baby (Age-group 6-8) elephant, Cyclops the donkey, Cleopatra comes to visit the earth and meets the the duck, and Sonu the helpful little boy. earthlings. ISBN 978-81-237-6701-7 Illustrations are by Saurabh Pandey. (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-5092-7 ISBN 978-81-237-4883-2 Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Tamil. Tamil.
national book trust, india 31 books for children and young adults Home Gautama Buddha Gay-Neck: The Story of a Good Friends: A Tale from Leela George Pigeon Tanzania 64 pp Rs 25 Dhan Gopal Mukerji John Kilaka 148 pp Rs 40 24 pp Rs 35 (PB) / 75 (HB)
Winner of the 2005 Bologna Ragazzi The heart-warming story of a pigeon New Horizons Award, this title brings and a young sensitive boy. It is also the The life story of Gautama Buddha told to life a traditional Tanzanian animal fable. story of a pigeon’s training and adventure in a lucid and interesting style. Illustrated besides the minute details of a pigeon’s (Age-group 6-8) by D N Brahma. life and vivid descriptions of the Himalayan ISBN 978-81-237-5159-7 (PB) (Age-group 12-14) flora. An acclaimed classic in its genre. ISBN 978-81-237-5160-3 (HB) ISBN 978-81-237-1081-5 Illustrated by Saibal Chaterjee. Also published in Bangla. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-2488-1 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 32 books for children and young adults Home Govind Ballabh Pant Granny Knits Granny’s Day Out Himanshu Joshi Uri Orlev Debashish Majumdar 71 pp Rs 14 44 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25
Once an old lady comes to a small This is a hilarious tale about a Granny town with a ball of wool and a pair of who decides to have fun. It finally knitting needles. She sits down to knit becomes too much to digest and she and knits among other things, a house, returns tired and famished. Visuals are An interesting biography of Govind a garden and two little children. But she by Ratnakar Singh. Ballabh Pant in a story format for the does not realise the trouble she has to (Age-group 8-10) benefit of children. face. A delightful story, written in verse, ISBN 978-81-237-6196-1 (Age-group 10-12) this is the first English translation of a popular Hebrew children’s modern classic. ISBN 978-81-237-4338-7 Illustrated by Ora Eitan. Also published in Hindi, Odia and Punjabi. (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-2944-2 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
national book trust, india 33 books for children and young adults Home Greet When You Meet Growing up with Trees Holiday… Oh No No… S Shyamala Ruskin Bond Jaswinder Kaur Bindra 16 pp Rs 30 64 pp Rs 65 16 pp Rs 25
Beautifully illustrated by Atanu Roy this Sometimes we take things for granted picture book evokes a very positive in life. This book conjures a situation feeling for life and those living around regarding what can happen when the us. It tells us how to be respectful to Sun decides to go on a holiday! A collection of beautiful stories revolving others and elicit a smile. (Age-group 6-8) around trees and their importance in (Age-group pre-school) our lives. Four-colour illustrations are ISBN 978-81-237-6525-9 ISBN 978-81-237-6701-7 by Judhajit Sengupta. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-5464-2 Also published in Hindi and Telugu.
national book trust, india 34 books for children and young adults Home Hanged for their Patriotism Holidays Have Come Home-Coming R K Tandon Rabindranath Tagore Lila Majumdar 104 pp Rs 105 16 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 16
Originally written in Bangla, this is a very touching tale about a boy who due to his aggressive disposition becomes a This book is about the famous young victim of circumstances. Visuals are by A tender story about a Bengali family revolutionaries of India who went to the Partha Sengupta. which settles in Assam. Illustrated by gallows, laughing and singing. Illustrations (Age-group 10-12) Pulak Biswas. are by Arup Kumar Gupta. ISBN 978-81-237-5619-6 (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Hindi, Kannada, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-0152-3 ISBN 978-81-237-5550-2 Punjabi and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Hindi, Odia and Punjabi. Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 35 books for children and young adults Home Homes How Books Are Made How India Won Her An NBT Compilation Samuel Israel Freedom 16 pp Rs 18 64 pp Rs 20 Krishna Chaitanya 36 pp Rs 35
Different ways of looking at homes, Come 15 August and the whole of India and possible homes! An Indo-German is immersed in different kinds of activities. collaboration. A comprehensive book which traces It was on this day in 1947 that India (Age-group pre-school) the history of how books came into became independent. Here is the saga existence, the modern technologies of Indians who fought for a free India, a ISBN 978-81-237-2583-3 employed in their printing and how they story of young martyrs and great leaders Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, can enrich our lives. who brought an end to foreign rule. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Telling impressions in colour by Jyotish Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 12-14) Dutta Gupta. ISBN 978-81-237-2470-6 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-1105-8 Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 36 books for children and young adults Home How Mnjini Became A How Munia Found Gold Hsuan Tsang’s Journey to Magician and Other African Jagdish Joshi India Tales 32 pp Rs 25 Belinder & Harinder Dhanoa Reeta Dutta Gupta 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 15
A beautifully produced and illustrated A detailed descriptive account of the A fine compilation of five wonderful story about a bird, Munia, who nurtures a trails and travails of the famous Chinese stories about animals who interact with cherry seed which grows from a tender traveller who came to India, visited the each other in the forest, the stories are plant to a tree full of blossoms and then famous seats of learning and carried told in a lucid style having lots of funny fruits. The illustrations have been done valuable Buddhist doctrines with him back situations. Illustrations are by Tapas Guha. by the author. to China. Illustrated by Paulina Dhanoa. (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-3775-1 ISBN 978-81-237-0153-0 ISBN 978-81-237-0166-0 Also published in Tamil. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 37 books for children and young adults Home I am Better than You I Like the World India’s Young Heroes Sigrun Srivastava Jeyanthi Manokaran Sigrun Srivastava 24 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 18 64 pp Rs 14
An enchanting picture-book about a little girl who loves the world around her. Skilfully written and beautifully illustrated (Age-group pre-school) in four colours by the author herself, A narration of six incidents of bravery ISBN 978-81-237-0173-8 this story is about sibling rivalry and displayed by youngsters who were common gender attitudes. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhili, given awards for gallantry by the Indian Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Council of Child Welfare. Illustrated by (Age-group 8-10) Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Ravi Paranjape. ISBN 978-81-237-1098-3 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-1094-5 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Lusai, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 38 books for children and young adults Home Inventions that Changed Inventions that Changed Jallianwala Bagh the World (Part I) the World (Part II) Bhisham Sahni Mir Najabat Ali Mir Najabat Ali 56 pp Rs 19 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 25
On 13 April 1919, an armed contingent of British soldiers massacred Indians who had gathered in the garden ground of Human mind thinks of new things and A sequel to Part I. The title continues Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. The ghastly some human beings create such novelties. to dwell on various inventions. murder has gone down in the memory of Indians as the most heinous act of All the while in our history inventions (Age-group 12-14) have shaped and reshaped our life. This British rule. Bhisham Sahni has told the book focuses on some major inventions ISBN 978-81-237-2044-9 story of an atrocious general and the that have importance to this day. Cartoons Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, suffering of thousands of Indians. Illustrated are by Ahmed. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, by Prasant Mukherjee. (Age-group 12-14) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-2270-2 ISBN 978-81-237-0901-2 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 39 books for children and young adults Home Jawaharlal Nehru Jiro Mithe Joy in the Jungle Tara Ali Baig Anvita Abbi Santanoo Tamuly 64 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 35 (PB) / 110 (HB) 24 pp Rs 30
Replete with anecdotes and profusely A popular tale from the Andaman Island illustrated with photographs, this book which narrates an incident giving a lot A story about a boy called Munu who is brings alive Nehru the child, adolescent, of insight about the culture and beliefs very kind-hearted, loves nature and how young man and committed Prime Minister. of the tribal people of this region. Also he manages to help a baby rhinosaurus Carefully selected, the large number of informs why the Andamanese revere survive. Colourful illustrations are by photographs not only embellish but also birds and refrain from eating them. Art Durlabh Bhattacharjee. complement the text. is by Atanu Roy. (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-5628-8 ISBN 978-81-237-0160-8 ISBN 978-81-237-6718-5 Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-6719-2 and Telugu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Hindi. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 40 books for children and young adults Home Lachu Lalu and the Red Kite Let’s Do a Play Leela J Lopez Ashish Sengupta Uma Anand 84 pp Rs 85 16 pp Rs 18 64 pp Rs 20
The book tells the story of Lalu and his red kite in wondrous colours. The kite A delightful story woven around the is Lalu’s love and he is ready to go to theatre and what goes into producing a An enchanting story set in Kerala about any length to keep the kite with him. play. The author, with her extraordinary a girl named Lachu who is very naughty (Age-group 6-8) gift for entering into a child’s world, not and can never sit idle. It recounts the only explains common theatrical terms beautiful and full of freedom childhood ISBN 978-81-237-0859-1 but also talks about the growing theatre Lachu lived amidst nature’s bounty. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, movement in India. Enchanting illustrations Illustrated by Amitava Sengupta. Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi and Urdu. by Mickey Patel. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-5553-3 ISBN 978-81-237-2991-6 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 41 books for children and young adults Home Little Old Woman Little Sunshine Little Wonders Margaret Bhatty Jaswant Singh Birdi Laxmi Khanna ‘Suman’ 32 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 147 pp Rs 45
A story which dwells on the importance When Little Old Man decides to go down of Sun and how it imparts life to all A novella for children in their teens about the mountain to buy sheep, his wife, Little especially the smiling flowers. The flowers how a family of dwarfs is separated from Old Woman, packs everything she can are here like budding children full of life each other by the stroke of fate and think of for him, including a frying pan and energy. Illustrations are by Ratnakar how they happen to unite with the help he wears on his chest and a soup pot Singh. for his head. Do all these things help of children. In the process they learn a the Little Old Man or not? An amusing (Age-group 8-10) lot and gain from each other’s company. tale with lively four-colour illustrations ISBN 978-81-237-6023-0 Illustrated by Fazaruddin. by D. Sarkar. Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 8-10) Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-6885-4 ISBN 978-81-237-0174-5 Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 42 books for children and young adults Home Lizards Long and Short: Big and Lost and Found Indraneil Das & Romulus Whitaker Small International Center for Literacy and 32 pp Rs 13 Pulak Biswas Culture 24 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 140 (HB) 24 pp Rs 30
A picture book which tries to explain What is the impact of wars and conflicts An informative, authoritative book about the opposites long and short; big and on children and how they try to make the locale, habits, breeding, etc. of different small through various features of animals. healthy relationship with the people on kinds of lizards. Pencil sketches and Marvellous illustrations simply make the other side of the border as the photographs complement the lucid text. reading this book a pleasurable experience. subject this book dwells on. Visuals are (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 6-8) by Malik Sajad Rasool. ISBN 978-81-237-2145-3 ISBN 978-81-237-6716-1 (PB) (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Hindi, Marathi and Odia. ISBN 978-81-237-6717-8 (HB) ISBN 978-81-237-6337-8 Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Telugu.
national book trust, india 43 books for children and young adults Home Mad Mango Madam Rides the Bus Magic Islands A N Pednekar Vallikkannan Zai Whitaker 32 pp Rs 30 32 pp Rs 25 108 pp Rs 110
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have lured many a traveller for its beauty, A humourous story about a mango tree The tale of a girl’s first ride in a bus and adventure-packed history and the who is bored standing rooted in one her adventures. Illustrated by S Gopalan. indigenous tribes. This book talks about place and wants to see the world and (Age-group 8-10) all this in a fascinating manner. Illustrated seek adventure. Illustrated by Manjula by Amitava Sengupta. Padmanabhan. ISBN 978-81-237-1499-8 (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-6500-6 ISBN 978-81-237-2014-2 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 44 books for children and young adults Home Maharaja Ranjit Singh Mama Moo On a Swing Mangu’s Top Pritam Singh Jujja & Tomas Wieslander Kamakshi Balasubramanian 32 pp Rs 14 24 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 18
The story of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the kingdom of the Punjab, as narrated to young children by their grandmother. Ranjit Singh was an An interesting Swedish story of how a A gentle story of a poor boy who has outstanding ruler known for his bravery cow sneaks out for a ride on the bicycle no toy to play with till he comes across and statesmanship. This book is beautifully and then on a swing. Illustrated by Sven a battered top and makes it his own. illustrated in the delicate miniature style Nordqvist. Illustrated by Amitava Sengupta. of Ranjit Singh’s court paintings by Neeta (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 6-8) Gangopadhya. ISBN 978-81-237-1696-1 ISBN 978-81-237-0310-7 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhili, Garo, ISBN 978-81-237-2023-4 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Lusai, Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 45 books for children and young adults Home Matsya: The Beautiful Fish Mini Visits the Atlantic Mir Space Station Shanta Rameshwar Rao Ocean Violet Razeghpanah 32 pp Rs 30 Herminder Ohri 104 pp Rs 50 12 pp Rs 25
A tiny fish grows and grows and becomes the saviour of mankind. Attractively This book takes the child on a visit to illustrated by Sigrun Srivastava. the Atlantic Ocean and introduces its (Age-group 6-8) various features and the animals that Written originally in Persian, this book ISBN 978-81-237-2579-6 live there. Visuals are by Ratnakar Singh. is about an imaginary story of children Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 8-10) travelling to space depicting an enlightened and exhilarating experiences of the stay Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-6166-4 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. in space station. Illustrations are by Harinder Singh. (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-3980-9 Also published in Malayalam and Odia.
national book trust, india 46 books for children and young adults Home Mitha and Her Magic Shoes Mohini and the Demon Mongoose Becomes King B G Gujjarappa Shanta Rameshwar Rao Baldev Singh ‘Baddan’ 16 pp Rs. 18 32 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 30
A picture book with four colour Illustrated by Durgadatt Pandey, this is illustrations that tells the story of what an interesting tale about how a little happens to Mitha when she finds a pair of This is a fascinating story about a creature Mongoose manages to outwit shoes that can make her fly – something courageous and determined little girl, a mighty animal like the leopard. she has been dreaming about. Mohini, who does not hesitate to take on (Age-group 8-10) a demon who has been wreaking havoc. (Age-group pre-school) ISBN 978-81-237-6595-2 Imaginative four-colour illustrations by ISBN 978-81-237-1945-0 Pranab Chakravarti accompany the text. Also published in Hindi, Marathi, Odia and Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Garo, Punjabi. Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Lusai, (Age-group 8-10) Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, ISBN 978-81-237-0164-6 Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 47 books for children and young adults Home Mora Mother Teresa Muthu’s Dreams Mulk Raj Anand Lila Majumdar & Bachi Karkaria Kamakshi Balasubramanian 40 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 25 32 pp Rs 30
The life and work of Mother Teresa and A gentle story about a young day-dreamer A tender story of an elephant. Simple, her Sisters of Charity are told through who is given hope that dreams do come touching and colourful illustrations by interesting and revealing anecdotes. This true. Colourful illustrations by Tapas Guha. Ruprecht Haller. book is profusely illustrated with black (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 8-10) and white photographs of Mother and the Sisters at work. ISBN 978-81-237-0163-9 ISBN 978-81-237-1111-9 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhili, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, ISBN 978-81-237-1082-2 Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Lusai, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 48 books for children and young adults Home My First Aeroplane Journey My First Railway Journey My Journey to the Magnetic Pankaj Chaturvedi Mrinal Mitra North Pole 22 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 18 Preety Sengupta 56 pp Rs 19
A beautifully illustrated story of a little The excitement of a young boy’s first train girl who shares her first air journey. journey from the moment of reaching Her step-by-step journey starts from the railway platform to the arrival at the taking an auto to airport and ends at destined station, including going through a her aunt’s home, in between what she tunnel. Related through graphic pictures. An exciting first person account of a woman’s journey to the white expanses sees and experiences is what needs to (Age-group pre-school) be read in this book. Illustrations are by of the chilling North Pole. ISBN 978-81-237-1106-5 Irshad Kaptan. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-1943-6 ISBN 978-81-237-6699-7 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Gujarati and Hindi. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 49 books for children and young adults Home My Life: The Tale of a My Robot Robbi Mysteries of the Past: Butterfly Dilip M Salwi Archaeological Sites in Anjan Sarkar 40 pp Rs 25 India 16 pp Rs 32 Upinder Singh 96 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 90 (HB)
This fascinating story of a Robot called Exquisitely photographed, this book in a Robbi – 999 XHA and his young master The book, illustrated by T Gautam Trivedi, frame by frame sequence narrates the Sunny, contains interesting facts about contains factual information about a remarkable and beautiful changes in the the history and origin of Robots besides number of important archaeological life-cycle of a butterfly. games and puzzles. Well illustrated by sites like Bhimbetka, Ganeshwar, Dwarka, C.M. Salvi. (Age-group 6-8) Nalanda, Hampi, etc. (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-2333-4 (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-2469-0 Also published in Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, ISBN 978-81-237-3978-6 (PB) Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, ISBN 978-81-237-3979-3 (HB) Marathi and Tamil.
national book trust, india 50 books for children and young adults Home Name that Animal Native American Folk Tales Nawab Rangile Niranjan Ghoshal Usha Iyengar Aabid Surti 16 pp Rs 30 59 pp Rs 75 112 pp Rs 75
The artist-conceiver of this pre-school book Niranjan Ghoshal has drawn 14 composite animals, e.g. an animal with A beautiful collection of American a peacock’s tail, legs of a tiger, and a folktales depicting dishonesty, cunningness, An interesting collection of seven tales giraffe’s head and neck. The book will intelligence, which are common traits both full of wit and humour quite pertinently not only amuse children but also make in humans as well as in animals. Lively depicting the dirty politics that we have them observant. illustrations by Vagmi Raghava. come to accept as part of our lives. (Age-group pre-school) (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-1112-6 ISBN 978-81-237-5807-7 ISBN 978-81-237-6105-3 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and Also published in Hindi, Kannada, Odia and Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Telugu. Punjabi. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 51 books for children and young adults Home Neelu and Peelu Neem Baba Neha, My Sister Viky Arya S I Farooqi Madhu B Joshi 16 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25
An informative book presented in a story format on the tree—Neem and its various uses. Beautiful illustrations by A story about two creeper flowers Neelu Partha Sengupta render life and colour Preety smells trouble when all of a sudden and Peelu. The difference in their attitude to the text. her mother lands up in a hospital. Only to each other as they grow up in life (Age-group 8-10) to learn that she is a proud didi of her makes up this story. Finally leading to a newly born sister Neha. Colourfully healthy friendship. ISBN 978-81-237-5635-6 illustrated by Partha Sengupta. (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-6681-2 ISBN 978-81-237-4092-8 Also published in Hindi. Also published in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 52 books for children and young adults Home Nine Little Birds Nona and the Rain On A Tiger’s Trail N T Rajeev Priya Nagarajan Geetika Jain 20 pp Rs 30 22 pp Rs 30 28 pp Rs 35
An enchanting tale originally conceived, penned and illustrated in Malayalam by N T Rajeev. (Age-group 6-8) This story is about a girl named Nona and how she manipulates the rain alongwith A beautifully illustrated story about a ISBN 978-81-237-4352-3 her grandpa. The endeavour only proves girl who helps everybody and saves her Also published in Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, that children are always happy. brother from the clutches of a tiger. Punjabi and Tamil. This story has a message that if we do (Age-group 6-8) not hurt animals they will not harm us. ISBN 978-81-237-5421-5 Illustrated by Shashi Shetye. Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil (Age-group 10-12) and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-5427-7 Also published in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil.
national book trust, india 53 books for children and young adults Home Once in a Village… Once Upon a Time (Part I) Once Upon a Time (Part II) H C Madan M Choksi & P M Joshi M Choksi & P M Joshi 24 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 17
This is a charming story of a village which is affected by drought due to the felling of trees. Simply told, it graphically describes The book contains four gripping stories the suffering of people, animals and plants Contains beautiful and tender stories from ancient Indian history. The stories are and thus portraying the importance of which bring to life the period from full of historical information and provide preservation and conservation of nature. Mohenjo-daro to the Chola kings, with the cultural background to the period Illustrated by Nina Bahl. attractive illustrations by Pulak Biswas. from the second century to the seventh (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 12-14) century. Illustrated by Pulak Biswas. ISBN 978-81-237-2046-3 ISBN 978-81-237-2002-9 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bhutia, Bodo, Garo, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-2003-6 Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Lepcha, Limboo, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Mizo, Newari, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. and Urdu.
national book trust, india 54 books for children and young adults Home One Day... Our Body: A Wonderful Our Tree Jagdish Joshi Machine Pranab and Smita Chakravarti 32 pp Rs 40 Ramesh Bijlani 16 pp Rs 17 32 pp Rs 25
The story of a tree, showing the life and activity nourished by its various components. This beautifully illustrated picture book (Age-group pre-school) is about a boy Mana and his friend Appu A simple, lucid account of the functioning the elephant. The story is about their of the body and its various organs. ISBN 978-81-237-1096-9 adventure in the jungle. Imaginatively illustrated by Niren Sen Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Gupta. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 8-10) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-2797-4 ISBN 978-81-237-1104-1 Also published in Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 55 books for children and young adults Home Our Useful Plants Owl Ball Pappu’s Problem K S Sekharam Francesca Xotta Shashiprabha Das 36 pp Rs 30 24 pp Rs 35 (PB) / 85 (HB) 48 pp Rs 16
A little girl finds out how plants live and This story is about a lazy owl, who eats grow big, what kinds of plants can grow non-stop and is quite sad at his plight. Noise pollution is a menace and can result indoors, how they prepare their food A little girl helps transform him into a in mental breakdown for the sensitive few. with the help of sunlight, water and soil, healthy owl. Pappu is one such sensitive child who and a lot more. Beautifully illustrated by (Age-group 6-8) undergoes a lot of trauma living in a city Pulak Biswas and intelligently told, this like Guwahati. The story is about how is an excellent introduction to plant life. ISBN 978-81-237-5440-6 (PB) he tackles this problem and pledges to (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-5441-3 (HB) spread awareness regarding its ill effects. ISBN 978-81-237-1110-2 Also published in Bangla and Tamil. Illustrated by Utpal Talukdar. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Garo, (Age-group 10-12) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Lusai, ISBN 978-81-237-4328-8 Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
national book trust, india 56 books for children and young adults Home Patterns from Nature Playing Together Pollution Judhajit Sengupta Bharat Bhushan Aggarwal & Bindu N Seshagiri 12 pp Rs 15 Aggarwal 64 pp Rs 25 96 pp Rs 18
Well conceived and colourfully illustrated, the book will help the child to know the various patterns that exist in nature which are both beautiful and useful. This An account of how different kinds is an activity book. An English rendering of the Hindi original of pollution—rivers, oceans, the title which encashes on the catechism (Age-group 6-8) atmosphere—are a health hazard to technique by way of introducing crossword human beings, animals and plants. ISBN 978-81-237-2052-4 puzzles. A saga of well documented facts Colourfully illustrated by a group of Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, as well as an activity book for children. young artists. Marathi and Tamil. Illustrated by Jagdish Joshi. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-1080-8 ISBN 978-81-237-4445-2 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Hindi. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 57 books for children and young adults Home Premchand Procession 1 to 10 Punti’s Wedding Amrit Rai Mickey Patel Dipanwita Roy 48 pp Rs 18 16 pp Rs 18 32 pp Rs 40 (PB) / 115 (HB)
A beautifully illustrated book on a wedding procession. Helps children to A sensitive tale about a pond and the count numbers. marriage of two fishes and how the entire A biography of the great writer, which (Age-group pre-school) episode brings to life some existential brings to life Prem Chand the man, largely issues which need to be addressed for through excerpts from his own writings. ISBN 978-81-237-1498-1 a harmonious living. The commendable Warm, sensitive and full of gentle humour. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, part is the contribution of the kids in Illustrated with photographs. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, managing a crisis situation. Beautifully Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 12-14) illustrated by Debabrata Ghosh. ISBN 978-81-237-0168-4 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, ISBN 978-81-237-6728-4 (PB) Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu ISBN 978-81-237-6729-1 (HB) and Urdu. Also published in Punjabi.
national book trust, india 58 books for children and young adults Home Quakes and Flames Raju and Jimmi Ramu and the Robot Ruskin Bond Bandita Phukan Arun Sedwal 52 pp Rs 20 40 pp Rs 17 32 pp Rs 40
Grippingly written by the well-known children’s author this book consists of This is the story about Ramu who has a An English rendering of a story originally two stories which depict two natural robot. The robot does all the work. Then written in Asamiya, it is a sensitive calamities which frequently afflict India— something goes wrong in the mechanism portrayal of a young boy who cares for earthquakes and forest fires. The drama of and the robot turns destructive. The story his pet dog Jimmi. Illustrated by Durlabh the events is evoked by the powerful black endeavours to re-establish the superiority Bhattacharjee. and white pencil sketches of Subir Roy. of human mind, with a subtle message (Age-group 8-10) that one should not rely too much on (Age-group 12-14) machines. Illustrated by Arya Praharaj. ISBN 978-81-237-4538-1 ISBN 978-81-237-0769-3 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Punjabi and Tamil. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, ISBN 978-81-237-4917-4 Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 59 books for children and young adults Home Ravan Ravan Remedy Red and Blue Pencils: The Anjani Sharma Suddhasattwa Basu Same But Not the Same 16 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 50 (PB) / 130 (HB) International Center for Literacy and Culture 16 pp Rs 25
Originally written in Hindi, this story is about making of effigy of Ravan for the festival of Dussehra. Illustrations are by An interesting tale about the character Mistunee Chowdhury. Ravan from the epic Ramayana. Ravan, (Age-group 8-10) whose effigy is burnt during the DussehraThis beautiful story tells the different festival is symbolic burning to ashes of all lives and experiences of two pencils— ISBN 978-81-237-6248-7 that is evil, is given a humourous albeit Red and Blue—which they share when Also published in Hindi, Malayalam, Odia ironical twist. they meet at the end. Illustrations are and Telugu. by Mistunee Chowdhury. (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-6751-2 (PB) ISBN 978-81-237-6752-9 (HB) ISBN 978-81-237-6375-0 Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 60 books for children and young adults Home Red Kite Rescue Rintu and His Compass Geeta Dharmarajan Baldev Singh ‘Baddan’ Abhijit Sengupta 24 pp Rs 25 32 pp Rs 40 20 pp Rs 30
The story of a red kite who wants to This is a nice story with an unusual fly high in the sky and succeeds after theme. It is about a child Rintu whose some initial mishaps. Superb four-colour This story talks about life near a pond father presents him with a compass on illustrations by S Sen Roy enliven the text. in the jungle and how all the creatures his birthday and how he makes use of (Age-group 6-8) live there blissfully until due to human the same. Illustrated by Judhajit Sengupta. intervention, a crocodile comes to inhabit ISBN 978-81-237-2050-0 (Age-group 8-10) the pond. Art is by Suresh Lal. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-5724-7 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Punjabi and Telugu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-6594-5 Also published in Hindi, Marathi, Odia and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 61 books for children and young adults Home Ripe and Ready Rohanta and Nandriya Rupa the Elephant Sukumar Ray Krishna Chaitanya Mickey Patel 24 pp Rs 30 64 pp Rs 20 32 pp Rs 25
An interesting book which falls under the category of the genre ‘nonsense rhyme’ and which connects as well as draws Based on the Jatakas, these two tender upon various aspects of the meaning of stories, one about a black buck, the The endearing story of Rupa, the elephant, the words ‘ripe’ and ‘ready’. Illustrated other about a monkey, clearly illustrate who wants to look beautiful. Makes by Debasish Deb. the compassion, wisdom and gentleness delightful reading. Enchanting illustrations (Age-group 8-10) that are always associated with the in colour by the author. Buddha. Beautifully illustrated by Pranab ISBN 978-81-237-6013-1 Chakravarti. (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Malayalam. (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-0159-2 ISBN 978-81-237-2939-8 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhili, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 62 books for children and young adults Home Sammy the Snail Science and You Search Roopam Carroll P J Lavakare Jagdish Joshi 16 pp Rs 25 128 pp Rs 60 16 pp Rs 15
Sammy the snail ventures on a journey to find a friend and is disappointed till A book on the growth and development he trips and falls upside down from a of science in India and the world mound. A tortoise comes to his rescue Common animals, birds, sea creatures, and written from the perspective of and completes the mission of Sammy. introducing these ideas to children, it fruits and vegetables are camouflaged Illustrated by Susmita Haldar. in this picture-book. Fun and instruction also talks about the uses and abuses of are combined in the imaginative drawings (Age-group 6-8) science. It has added attractions such for the pre-school child. ISBN 978-81-237-6543-3 as a chapter by the renowned scientist Jayant Narlikar, a bibliography and a list of (Age-group pre-school) Also published in Telugu. websites on popular science. Illustrations ISBN 978-81-237-1521-6 by Harinder Singh. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-3657-0 Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. Also published in Hindi and Odia.
national book trust, india 63 books for children and young adults Home Set Me Free Sheebu-the Sheep Shera and Mithu Ashish Sengupta Neetu Sharma Manorama Jafa 16 pp Rs 17 12pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25
This is about a boy’s love for animals and his wish that all be set free. Lively illustrations in colour will catch the minds of toddlers. This story is about a sheep who loses her A lovely story of a boy and his puppy, (Age-group pre-school) bell. The fire flies help her in searching for it in the dark. Illustrations by Partha with beautiful illustrations by Jagdish Joshi. ISBN 978-81-237-0861-4 Sengupta elucidate the text. (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, (Age-group 8-10) Marathi, Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-4192-5 ISBN 978-81-237-6365-1 Also published in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil. Also published in Telugu.
national book trust, india 64 books for children and young adults Home Snake Trouble Some Indian Saints Some Street Games of India Ruskin Bond Gopinath Talwalkar Mulk Raj Anand 32 pp Rs 36 64 pp Rs 16 32 pp Rs 25
This is Ruskin Bond at his best. The familiar characters Grandfather, Grand- mother and Aunt Ruby who feature in A recapitulation of some of the common many of his stories. Grandfather, in this games played on the streets of India by The book relates the stories of some story too, brings home yet another pet—a young children. Illustrated in four colours Indian saints who fought against evils like python. It is a delightful story of the by Badri Narayan. family’s reaction to this latest addition untouchability. Illustrated by M A Jomraj. (Age-group 6-8) including that of their pet monkey Toto. (Age-group 12-14) Mickey Patel’s lively illustrations enhance ISBN 978-81-237-1099-0 the book’s appeal. ISBN 978-81-237-0250-6 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-1095-X Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 65 books for children and young adults Home Something Special Sona’s Adventures Sparrow’s Wisdom Geetika Jain Tara Tewari Suraiya Rasool 16 pp Rs 16 32 pp Rs 30 28 pp Rs 35
Originally written in Kashmiri, this is the story of a wise sparrow who saves the A simple story about a young camel, jungle from fire. Illustrated by Hakim Beautifully illustrated, the book narrates who is made fun of by other animals Gulam Mohammad. the adventures of a family driving through because of her flat feet, long neck and(Age-group 8-10) a forest. hump. Later a small incident makes not ISBN 978-81-237-5869-5 (Age-group 10-12) only her but others also realise what a useful animal she is. Illustrated by ISBN 978-81-237-2525-3 Mickey Patel. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, (Age-group 8-10) Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-1107-2 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 66 books for children and young adults Home Stories for Children by Stories from Bapu’s Life Stories of Bakor Patel Jeelani Bano Uma Shankar Joshi Hari Prasad Vyas Jeelani Bano 32 pp Rs 30 88 pp Rs 25 32 pp Rs 35
The book contains two stories —‘The Smiling Rose’ and ‘The Magic Box’. While In this book the noted Gujarati writer This is a select collection of humourous the former dwells on Jawaharlal Nehru relates some interesting episodes from stories woven around the life of Mr and and the making of new India, the latter Bapu’s life. Written in a simple and Mrs Bakor Patel and their friends Gader endeavours to bust the myth of an heart-warming style, the stories will Khan, Vaghjibhai, Bankubhai, Jiraf Joshi and ignorant and orthodox society. Illustrated appeal to children. Beautiful illustrations others. This is an English translation of by Shashi Shetye. by Mickey Patel. the original Gujarati children’s classic. (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 10-12) Illustrated by Jose Joseph. ISBN 978-81-237-5091-0 ISBN 978-81-237-0508-8 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhili, Garo, Also published in Hindi, Odia and Punjabi. ISBN 978-81-237-3584-9 Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Lusai, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Also published in Gujarati and Hindi. Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 67 books for children and young adults Home Stories of Light and Delight Stories of Valour Story of Swarajya (Part-I) Manoj Das Rajendra Awasthy Vishnu Prabhakar 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 16 64 pp Rs 16
A collection of lesser known traditional The author narrates the heroic deeds of This is an account of India’s freedom stories in a revised edition, retold by young heroes from the epics—Shravan, struggle upto the partition of Bengal Manoj Das and illustrated by Mario. Eklavya, Abhimanyu, Krishna, Lava and and its fall out. The author recounts the (Age-group 12-14) Kusha and Bharat. Illustrated by Saradindu growth of Indian National Congress and Sen Roy. other important happenings in this period. ISBN 978-81-237-1021-1A (Age-group 12-14) Illustrated by S Bhattacharya. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Garo, (Age-group 12-14) Gujarati, Hindi, Khasi, Konkani, Lusai, ISBN 978-81-237-1526-1 Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-0518-7 Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 68 books for children and young adults Home Story of Swarajya (Part-II) Strange Ways of the Honey Stripes in the Jungle Sumangal Prakash 64 pp Bee Geetika Jain Rs 20 S I Farooqi 16 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 30
This is an interesting book on the world of tigers. It introduces us to the many As the title indicates, this book explains members of the tiger family all over the in a scientific manner the life pattern of In this volume the author tells the story world, their habits and habitats. It also bees and how they make honey. Originally of India’s struggle for independence since lists the tiger reserves in India. Lively written in Hindi, it has been illustrated the partition of Bengal and the advent illustrations by Suddhasattwa Basu. by Mistunee Chowdhury. of Mahatma Gandhi to the declaration (Age-group 8-10) of Independence in 1947. Illustrated by (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-3159-9 P Khemraj. ISBN 978-81-237-6603-4 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Urdu. Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-1504-9 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 69 books for children and young adults Home Subramania Bharati Sunflowers and Butterflies Tails R.A. Padmanabhan Jeyanthi Manokaran Hydrose Aaluwa 68 pp Rs 8 24 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 19
The story of a young girl whose painted A picture-book on tails of animals, birds, butterfly takes wing and carries her to insects, sea creatures, etc., and their A short biography of the great Tamil a magnificent palace where her cheeky varied functions including Hanuman’s tail poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharati who young brother is a prince. Illustrated by which set fire to Lanka to teach Ravana wrote extensively on freedom, national Sujasha Das Gupta. a lesson. The text is brought alive by the integration, women empowerment etc (Age-group 12-14) illustrations of Atanu Roy. some eighty years ago. Illustrations by ISBN 978-81-237-0110-3 (Age-group 6-8) Gopulu and archival photographs add ISBN 978-81-237-1087-7 value to the book. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhili, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Garo, (Age-group 10-12) Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Lusai, Also available in Hindi and Tamil. Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. * Out of print.
national book trust, india 70 books for children and young adults Home Tale of a Moustache Tales for All Times Tansen: The Magical R K Murthi Santha Rungachary Musician 24 pp Rs 30 (PB) / 75 (HB) 64 pp Rs 15 Ashok Davar 40 pp Rs 35
A humourous story about a man who grows a moustache to look smarter and eventually becomes lazy as his moustache takes up most of time. Finally, his tale of Well-known stories from Indian mythology A charming book about the life of India’s moustache ends when the barber cuts it retold in an unusual and attractive style. greatest musician and singer. Author-artist down! Illustrated by Anup Ray. Illustrated by P Khemraj. Ashok Davar has evolved his own unique (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 12-14) style to illustrate. ISBN 978-81-237-5297-6 (PB) ISBN 978-81-237-2051-7 (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-5355-3 (HB) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-1075-4 Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 71 books for children and young adults Home The Adventures of Rusty The Ascetic The Balloon Ruskin Bond Sitesh Alok D T Padekar 96 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 12
The adventures of a boy who is carried off by the balloon he was filling with air. Ruskin Bond pens the exploits of Rusty Told entirely through colourful pictures. and his eccentric uncle, Uncle Ken. It’s Originally written in Hindi, this story great fun to meet Uncle Ken and it is is about a boy who, just like sages and (Age-group pre-school) ascetics wants to undertake Tapasya. equally exciting to know how Rusty runs ISBN 978-81-237-1088-4 away from school and travels all over—far But later comes to know that honesty, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, from his own little town of Dehradun. diligence and dedication are real Tapasya. Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Illustrated by Suddhasattwa Basu. Visuals are by Ajaya Mohanty. Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-1394-6 ISBN 978-81-237-6093-3 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Odia and Telugu. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 72 books for children and young adults Home The Beautiful Peacock The Best Thirteen The Bird of Mind Niren Sen Gupta 120 pp RS 70 Bimalendra Chakraborty 16 pp Rs 17 16 pp Rs 30
A beautifully illustrated book on the national bird, the peacock, depicting its characteristics which distinguish it from other birds. A collection of some of the outstanding This story is about the innate tendency (Age-group pre-school) stories from the main languages of India. of human beings who yearn to be close ISBN 978-81-237-2006-7 Illustrated by the well-known artist to nature and all its inhabitants, especially Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Mickey Patel. birds. Illustrated by Samaresh Chatterjee. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 8-10) and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-0713-6 ISBN 978-81-237-5494-9 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 73 books for children and young adults Home The Bridge at Borim The Broken Wing and Other The Cactus Surekha Panandikar Asian Tales Ramendra Kumar 80 pp Rs 15 Belinder Dhanoa 24 pp Rs 35 40 pp Rs 35
This is the story of Joze, a young boy A compilation of folk tales from some The tale of a cactus. Everyone makes from the fishermen community of Goa Asian countries. Attractively illustrated fun of him for his ugliness but a time and his heroic exploits during the struggle by Pauline Dhanoa. comes when this ugly-looking cactus helps for the liberation of Goa. Illustrations (Age-group 8-10) others in their hour of need. Attractive by Shashi Shetye compliment the text. illustrations by Debabrata Ghosh enliven ISBN 978-81-237-1522-3 (Age-group 12-14) the text. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-2687-8 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-5634-9 Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Odia and Punjabi. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 74 books for children and young adults Home The Cat Family The Clever Farmer and The Colourful World of Manohar Das Chaturvedi Four Thugs Flags 64 pp Rs 10 Soma Kaushik K V Singh 24 pp Rs 30 92 pp Rs 45
Charmingly illustrated story of how a farmer cleverly saves himself from being This book is about flags, emblems and totems which are the symbols of self-pride. The title describes various animals of cat robbed by four thugs. Illustrated by Arya The history and evolution of flags are family, i.e. the leopard, lion, tiger, panther Praharaj. described along with their various uses and so on. (Age-group 8-10) and relevance. The book has illustrations (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-4622-7 of many rare flags besides the detailed Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Hindi, Kashmiri, Punjabi, code of conduct for our National Flag. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil and Telugu. Illustrations are by Minu Sarin. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-3409-5 Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and Telugu.
national book trust, india 75 books for children and young adults Home The Coming of Wheels The Cosmic Gift The Crystal Cave Anup Ray Mohan Sundara Rajan Arup Kumar Dutta 16 pp Rs 25 56 pp Rs 16 32 pp Rs 30
Beautifully illustrated, the book explains the story behind the invention of the wheel. (Age-group 6-8) The adventure of three children who This is the story of Changun and her ISBN 978-81-237-4208-3 are injected with certain amino acids brother Thenyak of the beautiful state of Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and become super intelligent. Illustrated Arunachal Pradesh and their efforts to and Telugu. by Neeta Gangopadhyay. bring salt to their village. Pulak Biswas’ (Age-group 12-14) illustrations bring their adventures to life. ISBN 81-237-1495-5 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-1979-5 Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bhutia, Garo, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 76 books for children and young adults Home The Day the River Spoke The Elephant and the Dog The Five Sisters Kamla Nair Badri Narayan Vernon Thomas 32 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 17 50 pp Rs 55
The story of an elephant and a dog and the strong bond of friendship between them. (Age-group pre-school) The story of a little girl in a fishermen’s A Russian fairy tale retold by the author village in Kerala who wants to go to ISBN 978-81-237-1113-3 with all elements of magic and fancy in school. Illustrated by Shankar Sen. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, it. Illustrations are by Arya Praharaj. (Age-group 8-10) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, (Age-group 8-10) Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-2000-5 ISBN 978-81-237-3989-2 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Hindi. Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 77 books for children and young adults Home The Flower and the Bee The Great Balloon Story The Jorasanko House Ashok Davar R K Murthi Lila Majumdar 24 pp Rs 30 96 pp Rs 35 64 pp Rs 9
Illustrated by the author. A story with a message of love. Attractive drawings. The book traces the history and the The story of Rabindranath Tagore’s (Age-group 6-8) birth of the balloon in a very enigmatic boyhood, charmingly told. Illustrated with ISBN 978-81-237-2582-6 manner. The adventurous expeditions photographs. of various people on balloons as also Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) its uses in modern times. Illustrated by Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Amitava Sengupta. ISBN 978-81-237-2601-4 Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. (Age-group 10-12) Also published in Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu ISBN 978-81-237-4514-5 and Urdu.
national book trust, india 78 books for children and young adults Home The Joy of Classical Dances The King Who Played The Lion and The Hedgehog of India Marbles J B Sharma Leela Samson H C Madan 14 pp Rs 25 40 pp Rs 25 (PB) / 50 (HB) 32 pp Rs 25
The story of a little prince whose only The book provides a historical perspective passion is playing marbles. After his Even a small and ugly looking hedgehog on the way dance forms have evolved in father’s death he is made the king. The is an important creature created by India since ancient times before discussing book is a hilarious account of how the God for some useful purpose. The lion each style individually. Illustrations are by little king saves his kingdom from the learns this lesson in this fascinating story. Jagdish Joshi. neighbouring king and finally persuades Illustrated by Arya Praharaj. (Age-group 10-12) the enemies to play marbles with him! (Age-group 6-8) Illustrated by Saibal Chatterjee. ISBN 978-81-237-3976-2 (PB) ISBN 978-81-237-4349-3 (Age-group 8-10) ISBN 978-81-237-3977-X (HB) Also published in Hindi, Gujarati, Odia, Punjabi Also published in Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-1942-9 and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Tamil.
national book trust, india 79 books for children and young adults Home The Littlest Wave The Lost Ant The Magician Sumana Chandavarkar Kamal Kant Koner Vishakha 32 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 13 32 pp Rs 13
An illustrated story about a young girl and her special friendship with a little An interesting story about an ant who What’s a magician like, what does he wave. Illustrated by Subhash Tendle. loses her way back home and the lesson wear and most of all what comes out she learns in the process. Eloquent of the bag that seems empty-—the black (Age-group 6-8) pictures enliven the text. and white sketches and the text that ISBN 978-81-237-2010-4 (Age-group 6-8) is in verse explore all these questions. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, ISBN 978-81-237-4441-4 (Age-group 6-8) Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, ISBN 978-81-237-2004-3 Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu.
national book trust, india 80 books for children and young adults Home The Mango Birds The Moneylender The Pool in the Jungle Deepa Agarwal Jai Prakash Rai Uma Anand 15 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs. 9 32 pp Rs 25
This is an interesting creation story about how mango birds or ‘golden orioles’ A poor farmer is in need of money for Two interconnected tales with the little came into being. Illustrated by Subir Roy. his daughter’s marriage. He goes to the village moneylender. The moneylender creatures, the frog, the hoopoe, the hare, (Age-group 6-8) gives him money but the poor man has recollecting the days before Man denuded ISBN 978-81-237-5500-7 to keep his son at the moneylender’s the forests when the big ones, the Tiger and the Elephant, roamed the jungles. Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, house. The moneylender feels he has Colourfully illustrated by Amena Jayal. Tamil and Telugu. got a slave. But his cleverness gets a blow. How? That’s what Jai Prakash Rai (Age-group 8-10) tells us and Jagdish Joshi through his ISBN 978-81-237-1497-4 illustrations shows us, in this story based on a Bundelkhani folk tale. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, (Age-group 8-10) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-1720-3 Also published in Hindi, Kannada and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 81 books for children and young adults Home The Prince and the Coral The Prince of Ayodhya The Puzzle Sea Hansa Mehta Jagdish Joshi Daisaku Ikeda 64 pp Rs 16 16 pp Rs 30 56 pp Rs 55
A story of how water pollution is adversely affecting the creatures who live under The story of Rama, the hero of the great epic Ramayan, as told by the sage Valmiki. water. Illustrated by Harinder Singh. This colourful and beautifully illustrated Illustrated by Sukumar Chatterjee. (Age-group 8-10) story tells children how and why we have (Age-group 12-14) different seasons on the earth. ISBN 978-81-237-3658-7 ISBN 978-81-237-2621-2 Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Malayalam, (Age-group 8-10) Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-4929-7 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Hindi, Malayalam and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 82 books for children and young adults Home The Rainbow The Royal Sweeper The Snakes Around Us Usha Joshi Rabindra Nath Sahu Zai and Rom Whitaker 24 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 30 (PB) / 105 (HB) 64 pp Rs 25
A folktale retold for the benefit of The common species of venomous and children which gives the message that non-venomous Indian snakes, their food no job is menial; therefore we should habits, the myths associated with them, have respect for both the work and the how snakes are useful to man, what one An enchanting tale about the origin of worker. The story has been culled from should do if bitten by one and snakes rainbow. Beautifully illustrated in four the Jagannath culture of Odisha and the as pets—all these are covered in this colours by Manjula Padmanabhan. text is by Ramendra Kumar. interesting, informative, and readable book. (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 8-10) Over 40 photographs and illustrations of the main species, their eggs, and ISBN 978-81-237-2048-7 ISBN 978-81-237-6679-9 (PB) young ones. ISBN 978-81-237-6680-5 (HB) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-1108-9 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 83 books for children and young adults Home The Story of a Mango The Story of Appu The Story of Blood Debasish Deb Navakrishna Mahanta Rekha and Yatish Agarwal 16 pp Rs 30 36 pp Rs 45 64 pp Rs 25
A story without words, in which two children want a mango from a tree, one of them hits at it with a catapult. However, there is many an adventure before the This story beautifully portrays a lovely A book which explains in simple mango actually comes to their hands. relationship between human beings and comprehensible language all about blood— Vivid, bold illustrations sketch the story. animals. Illustrated by Robin Barua. what it is made up of, its different groups, (Age-group pre-school) (Age-group 8-10) transfusion and diseases. Colourfully illustrated. ISBN 978-81-237-0227-8 ISBN 978-81-237-5368-3 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Odia and Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi. ISBN 978-81-237-1387-8 Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 84 books for children and young adults Home The Story of Our Rivers The Story of Our Rivers The Story of Rice (Part I) (Part II) Ramesh Dutt Sharma Lila Majumdar AL Valliappa 64 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 15 64 pp Rs 16
You can learn all about rice from this A fascinating account of the rivers of Relates the story of the rivers of South book—where it is grown, the folklore North India. Illustrated by Tapas Dutta. India. The author tells not only about the and rituals associated with it, the different (Age-group 12-14) geography of these rivers, but also about varieties, the pests that attack it and the their place in the day-to-day life of the many uses of the rice plant. Illustrated ISBN 978-81-237-1089-1 people. Illustrated by Pranab Chakravarti. by Sahana Pal. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-0016-8 ISBN 978-81-237-1386-1 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Kannada, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam and Tamil. Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 85 books for children and young adults Home The Stowaway The Sultan’s Choice and The Summer Tree Contest Melanie Sequiera Other Tales Radha M. Khambadkone 24 pp Rs 25 Kala Thairani 32 pp Rs 25 44 pp Rs 30
Marco Puss is a loveable character. He’s a A collection of some fascinating stories cat but takes care of his rat friend when from different countries viz., Philippines, it suits him. One fine day, Marco wants China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, etc. illustrated Told in story form this informative to get on a ship but is booted off. He is by various artists. book tells about the trees that flower not a chap to take such nonsense. And (Age-group 12-14) in summer. Illustrated by Dean Gasper. thus unfolds a heroic episode in Marco’s life which is brought alive in words and ISBN 978-81-237-3990-8 (Age-group 6-8) pictures. Illustrated by Harinder Singh. Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. ISBN 978-81-237-2584-0 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-1635-0 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi and Tamil.
national book trust, india 86 books for children and young adults Home The Sun and the Moon The Sun Fairies The Toda and the Tahr Varsha Das Swapna Dutta E R C Davidar 16 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 14 64 pp Rs 25
A delightful story about what happens Set in the Nilgiris, this book is a beautiful when the sun fairies tired of playing evocation of the life of the Todas—a their usual games of hop scotch and tribe of the region, and of Moz—a Nilgiri hide-and-seek, turn to making clouds tahr or ibex who is rescued from a A colourful picture book about a brother and make more and more of them. The trap by Karnoz—a Toda boy. Perfectly and a sister, sun and moon. How they text is complemented by pretty coloured complementing Moz’s adventures in the went up to the sky to live. Illustrations illustrations done by Geeta Vadhera. village and outside including those with are by Jagdish Joshi. (Age-group 6-8) dholes, leopards and hunters. Illustrations (Age-group 6-8) by Neeta Gangopadhyay complement ISBN 978-81-237-0579-8 the text. ISBN 978-81-237-2984-8 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-1496-7 Tamil and Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu.
national book trust, india 87 books for children and young adults Home The Topsy Turvy World The Verdict and Other The Voyage of Trishna R S Bhoosnurmath Tales from the East T P S Chowdhury 36 pp Rs 45 Kala Thairani 79 pp Rs 18 44 pp Rs 40
A collection of some fascinating stories from different countries viz., India, An interesting story about the adventurous Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, etc. Illustrated The book is an interesting and detailed trip of Pappu, Pinky and their pet dog, by various artists. account of the voyage of ten members of Puppy to the Topsy Turvy World, and the First Indian Expedition which sailed the confusions and fun they have there. (Age-group 10-12) around the world in a yatch, Trishna, Illustrated by Tamal Bhattacharjee. ISBN 978-81-237-3987-8 covering 55,000 km in 470 days. The text is complemented with photographs, (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Tamil. sketches and maps. ISBN 978-81-237-4641-8 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Punjabi and Tamil. ISBN 978-81-237-1694-7 Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi and Urdu.
national book trust, india 88 books for children and young adults Home The White Horse The Whole Wide World The Wise and the Wily Amarendra Chakravorty Jeyanthi Manokaran Kala Thairani 56 pp Rs 19 16 pp Rs 25 32 pp Rs 19
This is the story of friendship between This book talks about the paradoxes a little boy and his white horse. They in nature. While in small quantities the have many adventures together. Finally nature’s bounties are appreciated but Six animal stories from the East in which the boy, with the help of the horse wins when in excess, the very same bounties wisdom and cunning triumphs over sheer the hand of a princess. Illustrations are turn out to be dangerous and fatal. Both might. Four-colour illustrations by Pulak by Partha Sengupta. the concept and illustrations are by the Biswas. author herself. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-2824-7 ISBN 978-81-237-1944-3 ISBN 978-81-237-6387-3 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Tamil. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Punjabi Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, and Tamil. Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 89 books for children and young adults Home The Wonderful Vacation The Wonderful World of The Wonderland of Air Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal Insects R K Murthi 16 pp Rs 25 Harinder Dhanoa Motihar 56 pp Rs 40 40 pp Rs 35
The story of some children helping out the inmates of old age home during their vacation. Illustrations are by Hakim Ghulam Mohammad. Beautifully illustrated book on different Shalu and his brother travels into the (Age-group 8-10) kinds of insects, their physical features, amazing land of air. In their journey they ISBN 978-81-237-3930-4 habits and habitats. Illustrated by Paulina unravel the mysteries and facts about Also published in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Dhanoa. one of the most important components Telugu. (Age-group 10-12) of life ‘The Air’. Illustrations by Neeta Gangopadhyay. ISBN 978-81-237-1721-0 (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, ISBN 978-81-237-2822-3 Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Bangla, Hindi, Odia and Tamil.
national book trust, india 90 books for children and young adults Home The World of Shadows The World of Trees The World of Turtles and R K Murthi Ruskin Bond Crocodiles 44 pp Rs 20 64 pp Rs 55 Zai & Rom Whitaker and Indraneil Das 64 pp Rs 19
Ranga and Shalu, two children try to unravel the facts about shadows This book describes some common Indian An informative, authoritative book about by conducting various experiments. trees, the birds that nest in them and the locale, habits, breeding, etc., of different The many difficult theories related tothe legends associated with them. The species of turtles and crocodiles found shadows, like measuring the earth’s English edition of this title has been in India. Includes information like the circumference, reading the time with the revised with new illustrations by Kallol differences between turtles, tortoises and help of shadows, finding directions, etc. Majumdar. terrapins and crocodiles actually taking are comprehensively described in this (Age-group 12-14) care of their young. This book is enhanced book. The text is complemented with by pencil sketches and photographs. ISBN 978-81-237-1325-0 illustrations by Neeta Gangopadhyay. (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 10-12) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-0136-3 ISBN 978-81-237-2823-0 Punjabi and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Malayalam. Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil and Urdu.
national book trust, india 91 books for children and young adults Home This Earth of Ours This is My Story This is Rajasthan Laeeq Futehally Vicky Arya S Sen Roy 64 pp Rs 16 24 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 12
Told in the first person, this appealing, This beautifully illustrated book contains colourful book portrays the activities glimpses of this picturesque state with its A book that talks about the different and life of frogs. forts and palaces, its war-like people and forms of water, about trees, the soil and (Age-group 6-8) their way of life. A simple text enhances how closely these are related to each its appeal. ISBN 978-81-237-2013-5 other and the integral part they play in (Age-group pre-school) sustaining life on earth. The two-colour Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-2580-2 illustrations by Suddhasatwa Basu bring Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, the text alive. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, (Age-group 12-14) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-0172-1 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 92 books for children and young adults Home Tilli The Butterfly Tit for Tat Titli and the Music of Hope Ramesh Bakshi Kengsam Kenglang International Center for Literacy and 32 pp Rs 25 12 pp Rs 25 Culture 16 pp Rs 25
The environment gets destroyed when An attractive story describing the close people fight with each other. And in this An interesting tale about four dogs and bond between Tilli the butterfly and Tital, situation two sensible children make an how the inherent wilderness of one a young girl and the butterfly’s adventures. effort to create peace and love among surfaces when he tries to act smart with Illustrated by Suddhasattwa Basu. people. Read this interesting story. his peerage. To be eventually defeated by Complimented with illustrations by Fauzia (Age-group 8-10) an even smarter bear. Delightful visuals Aziz Minallah. ISBN 978-81-237-2585-7 by Durlabh Bhattacharya add colour to (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, the text. Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-6299-9 Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. ISBN 978-81-237-6376-7 Also published in Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Tamil. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu.
national book trust, india 93 books for children and young adults Home Tom and the Naughty Crow Torn Quilt Tales Tortoise Wins Again Tanuka Bhaumik Endow Amarendra Chakravorty Kiran Tamuly 16 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 65 pp 16 Rs 25
A lazy dog dreams of flying to teach A folktale re-told with contemporary the naughty crow a lesson. Beautiful flavour by building upon the concept of the illustrations by Gautam Bhaumik enliven age old adage that ‘excess of everything the text. is bad’. Visuals are by Samarjyoti Das. (Age-group 6-8) A collection of five enchanting tales (Age-group 6-8) for children with colourful illustrations ISBN 978-81-237-3138-4 by Surojit Bhattacharya. Translated into ISBN 978-81-237-5992-0 Also published in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, English by Kurchi Dasgupta. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Odia and Punjabi and Tamil. (Age-group 12-14) Punjabi. ISBN 978-81-237-6200-5
national book trust, india 94 books for children and young adults Home Tumpa and the Sparrows Two Friends Tyltyl’s Adventure Swapnamoy Chakraborty Reenie Kaur Swapna Dutta 16 pp Rs 25 32 pp Rs 40 16 pp Rs 17
This story is about a small girl named A unique story about friendship between One day a mother turtle lays some Tumpa and her concern for two helpless a hefty man called Josie and a small bee. eggs on the seashore. The eggs hatch baby sparrows that lie in a nest in her The manner in which the bee comes and many baby turtles crawl out. Among bookshelf. She tries to save them until they to the rescue of Josie reiterates the them is Tyltyl, their brave little leader. All can take care of themselves. Illustrated importance of other creatures on earth. of them want to reach their home at by Swapan Nandy. Illustrations are by Anup Ray. sea. But there are many dangers on the (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 8-10) way. This book through some wonderful illustrations by Vicky Arya narrates their ISBN 978-81-237-5533-5 ISBN 978-81-237-6275-3 efforts to reach the sea. Also published in Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, (Age-group 8-10) Tamil and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-2213-9 Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam and Telugu.
national book trust, india 95 books for children and young adults Home Uncle Moon Forgets Unusual Courage Vasu Meets a Tadpole Counting Abhilash Verma S Mohan Karuppayil Sanjeev Jaiswal ‘Sanjay’ 24 pp Rs 30 16 pp Rs 25 32 pp Rs 40
This is an interesting fantasy tale which A story about a naughty boy who through An interesting story about a monkey entertains and promotes the importance sheer grit and determination manages to named Vasu who meets a tadpole and of number counting. Illustrated by Saibal win the hearts of elders. Illustrated by realises that tadpoles are not fishes but Chatterjee. Sanjay Sarkar. baby frogs that live in water and have (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 6-8) gills and tails just like fish. Illustrated by Suddhasattwa Basu. ISBN 978-81-237-6199-2 ISBN 978-81-237-4822-1 (Age-group 6-8) Also published in Asamita, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu. Tamil and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-5436-9 Also published in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil.
national book trust, india 96 books for children and young adults Home Waiting for the Rain Watching Birds Water Kamakshi Balasubramanian Jamal Ara Rama 24 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 30 64 pp Rs 25
This is the story of Velu, a farmer, who is anxiously waiting for the rains since his land is parched and he is unable to plant his crops. Velu meets an old woman In this book, the author tells not only who asks him whether a person who about the main characteristics of some All aspects of water are covered in this has been working very hard deserves a common Indian birds but also the instructive book—its importance, uses, rest. A simple enough question provides fundamental principles of bird watching. where it is found, its different forms, Velu with a new perspective. The text is Attractively illustrated by J P Irani. pollutions, the sources and supply of complemented by beautiful illustrations water. Attractive two-colour illustrations (Age-group 12-14) by Yusuf Bangalorewala. by Suddhasattwa Basu enliven the text. ISBN 978-81-237-1083-9 (Age-group 8-10) (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-1100-3 ISBN 978-81-237-1032-3 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Also published in Asamiya, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 97 books for children and young adults Home We Are Different We Indians What A Mix-up! Ramendra Kumar Mehroo J Wadia Anupa Lal 16 pp Rs 25 (PB) / 100 (HB) 24 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25
This small attractive workbook emphasises national integration. It describes the This story is about a Giraffe and a Squirrel dress, language and interests of people who like spending time in each other’s belonging to the various states of India. Part dog… part monkey… part cat! company. Although they are different in Illustrated by the author. It’s such a mix-up! This funny, heart- appearance and the work they can do, warming story with its marvellously but still they are good friends. Art is by (Age-group 6-8) vivid illustrations by Atanu Roy is sure Partha Sengupta. ISBN 978-81-237-1097-6 to enthrall and delight the kids. (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-6685-0 (PB) Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-4938-9 ISBN 978-81-237-6686-7 (HB) Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Tamil.
national book trust, india 98 books for children and young adults Home What Happened? What is a Tree? What Is Right? What Is Jagdish Joshi Marti Wrong? 24 pp Rs 30 24 pp Rs 19 Sigrun Srivastava 16 pp Rs 18
What do trees mean to birds, animals, children and people pursuing various A discontented young girl picks up a There is commotion amongst the ways of life, to all of mankind and to the strange pair of glasses and suddenly inhabitants of a tree as a monkey planet earth? With the help of attractive the world is topsy-turvy. An amusing suddenly falls down. As they look around illustrations done by Pranab Chakravarti and instructive book for the very young carefully to their horror they discover this book depicts the inextricable link to make them pick out the oddities in that the tree they were living on is lying between trees and animal and human life. particular scenes. upside down. How did this happen? An interesting story on conservation of trees (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group pre-school) with visuals by author himself. ISBN 978-81-237-0566-8 ISBN 978-81-237-1074-7 (Age-group 8-10) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Bhutia, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, ISBN 978-81-237-6182-4 Bodo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Konkani, Lepcha, Limboo, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, Newari, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Odia and Punjabi.
national book trust, india 99 books for children and young adults Home Whatever You Give… Where Does the Wind Live? Who is a Bigger Fool Suddhasattwa Basu Santhini Govindan Shrikrishna Kumar Trivedi 16 pp Rs 25 24 pp Rs 25 16 pp Rs 25
A collection of humourous folk tales from Africa. Illustrations have been prepared A fascinating story of a prince who falls in by Arya Praharaj. This is an interesting pre-school book love with a kite belonging to the son of which endeavours to instill in children a cobbler. Illustrations in Madhubani style (Age-group 8-10) the fact that whatever they do and give have been done by Nandan Lal Karan. ISBN 978-81-237-3931-1 comes back to them in equal measure. (Age-group 10-12) Humourous and fun-filled illustrations Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu. enliven the text. ISBN 978-81-237-3959-5 (Age-group pre-school) Also published in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-5687-5 Also published in Malayalam and Telugu.
national book trust, india 100 books for children and young adults Home Who is Sharper? Who is the Greatest? Who’s Smarter Gunamani Nath Rekha Jain Gita lyengar 24 pp Rs 35 (PB) / 110 (HB) 39 pp Rs 15 36 pp Rs 30
An animal tale that dwells on the importance of wit and how it can With humourous illustrations, this is an become a tool to survive in a world An interesting children’s drama full unusual folk tale about a young Brahmin lacking in mortality. The story has been of songs, music and funny situations. and a lion. The Brahmin thinks himself to translated from Asamiya to English. Art Illustrations are by Suddhasattwa Basu. be quite clever. Finally it is to be seen is by Durlabh Bhattacharjee. (Age-group 8-10) who’s cleverer. Illustrations by Atanu Roy. (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-3712-6 (Age-group 10-12) ISBN 978-81-237-6730-7 (PB) Also published in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and ISBN 978-81-237-0636-8 ISBN 978-81-237-6731-4 (HB) Telugu. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Hindi and Punjabi. Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu.
national book trust, india 101 books for children and young adults Home Who’s Who at the Zoo Why? Wild Woodnotes Ruskin Bond Meenakshi Swami Jit Roy 64 pp Rs 25 20 pp Rs 25 64 pp Rs 16
This story is about an inquisitive child who floods his mother with a foray of questions, like why don’t the trees run, An introduction to some of the birds why we can’t fly, etc. The child wants to Interesting facts and comments about and animals commonly found in a zoo. An get easy answers but has to understand plants, animals and birds by a wildlife attractive script combined with unusual that these are wonders of Nature and enthusiast. Illustrated in two colours by photographs by Raghu Rai provide a the mystery shall unfold slowly. Illustrated Reboti Bhusan Ghosh. by Partha Sengupta. memorable glimpse into the animal world. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 6-8) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-1001-3 ISBN 978-81-237-6024-7 ISBN 978-81-237-0167-7 Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Hindi, Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Also published in Asamiya, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi and Telugu. Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 102 books for children and young adults Home Wonder World Under Water Wonders of the Deep Sea www.ghanajungle.com B F Chhapgar B F Chhapgar Harekrishna Devsare 71 pp Rs 30 52 pp Rs 55 56 pp Rs 60
An illustrated book giving an account of Beautifully illustrated, this book gives the How a computer brings change in the the wonderful life under water. Beautifully children an insight into the wonderful lifestyle of animals living in the jungle. illustrated by Pranab Chakravarti. world of the deep sea and the creatures A profusely illustrated book about the (Age-group 12-14) living in it. Illustrated by Sanjay Sarkar. revolution in electronic age. ISBN 978-81-237-1477-6 (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 12-14) Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, ISBN 978-81-237-4310-3 ISBN 978-81-237-5706-3 Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu Also published in Hindi. Also published in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Urdu. Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
national book trust, india 103 books for children and young adults Home Yellow Balloon Red Balloon Ajanta Guhathakurta 24 pp Rs 45 (PB) / 120 (HB)
An interesting picture book about two aliens who come across two balloons. They try experimenting with their round shape and explore myriad possibilities. (Age-group 6-8) ISBN 978-81-237-6706-2 (PB) ISBN 978-81-237-6707-9 (HB)
national book trust, india 104 books for children and young adults Home ASIAN/PACIFIC CO-PUBLICATION PROGRAMME
Guess What I’m Doing! Laughing Together Read Me A Story! 48 pp Rs 25 176 pp Rs 35 157 pp Rs 35
Information, fun and games are combined imaginatively in this book, which depicts scenes from different lands. (Age-group 6-8) An illustrated collection of humourous A collection of 32 simple stories from ISBN 978-81-237-0216-2 stories, riddles and proverbs contributed different countries, with charming by 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. illustrations, for young children. Also published in Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, (Age-group 10-12) (Age-group 10-12) Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. ISBN 978-81-237-0251-3 ISBN 978-81-237-4312-7 Also published in Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Also published in Hindi, Odia and Punjabi. Manipuri, Marathi, Punjabi and Urdu.
national book trust, india 105 books for children and young adults Home Stories from Asia Today The Last Ticket and Other The Wall and Other Stories 144 pp Rs 40 Stories 143 pp Rs 35 127 pp Rs 30
Asia is a mosaic of cultures. Many Asian A collection of contemporary literature A collection of contemporary literature people have a rich storytelling tradition. for young people from Asia and the for young people from Asia and the This collection of stories for young Pacific countries. This volume containsPacific countries. This volume contains readers opens a window of words to beautifully illustrated ten stories from beautifully illustrated eleven stories from the worlds of young people in different ten different countries. eleven different countries. parts of this continent. (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) (Age-group 12-14) ISBN 978-81-237-4314-1 ISBN 978-81-237-4313-4 ISBN 978-81-237-0290-2 Also published in Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu. Also published in Hindi, Odia, Punjabi and Also published in Bangla, Braille, Gujarati, Telugu. Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi and Urdu.
national book trust, india 106 books for children and young adults Home