Bengali-English

Miaow! (Bengali-English) $13.95

A black cat with bright green eyes becomes a white cat with bright green eyes. How does this happen? But this is only the beginning of the adventure.

My Grandfather's Stick (Bengali-English) $11.95

It can fly and do magic. It is a horse and also a pencil. What is it? A charming story with bright, endearing illustrations.

Purple Jojo (Bengali-English) $13.95

One day, Jojo the dog wakes up to find purple spots on his body. "Bowwow!" says Jojo. Where did they come from? Jojo sets off on a search... This charming tale with a twist is also a wonderful introduction to colour.

The Village Fair (Bengali-English) $11.95

Mud dolls, swing wheels, stick-ice, pulivesham -?? Meenu is so excited about the village fair! But she falls down and breaks her leg. Now how will she go? A simple storyline offers many moments of discovery as the child...

The Talkative Tortoise (Bengali-English) $11.95

Yak yak yak... the tortoise loves to talk. He learns the hard way that keeping the mouth shut is sometimes very necessary.

The Rabbit in the Moon (Bengali-English) $11.95

When a herd of elephants creates trouble in the jungle, do the little rabbits run away in fear? No! From Aztec to Chinese, there are many versions of the story about the rabbit in the moon. The illustrations for this one...

The Musical Donkey (Bengali-English) $11.95

There was a donkey who felt so happy that he sang through the night in the cucumber field. The problem was that the cucumbers couldn't bear it. What did they do? Earthy illustrations in the patachitra style from Orissa...

The Snake and the Frogs (Bengali-English) $11.95

The old snake is punished - frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy - but they had better watch out! An unusual retelling, which swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk...

Upside Down (Bengali-English) $11.95

T. R Rajesh teaches art at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Adoor, a small town in Kerala. In Upside Down he plays with a creative concept, and a twist in the tale, to bring the lush ambience of rural Kerala to young children. ...

Night (Bengali-English) $12.95

What happens when two children find themselves wandering the night in a forest? It is a world of giant trees, sudden sounds and unseen shadows. The arresting black and white illustrations convey a sense of the...

Guddu's Photo (Bengali-English) $14.95

Guddu-???+-?-+s mother wants to take a photo of him. But Guddu will not smile! A child-???+-?-+s toys come to life in Nandini Nayar-???+-?-+s story. Zeel Sanghvi-???+-?-+s animated illustrations are picture perfect.

Little Frog (Bengali-English) $13.95

Little Frog, who has lived all his life as a tadpole in the water so far, leaps on to land for the first time when he grows into a frog. He is surprised to find the land dry and he asks his mother when it will rain. When the...

Where is Gola's Home? (Bengali-English) $14.95

At one time, yaks had no home of their own. But Gola the yak wants a home -?? where he will have food to eat, water to drink and be happy. His friend Muri the eagle takes him to the sea, the forest, the desert . . . The...

The Red Umbrella (Bengali-English) $13.95

Drip, drip, drip! It-???+-?-+s raining. What happens when seven animals have to share one small umbrella? Cheery pictures liven up this old folktale about sharing retold with a twist.

Watch Out! (Bengali-English) $13.95

Inspired by the endangered Asiatic lion found in the Gir forest, Gujarat, this book follows the playful adventures of three curious lion cubs while their mother is away. Minimal text and lively illustrations with an edge of...

Help! Help! (Bengali-English) $13.95

-???-+Help! Help!-???+-?-+ calls the big black ant when the little black ant falls into the water. But the only answers it gets are -???-+crokk-???+-?-+, -???-+isspiss-???+-?-+, -???-+aaaanh-???+-?-+, -???-+cheek-???+-?-+,...

Where did it go? (Bengali-English) $13.95

What did Kabir find and where did it go? Will he find it again? The simple text is accompanied by graphic pictures lending an interactive dimension to this lost-and-found story. Pictures match clues in the text offering many...

Up Down (Bengali-English) $13.95

Little Appu wants to play on the seesaw. But who will sit on the other side? A grasshopper? Or a mouse? Or . . .? A wonderfully simple approach to the concepts of light and heavy, up and down, aided by dynamic, lovable...